Visitors save Santana to show Hank what he's missing

Projo Sox Blog found this 5/16/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

He's part lefty lightning rod for the Yankee-Met rivalry and part living nightmare for Hank Steinbrenner. And when Johan Santana takes the mound at Yankee Stadium tonight decked out in a Mets uniform, a city will be watching, waiting to see if the Mets' offseason prize can stick it to the Yanks. [link]

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Baseball Today: Friday, May 16
Published 5/16/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... as the team dropped into last place with the 5-2 loss. (New York Daily News) Now they get to see the pitcher they wouldn't trade Kennedy for -- Johan Santana -- when the Mets come to the Bronx tonight. (New York Daily News) A bad weekend might spark another outburst from Hank Steinbrenner, ...

Just have to laugh
Published 5/16/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... . We'd love it if Rasner goes out and matches (or even bests) Johan. It irks us a bit (and it has to irk Hank ) that the Mets saved Johan for the Yankees ... like they're rudely flaunting their new toy or something. Overall, we don't really love interleague play. For example, it's not really fair that the Yanks play the Mets six times while the Rays play the Marlins (though admittedly the Marlins are decent this season). That being said, we do really enjoy these intracity rivalry games. Apparently ...

Links: Read about the Subway Series
Published 5/16/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... for manufactured giddiness regarding the Subway Series, which, to me, was played out years ago. Right now, considering the standings, I’d rather the Mets play three games against the Marlins, Phillies or Braves, as opposed to the American League’s Yankees. That said, if you’re interested in the Subway Series and the hype surrounding it, check out the New York Post, the Journal News, New York Sun, Daily News, again the Daily News, and again the Daily News. Lastly, in a post to his blog ...

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