"The voice boomed from inside the manager's office at Petco Park, providing a greeting for a 6-10 pitcher who had become a stranger.

"Hey, C.Y.," Mets manager Terry Collins said before today's game against the San Diego Padres. "Good to see you, man."

Chris Young wore tan moccasins with a polo shirt tucked into his jeans. He lives in the area, so he made the commute to see his teammates.

He managed a smile despite the grim road ahead of him as he recovers from season-ending surgery to repair the anterior capsule in his right shoulder.

This is the same surgery that Johan Santana underwent last September. Santana resumed his own rehab today, flying back to the team's complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., after spending a week resting his fatigued left shoulder.

Young (1-0, 1.88 ERA in his four starts this season) is several months removed from surgery and hopes to resume throwing by October. A free agent at year's end, he would like to return to the Mets, where he is familiar with both general manager Sandy Alderson and assistant general manager Paul DePodesta."