Regis: Thoughts on Johan Santana
…i have to say that i didn’t expect to be this excited about the trade…i guess it was the lack of giving up a fifth prospect, and the reality that Johan Santana is actually on the Mets now that allows me to be so elated…
…this is almost as hard to grasp as the Giants winning the Super Bowl, but both are definitely real…
…this one move changes everything in the NL East, and subsequently the whole league…
…i think it’s a great trade for many reasons…santana takes a burden off the bullpen by pitching more innings per game…his aura and clubhouse presence should contribute to a winning vibe…the Mets have a bona fide ace at the top of the rotation, which makes the fifth spot much better…and now we have something to look forward to as Mets fans, instead of looking back at the train wreck that was 2007…
The Johan Santana press conference will air live this afternoon on SNY and MLB.com at 1 pm EDT.
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…i agree, Regis…however, i’m not that shocked that it happened…which could be because i did nothing but obsesses over this thing for the last few months…despite that, though, it always seemed possible to me because a) he wanted to be here, b) the Mets had to get him, and c) the Yankees and Red Sox were never that serious…
