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Mets very familiar with oblique protocol

April 28, 2011 8:00 PM By DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com

Quick ReadAngel Pagan and Jason Bay got off easy with Florida rehab stints for

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Photo credit: Christopher Pasatieri | FILE - New York Mets center fielder Angel Pagan #16 steals third base in the bottom of the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at CitiField. (August 13, 2010)

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Angel Pagan and Jason Bay got off easy with Florida rehab stints for their oblique injuries. Two decades ago, in treating similar conditions, doctors would prescribe bed rest or a body cast. Such is the precarious nature of the interconnecting muscles that control the core of a person's body.

"Now we know that you can't do that," said Dr. Bal Raj, an orthopedic surgeon based...

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