Category Archive: Johan Santana

May
21

Holy Lineup, Batman! New York Mets (22-19) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (19-22)

The Mets head to Pittsburgh to play a 3-game series against the Pirates at PNC Park.  Game 1 will be tonight, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 pm. The game can be seen on SNY and heard on WFAN660AM.  Be sure to follow @MetsWFAN, @dailystache and @Meriwyn as well. That lineup…WOW. Starting pitchers Johan Santana …

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May
20

Post-Game: Mets Hang On For Win North of The Border

The New York Mets salvaged the third game of a three-game interleague series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon defeating the home team by a score of 6-5. The Mets took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and didn’t look back from there. The Mets jumped on the board first as designated …

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May
15

MLB to Announce 2013 All-Star Game at Citi Field

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According to multiple sources, MLB commissioner Bud Selig and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce tomorrow that the 2013 MLB All-Star game will be held at Citi Field.  It’s about time that not only MLB, but the rest of the world will see that there is more going on at Citi Field than …

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May
06

Pre-Game: Arizona Diamondbacks (14-14) @ New York Mets (14-13)

This afternoon at Citi Field, RA Dickey and the Mets look to take the  rubber game of  this three game series.  Yesterday afternoon, Johan Santana finally get his first win of the season, and first in 611 days.  Although he didn’t have he best stuff, Johan gave a solid 7 innings of 3 run ball, …

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Apr
29

Post Game: Lead, Tie, Lead, Tie, WIN!

  The New York Mets held a 4-0 lead heading to the bottom of the eighth, but a grand slam from the Rockies tied the game sending it to extras two innings later. The Mets got a one run lead once again, but another homerun tied it for the second time. New York got the lead …

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Apr
29

Pre-Game: New York Mets (12-9) @ Colorado Rockies (10-10)

This afternoon at 3:10 pm, the Mets try to take the rubber game of a three game series with the Rockies.  Lucas Duda’s home run and 4 RBI’s lead the Mets to a 7-5 victory.  Ruben Tejada followed up friday night’s 4 hit performance with 3 more hits, and is once again red-hot.  Dillon Gee …

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Apr
23

Pre-Game(s): San Francisco Giants (7-7) @ New York Mets (8-6)

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Johan Santana was bumped from his scheduled start, which would have been tonight, with manager Terry Collins choosing instead to save him for Tuesday against the Marlins.  Collins wanted to keep the rotation as intact as he could, and by doing it this way, all he does is push everyone one day back. The Mets …

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Apr
22

Post”poned” Game: Mets Washed Out vs. Giants

What was supposed to be a pitching matchup featuring Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Dillon Gee of the Mets won’t happen anytime today as the Mets-Giants game slated for 1:10 p.m. has been postponed for heavy rain in Queens this afternoon. The game will be made up as a single admission doubleheader tomorrow afternoon …

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Apr
18

Maybe the Mets won’t be so terrible?

Lucas Duda, David Wright and Ike Davis will (hopefully) provide the power for the Mets lineup in 2012

In an offseason to forget, the New York Mets slashed payroll, begged people to come to Citi Field, lost Gary Carter to cancer, lost their best player to a division rival in free agency and settled a massive lawsuit.  Other than that, the Mets 2012 offseason was pretty boring. So the only thing left for …

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Apr
05

All’s “Wright” with Johan and Bullpen on Opening Day!

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The Mets continue to add to their MLB-leading Opening Day record (now 33-18) with a 1-0 win today over the Atlanta Braves at a “new” CitiField.  After a mediocre spring, there were many questions surrounding this team, but let’s face it, when are there NOT?  Two BIG ones were answered today, those being the state …

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