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The following is Johan Santana speaking at today’s press conference in Shea Stadium, courtesy of SNY…
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The following is Johan Santana speaking at today’s press conference in Shea Stadium, courtesy of SNY…
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I was impressed as to how well he spoke English. Very articulate and no heavy accent.
WOW! I cant believe my eyes. Seeing all the Giants fans at the parade this week made me so excited for the Mets. I cant wait to go to my first Ticker Tape Parade. Lets Go Mets: 08′ Champs!!
I love how many times he talked about winning in 20081
although I know it’s a typo I can’t resist saying that I doubt Johan will be around in 20081. Sorry :-)
he might, with the neew medicines coming out and his contract he just might
hmmmm…HGH anyone? You’re done Rocket…
agreeing with what dj short said before, i couldn’t believe this was real until i saw him talking in a mets uniform
Anyone else notice that about 1:30 into the video, SNY put up 325 Ks instead of 235 Ks… 235 is impressive, but 325K in 219 IP would be awesome
oh rele?
yea i noticed that when they first put it up. i thought something was fishy so i had to look it up
How many days until P&C?!?
A week from tomorrow I believe.
a week from tomorrow but a week from sat for the mets
cant wait to go to spring training and i cant wait for the season to start
you me and the billions of mets fans out there
What a wonderful event, today…
Class all the way, real class.
I feel proud again.
I agree. If I were to be a complete negative nelly nitpicker I would say the only aspect of the press event that lacked class was the moment immediately after Johan’s opening remarks.
The gentleman in charge of the event then stated that they were “opening the floor to questions” and a spanish speaking reporter began asking Johan a question, only to have that gentleman interrupt him stating that the first question belonged to Kevin Burkhardt of SNY. Luckily Johan handled it with class: He looked at the spanish speaking reporter and said “I’m sorry” while Burkhardt began his question.
I have a feeling Johan is going to thrive in NY. In addition to his tremendous talent, he seems to be very articulate, poised, and personable not to mention the fact that he is also a handsome dude.
His demeanor is consistent with what i perceive to be the image the Wilpons are trying to portray; its almost as if he’s cut from the same baseball mold as DWright. This may be a lot to try to take away from the first press conference but i think his interview on the fan was very telling as well.
Wright. Reyes. Beltran. Santana. Maine. Ollie. All for years to come.
New York is indeed a National League town once again.
When you say “the image the Wilpons are trying to portray” I think you’ve hit on the modus operandi of this offseason.
Who’s gone? The malcontents and the misbehavers.
Who’s coming aboard? Solid citizens.
solid citizens who can play
fire alone doesn’t win, you have to be good too..
He does present himself much like David Wright. He’s very polite, articulate, and soft spoken. Always smiling, too.
I can’t wait to watch the Cy Young race between Pedro and Johan…there is going to be absolutely no pressure on Maine and Perez this season.
spring training is close and their are some good free agents out there it might be a good idea to catch them out of desperation of a team to sign cheap ::cough cough::(clears throat) livan/lohse + mench possibly. but come on guys we got what we need.
Grab Livan if we can. These players have to be antsy at this point with spring traing coming fast and no contract. We may get Livan, F. Garcia, or Lohse ( I hope not him but the other two instead) on the cheap right now. Mench as the right handed OF/1B bat as well. Or, dont kill me for this one ,but what about Sammy “Omar’s man” Sosa for the power righty bat we need? Could be great fit to platoon with Church if necessary or play LF when Alou goes on DL. Does he play any 1B? Remember Sosa had over 90 RBI’s last season. He still has some game left in him. Always liked him. He plays very hard and is passionate about the game. You can definetly argue against it though.
“As for Santana, with whom he’s quite familiar from his American League years, Hudson said, ‘He’s pretty good, but he’s not unbeatable. He got hit around a little bit last year.’”
Good luck with that, Hotlanta (Hudson might note that Chipper, Tex, and McCann do the bulk of their hitting vs RHP). At least we know that Glavine won’t be devastated, just disappointed, when the Mets torch him. 1995 was sweet and all, but the 2008 Braves might have more luck comparing their team to the Nats or the Marlins.
hahaha that was funny… “At least we know that Glavine won’t be devastated, just disappointed, when the Mets torch him.”
Johan is just what this team needs. He adds an air of authenticity, respect and leadership that the team sorely needs…I was elated during his press conference. He spoke well, answered the questions politely, and looked truly happy to put on the pinstripes…if his personality can bleed over to the team when they hit a slump we wont be collapsing anytime soon…I cannot wait a single effin’ moment longer for the season to start. Think of all goodness we get treated to you this year. Johan as a Met, the return of an injury free Pedro (his injuries had been nagging him for years) and we get to see Glavine pitch against us…and get reminded of why he should stayed in NY for one more season.
He is a beautiful man.
got a nice shiver down my spine when i saw him in a mets jersey. have to keep pinching myself to make sure i’m not dreaming.
I knew he was a great pitcher but after watchign this he seems like a great guy also. He should fit right in with the group of guys we have here now. I believe in 08.
A video of New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez and Hall of Famer Juan Marichal at a cockfight was posted this week on YouTube.
Pedro Martinez
Martinez
Martinez and Marichal laugh before releasing the roosters. The two took part as honorary “soltadores,” the word used to describe the person who puts the animal to fight.
The animal released by Martinez appears to be killed on the video, which was posted Tuesday. The fight takes place in the Coliseo de Gallos (Rooster Coliseum) in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s biggest cockfighting venue. Cockfighting is legal and popular in the Dominican Republic.
By early Thursday, the video was removed “due to terms of use violation.”
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