AMAZIN' STOPPER

 
WASHINGTON - Johan Santana combined with a batting-order shakeup and the bumbling Nationals made a perfect tonic for the Mets last night. Santana was the stopper the Amazin's paid him $137.5 million to be, winning his second straight start while... [link]

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Game Recap: Mets 7 -- Nationals 2

If we were casting a Hollywood movie with the Mets players, the role of "The Stopper" would undoubtedly go to Johan Santana . The Mets bats woke up and Santana's "B-game" was good enough, as the New York Mets broke their three game skid, beating the ...
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Santana lifts Mets on mound, at plate (AP)

Johan Santana hit two doubles and pitched seven solid innings, leading the New York Mets to a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Santana (3-2) allowed seven hits, none after the fourth inning, struck out four and walked one. As ...
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What The Doctor Ordered

Trust me, it's not that victory over the Washington Nationals is ever assumed (remember last September?) It's just that when your team is coming off of a three game losing streak headed to face a team that's 6-15 going in, with your very bestest ace ...
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Santana is the new Bannister

How's this for synergy? About 2 minutes after I win a Brian Bannister bobblehead doll on E-Bay, Johan Santana became the first Mets pitcher with two doubles in a game since ... Brian Bannister tore his hamstring doing so, against the Giants on April ...
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