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sportsnetny:

Santana “did nothing noteworthy in his last outing.” - Wall Street Journal
What the who??
(via @EliFromBrooklyn)

If I was drinking something right now, I’d spit it out in equal parts surprise and confusion.

Santana “did nothing noteworthy in his last outing.” - Wall Street Journal

What the who??

(via @EliFromBrooklyn)

If I was drinking something right now, I’d spit it out in equal parts surprise and confusion.

reuters:

Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter ever for the New York Mets as he blanked the visiting World Series champion St Louis Cardinals 8-0 at Citi Field on Friday with the help of a big break and a big assist from outfielder Mike Baxter.

The Venezuelan struck out World Series MVP David Freese on a change-up in the dirt to end the game with his eighth strikeout and unleash a huge celebration in the middle of the diamond.

READ MORE: Santana pitches first no-hitter in Mets history

brooklynmutt:

Love how SNY presents the lineups.

The only thing better would be if it showed up blank and they had Keith fill it out with the telestrator. Barring that, this is pretty great.

The Mets today announced that they have inducted John Franco in to the team’s Hall of Fame.

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Read —> MetsBlog.com

(via sportsnetny)

We can probably all agree that this was a foregone conclusion. John Franco was a fan favorite (yes, and “fan frustrator”) for many years, so this wasn’t really much of a surprise. Good for Johnny Franco, for whom I still remember Go Johnny Go being played and thinking the following two things:

Time for John Franco!
I sure hope it’s a smooth outing…

A former captain of the Mets who I’m glad is getting this honor. Congratulations, Johnny boy.

I know if I had to do it all over again, I would have stayed…It looks good on the other side, but it’s not always as good as the place that you’re used to. When you’re young, you don’t realize that. For me, I was young and I didn’t realize what New York meant to me…So tell [Jose Reyes] that New York is a great place. No matter what, it’s a great place to play. No matter what you have to go through, how difficult it gets, this is the place where you want to play.

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