Rumors are floating around that the mysterious stomach virus that has sidelined a sizeable chunk of the Mets roster lately is the same Swine Flu virus that has closed schools in Queens. I believe that at least some of the injuries being reported right now are not the “strains and sprains” that are being reported to the press. Ask yourself this: if a dozen Mets were suffering from the Swine Flu, would management want to tell that to the press or would they try to hide it? I wouldn’t blame them, either. The last thing we need is more Swine Flu paranoia.

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