HARD TO WATCH: Carlos Pena is congratulated by Blake Dewitt as Mets catcher Josh Thole on after Pena blasted a two-run homer of Pedro Beato in the Cubs’ four-run fourth inning. (AP)
CHICAGO — David Einhorn gets dibs on starring in the “Hangover III” — whose lead character awakens to discover he just bought part of the Mets.
The minority owner in waiting received a snapshot of the organization yesterday as R.A. Dickey limped off the field in the third inning.
The majority boss, Fred Wilpon, called the Mets “snake-bitten” in a recent magazine article, and who is to argue with Freddy Loose Lips?
The latest concern is Dickey, suffering from a sore right heel and foot after stumbling while attempting to cover first base during the Mets’ 9-3 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The veteran knuckleballer is scheduled to be examined at the Hospital for Special Surgery today, leaving open the possibility he will join a crowded disabled list.
Dickey, who has been told his Achilles tendon is intact, said he felt “intense burning” in the heel, forcing him to drop as he broke toward first base on Kosuke Fukudome’s slow grounder. Dickey tested the foot with trainer Ray Ramirez watching, but couldn’t put any pressure on it.
“It’s just going to require some patience, and [today] we’ll have a better idea of what we’re up against,” said Dickey, who wore a boot on his right foot and used crutches to leave the clubhouse.
David Wright (back), Ike Davis (ankle) and Angel Pagan (oblique) are the position players on the disabled list. Chris Young is done for the season after undergoing shoulder surgery and top pitching prospect Jenrry Mejia had Tommy John surgery that will keep him sidelined until 2012.
The Mets also are awaiting Johan Santana’s return from shoulder surgery last September. Bobby Parnell remains on a rehab assignment in Triple-A Buffalo as he recovers from a circulatory problem in his middle finger.
Jason Bay, who opened the season on the DL with a ribcage injury, was asked if the Mets are snake-bitten.
“Is there a higher-up term than that?” Bay said. “I wasn’t here in [2009], but you kind of heard so much about that with the injuries. It’s early, but I would imagine this would have the same type of feel to it.”
The Mets begin a 10-game homestand tonight, facing the Phillies at Citi Field. They had hoped to escape Wrigley with a series victory, but those chances evaporated when the Cubs pounded Pedro Beato for four runs in the fourth.
Carlos Pena slugged a two-run homer before Alfonso Soriano and Tony Campana singled in succession to begin another rally. Koyie Hill’s RBI ground out gave the Cubs a run before pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who went 3-for-3, stroked an RBI single to make it 4-1.
The righty Zambrano (5-2) held the Mets to two runs, one earned, over six innings. Jose Reyes doubled and scored on two errors on the play in the third, and Josh Thole’s RBI single in the fifth gave the Mets their other run against Zambrano.
Pat Misch surrendered three earned runs on four hits over one inning, allowing the Cubs to build a 7-2 cushion. Tim Byrdak allowed a run in the seventh before Jason Isringhausen surrendered a solo homer to Fukudome in the eighth.
If Dickey can’t make his next start, manager Terry Collins said Misch would be a candidate to replace the knuckleballer. The Mets also also dig into the minor leagues and call up Chris Schwinden, Josh Stinson or D.J. Carrasco.
“You’ve got to stay as healthy as you can,” Collins said. “It’s hard to keep asking guys from Triple-A or your extra players to fill in for these guys.”
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