Mets pass Yankees as New York's most likely World Series winner
Published 1/30/2008 at NYDailyNews.com - Baseball
The Mets are rated almost twice as likely to win the World Series today as they were yesterday, after gaining negotiation rights for two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Johan Santana, Las Vegas bookmakers say.
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