DEAL CAME THISCLOSE TO DYING
Published 2/3/2008 by By MIKE PUMA at NY Post: Sports
The most important signing in franchise history nearly turned into the Flub Heard 'Round the World for the Mets. Johan Santana passed his physical yesterday and officially became Met property - but GM Omar Minaya and COO Jeff Wilpon admitted there...
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