Mets welcome Santana and hope he brings pennant

 
The Mets welcomed Johan Santana to Shea Stadium yesterday with a video that featured Alec Baldwin, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld gushing about the greatness of New York. [link]

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Blyleven: Santana a winner in many ways - Baseball - MSNBC.com

Johan Santana will make the Mets a lot better and not just by the brilliance he displays on the mound. The 29-year-old is not only the best pitcher in the game, but he's also one of baseball's classiest individuals. He'll lead when he's on the hill ...
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Mets usher in Santana era at Shea

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Santana Draws a Crowd

The New York Mets introduced Johan Santana Wednesday to some 200 media members gathered in the Diamond Club at Shea Stadium. On hand were all the top suits, from Fred and Jeff Wilpon down to Omar Minaya and Santana's counsel. Anyone and everyone from the New York media scene was in attendance as well.
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The Associated Press: Santana Gets Lavish Introduction at Shea

21 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) The house lights dimmed, music was turned up and a video montage of Johan Santana highlights started rolling on a screen so wide you could almost see the seams on every pitch. Every minute or so, the string of strikeouts ...
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Santana ready to help Mets move past '07 collapse

Johan Santana arrived at Shea Stadium on Wednesday, put on his No. 57 Mets jersey for the first time and said he anticipated little difficulty in adjusting to pitching before some of baseball's most demanding fans.
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