Tag Archive: Johan Santana

May
16

Post Game: Reds 6 Mets 3

The Mets lost to the Reds this evening by a score of 6-3.  Their record now sits at 20-17 for the year. Overall this was a rather upsetting loss as the Mets had a two run lead in the 8th inning. The Reds opened up the scoring thanks to some heads up base running by …

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May
16

Pre-game: Cincinnati Reds (18-17) at Mets (20-16)

In case you missed it last night, the Brewers versus Mets game last night seemed completely unremarkable until the seventh inning, when D.J. Carrasco, who was supposed to just be mopping up a blowout loss, hit Ryan Braun with a fastball. The incident came right after Ricky Weeks had homered off of Carrasco to make …

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May
05

Post Game: Mets 4 Diamondbacks 3

The Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 4-3 this afternoon. The series is now tied, with the rubber game tomorrow afternoon. Johan Santana went seven innings allowing three runs. Santana struggled a little with his control, but he battled and kept the Mets in the game today. Santana earned his first official …

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Apr
24

Mets upend Marlins 2-1 behind awesome Johan outing

The Mets couldn’t be feeling too good about themselves as Johan Santana was leaving the game in the seventh inning. Despite pitching spectacularly, Santana was leaving the game with a 1-0 deficit. Part of the problem was the Mets not being able to score runs against the Miami Marlins ace Josh Johnson. The other part …

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Apr
11

Pre-game: Washington Nationals (3-2) @ New York Mets (4-1)

Excitements abounds as the Mets take on the Nationals in the rubber game of a three game series today at 1:10 PM at Citi Field. Johan Santana returns to the mound after pitching five shutout innings in his first start of the seasons. Opposing him will be Nationals superstar-in-the making Stephen Strasburg, who, despite missing …

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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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Apr
05

Mets continue Opening Day dominance with 1-0 win over Braves

Say what you want about the Mets, they know how to win on Opening Day. New York came into the day with a 32-18 record when playing its first game of the season. After Johan Santana and various bullpen pitchers shutout the Braves 1-0 this afternoon, the Mets can add one more win to that …

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Feb
21

What to Expect from Johan Santana in 2012

It has been a long winter, but Spring Training is finally here! Pitchers and catchers reported to St.Lucie on Monday, and the first spring game will be Monday, March 5th against Washington. While I am quite excited for the season to get started, one of the concerns I have is what exactly the 2012 Mets …

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Jan
15

Slim, But Not Impossible: This Season Can Be Successful

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While looking at the Mets’ moves this off-season, it’s hard to get really amped up about any of them. Here’s a round-up of what we’ve seen thus far. Nov. 17, 2011 — Mets re-sign Valentino Pascucci and sign Vinny Rottino Dec. 7, 2011 — Mets trade Angel Pagan to San Francisco for Ramon Ramirez and …

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