Mets' Bay Feeling Much Better After Concussion The Mets" clubhouse was all laughs before Saturday's game against the Yankees. That was chiefly because of Little Jerry Seinfeld, a chicken that Tim Byrdak let loose inside as a gag a day earlier, which players say has brought good luck and humor to Citi Field. Left out of the shenanigans was Jason Bay, who addressed the serious subject matter of the concussion that landed him on the disabled list. Bay said he feels "astronomically better" since experiencing dizziness, headaches and shoulder soreness in the days after crashing into an outfield wall at Citi Field against the Reds on June 15. He missed the ball, slid headfirst into the wall and writhed in pain. Bay took two tests recently, and the Mets are waiting to hear back before doing anything further. There is no timetable for his return. Considering the many maladies he has suffered while with the Mets, Bay has learned not to speculate about if he'll play before the All-Star break. "I honestly can't do the timetable thing because I haven't heard back yet," he said. I want to say yes, but I'm not going to because I don't really know. I feel great right now, but the activity part tells you where you're at. Bay knows the process better now in his second go-around with a concussion. He missed the last two months of his inaugural season with the Mets in 2010 after running into the outfield fence at Dodger Stadium. The Mets did not treat the concussion with vigilance at the time. He played out the weekend series in Los Angeles and flew home, which doctors later told Bay was a mistake. Reducing activity in the days after a concussion is crucial to recovery. Bay was driven home after the Reds game and he said he felt a turnaround after about a week of relaxation. "All I know is that it took me a lot longer to get to this point two years ago than it did now," he said. Although Bay said his head feels better, Manager Terry Collins said Bay complained of body aches on Friday. "He's still got some discomfort with his shoulders and other things that are still feeling the brunt of the collision with the wall," Collins said. But the fact that his head feels better, that the dizziness and the headaches are going away, those are great signs. The rest of our medical team will take this slow and hopefully we can get him back as soon as we possibly can. Bay has not been the player the Mets thought they were getting when they signed him to a four-year, $66 million deal. He has hit 22 home runs in his Mets career while missing 67 games in 2010, 39 in 2011 and 49 games this season. Bay had already spent several weeks on the disabled list this year after sustaining a fractured rib while diving for a ball. He struggled mightily at the plate in his six games between disabled list stints. In the 22 games he has played this year, he has batted .187. Despite his dwindling offensive numbers and increasing days spent on the disabled list, Bay said he would not change his aggressive style of play. "My wife made that joke already; we've got walls in the house," he said, staying positive about the situation. That's the one thing I can control. I kind of feel like you play the way you play. And if you don't, if you start to play a bit more tentative, you're not being yourself. Bay added, "I wouldn't change anything" about the play. "Had I missed the ball completely by eight feet, it would have been a ridiculous dive, but the fact that it came off my glove, for me, that was the effort part of it," he said. I think that was the right play. Bay said he had learned that concussions can almost be an unavoidable part of the game. "Talking with doctors and stuff, you can diagnose a concussion as just a dive," he said. Some guys just slide and the impact of hitting the ground. There's a million different things now. Have I had more? I'm sure I have. I'm sure everybody has, and that's the other scary part of it as well. Like I said, what do you do? You try to do the best you can to make sure you're healed and how to not let it happen again.