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Jayson Stark of ESPN.com gives his take on Johan Santana’s opening day start by calling him the ‘the perfect cure for the 6-month-old nightmare that won’t go away.’ 
According to Stark:
“With every astonishing pitch that came out of Santana’s hand Monday, those messy September headlines seemed to gravitate a little closer to the nearest recycling bin — because when Johan Santana is pitching, his new teammates dream only of what’s possible, not of what’s behind them”
…yes, can we please throw away 2007 and move on now…
…johan looked great and now onto a dominating performance by Pedro Martinez today…
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We can’t move past 2007 because the genius Mets PR/Marketing dept sent out that letter yesterday allegedly written by Willie Randolph.
The one that tried to put a spin on the collapse by saying they were the bestest team for 98% of the season….when the reality was for 67% of the season (from 6/1 on), they played sub .500 ball.
And continued record wise to be the best team in the National league until the last slide.
I am most pleased with yesterdays results for a bunch of reasons.
Here is my top 10 list of reasons;
1) We stomped the Marlins who took exceptional glee in ending our season last year before the 1st inning was even over.
2) Santana showed the national league east participants that even when he is just ok he is dominant
3) Han Ram did nothing
4) Wright hit the big blow that opened up the game at the right time with 2 outs
5) Reyes had 4 great at bats out of 5
6) Church hit nicely (off a lefty)
7) Heilman was closer level dominant
8) Willie used Shoeneweis the way he is supposed to
9) Beltran had a few knocks
10) Marlon picked up right where he left off….as the best ph in the game
Bring on Pedro and lets do it again
11) Delgado didn’t look completely hopeless
can you take your ball and go home, or at least over to Yankee Stadium, please?
The negativity of some fans is killing me.
who cares? i don’t know if you realised yesterday began the ‘08 season. catch up.
Umm, did you read what I wrote?
Off topic, but did anyone else see Gomez last night for his Twins debut? 2 for 3, 2 runs, 1BB, 1SO, 2 SB. Good for him, I hope he has a great season.
I did…it hurt a little. I liked this kid last year, he will be a fine addition to to the Twins, especially since he is being tutored by one of the greatest bunters of all time.
Good for him! I will be pulling for him all year.
I’m pulling for him too. I cheer a little extra for all of the guys we sent to the Twins because the mainstream media mocked all 4 of them with “Who are these guys?” and “These guys suck compared to the Red Sox and Yankee packages!” and all that.
We paid a hefty price for Johan and I wish all those guys the best.
Of course, I’m happy with our return too!
He was great. I loved Gomez but he was sort of redundant because we have Reyes and Beltran. F-Mart is a better fit for this club’s future.
But Gomez is a high quality player and I hope he succeeds with the Twins. The Santana trade will work out for both sides.
And it’s nice that Twins fans have warmed up to him nicely. At least most of them not still pining away for an over-hyped Ellsbury or an overrated Cabrera.
I felt really good for him. I’ll be rooting for him to succeed all season, because the better he does, the more willing other GM’s will be to do future trades with the Mets.
I think Twins fans have faith in their FO, since they’ve pulled off so many great trades before. I’ll definitely be pulling for him.
It was also nice to see ex-Mets Milledge and Nady torch the Phillies and Braves, respectively.
Agreed
Agreed. Go Gomez.
Milledge on the other hand….ehh…not so much…
Actually I think Gomez scored all three twinkie runs last night.
I just read ESPN’s article about Gomez’s game yesterday. I know we’re in win now mode, but I wonder how the Mets would have done by keeping Gomez and Milledge to flank Beltran and then next year brought up F-Mart to play some first.
With Pedro back and Maine developing into a #2, we could have picked up a Livan till next year where more SP Free Agents would have been available (possibly including Johan).
Anyway, Johan’s awesome. Can’t wait to see him pitch at Shea.
It is behind…but as everyone knows we had no problem winning in April and May last year. While the win was nice, I truly will not feel comfortable until we win when it counts.
Santana was huge, Pedro should be able to duplicate his effort today, and the Amazins should be off and running. We all have our concerns, and we have to take this one long day at a time!
Lets go Mets!
last i checked a win in April = a win in September.
yeah but if you don’t win in September, you typically do not get a chance to win in October…
That is true but honestly its the same thing.,……..I mean you gotta win in April and May otherwise September becomes pointless lol. I mean had we not gotten off the start we did, we would not have had the collapse but only because we wouldnt have even been in the race period lol.
I can’t find fault with your logic. I think they do need to get off to a good start.
But, I also feel that they will not truly shake the monkey off of their collective backs unless they finish strong. As a previous comment noted, they barely played .500 ball since June.
I do not mean to appear negative, I am thrilled at the win yesterday, I expected a solid performance and we got it.
I was just about to comment on the nice new menu links at the top of the front page until I clicked them and nothing happened…
I agree. I think we wont know until Sept if this team has truely put last year behind them
LOL, LOL LOL
IF WE HAD WON one more game in April of 2007 we woul dhave been in the playoffs. I cant stand that “its earlty crap”. When they say you won 98 games they dont seaparate April from October, IT ALL COUNTS THE SAME. We have to play every game like its game seven. We need to get hungry and stay hungry all season long, go for the throat and step on the necks of the weak teams. LETS GO METS !!!
actually there were a few of us last April who were very concerned about the lack of quality starts and the effect it would have on the pen long term. It got me banned from one blog in fact.
Bingo!! Five-inning Tommy was not doing the pen any favors. Adding Santana does so much for this team, and the effect adding a huge sack of quality starts has on the bullpen is among the most important. Now lets hope Pedro is his usual efficient self and can go 7 without taxing his arm.
I believe every game counts right now.
It’d be really great if the National media had any insight whatsoever into the mindset of Mets fans, who are beyond over the collapse.
Actually, kudos to SI in their baseball preview for noting that the Padres also did collapse quite significantly last September…we haven’t exactly corenered the market.
Maybve it’s me, but I fail to see the difference, in the big picture, between blowing a division lead and winning a division/getting dumped out of the playoffs. Was our season REALLY that much more disappointing than say, the Wild Card winning, one-and-done Yankees?
We’re over it, Starky. Get over it too. Johan’s outing was not a cure for 2007. 2007 is over. Johan’s outing was a great first step for the hope of 2008. That’s what opening day is all about.
Now stop worrying about our psyche and go worry about those world-class bullpens for your beloved Phillies and your champion-pick Braves.