Johan Santana Archive

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    A Season on the Brink

    That’s all it is for the Mets right now. They gained what was easily their most important victory of the year tonight, August 3rd, beating the Braves 3-2 courtesy of a 9th-inning solo shot by Jeff Francoeur. They also got a 1-2-3 save from Frankie...

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    Can the Mets Flip the Switch?

    Night and day, huh? After annihilating the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright last night, the Mets have an opportunity to kick up a nice streak. The pitching matchup will be the very same of the 20-inning game on April 17-Johan Santana vs. Jaime Garcia. La Russa...

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    A Lineup Shakeup and Today’s Latest

    Tonight’s lineup is an interesting little number spun by Jerry Manuel, who may be a game or two away from losing his job (more on that later): 1. Jose Reyes SS 2. Luis Castillo 2B 3. Angel Pagan CF 4. David Wright 3B 5. Carlos...

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    Trouble brewing in Mets land, but plenty of reasons to believe

    Yeah, things are ugly right now. The Mets were swept by one of the worst teams in the league-a team that could hit, but cannot pitch at all. This is on the heels of a series loss to the Giants and general poor play by...

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    The Mets are at a crossroads

    With the loss today, the Mets have had some problematic trends popping up since the Puerto Rico series. Heading into Sunday’s game with Johan Santana on the mound, the Mets are 47-40, having gone 4-8 since peaking at 43-32 after taking a series from the...

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    Now THAT was gangsta.

    Yeah, I counted Johan Santana out. He hadn’t had his usual stuff all year in his first 16 starts, and I didn’t care what his numbers said. We could all see it, and all the metrics told us he had gotten incredibly lucky. He also...

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