Mets welcome Santana and hope he brings pennant
Published 2/7/2008 at Newsday.com - Mets
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.
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