New York Mets pitcher with Noah Syndergaard has been place on the disabled list. He has hand, foot and mouth disease.

Will somebody make up their danged mind?

I could understand if he had a hand injury. Or a foot problem. Root canal would qualify as a mouth issue. But all three?

Actually, he doesn’t. It’s one disease; although a poorly named one. The same guy who came up with that one must have been the same dude who decided on “hoof and mouth” disease, which afflicts cattle. (This guy is seriously overpaid.)

Even stranger is that hand, foot and mouth disease (I like to call it HFM) mostly afflicts children five and younger. Syndergaard is 25. Not exactly the target demographic.

The thought is that Syndergaard got the disease during the All-Star break while working at a kids camp. (The disease, which is a viral infection, is contagious.) It is characterized by sores in the mouth and a rash on hands and feet. A-ha! Now it’s all starting to come together!

For the Mets, it became obvious when Syndergaard became fatigued during his latest pitching start. The velocity on his fast ball was way down, which shouldn’t have been the case after time off.

The good news is that there are rarely complications with HFM. Syndergaard might even make another start in a week or two.

But the Mets have bigger injury problems. Star outfielder Yoenis Cepedes has a problem with his feet that is becoming worse.

No word yet on his mouth and hands.