DJ: Thoughts on Johan Santana
…well, the trade rumor that just wouldn’t die finally came to a 
conclusion…and, i’ve gotta say, i was beginning to lose faith…with pitchers and catchers just weeks away, i was fully prepared for the Mets to follow a backup plan of Kyle Lohse while the Yankees or Red Sox got the big prize once again…i mean, wouldn’t the media just have loved that…instead, the Mets pulled off their biggest trade since Mike Piazza came to Queens…
…there’s a certain delirium associated with a trade like this, where you don’t believe it’s truly real until you see the player put on the team’s hat and jersey at a press conference…this is that big…while Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez ushered in what was called The New Mets – a slogan meant to say to the rest of baseball, ”Hey, remember us?”…the acquisition of Johan Santana is the move that can finally put this team over the top…most of, if not all, of the sting of last season and the months that followed can be pushed aside while looking ahead…not many players can have an impact like that…in fact, santana might have been the only one…that is why this trade had to happen, at this very moment, at this critical point in the franchise’s history…with a new stadium on the way, we got a gift a year early…
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…the thing is, though, with our collective expectations raised so high, especially having been so dashed just a few months ago, what will happen if things do not work out as we all hope they will…i mean, coming off of last season’s ending, then getting excited again, should the Mets fail, i am curious how we will all react given these back-and-forth and back-and-forth again circumstances…sorry, wait, what am i saying, never mind, be positive…be positive…
