gonnersportstalk.blogspot.com - 2/4/2008
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As of Friday Night, the Mets are now the official winners of the Johan Santana Trade. Now the power in the NL East has shifted once again. After a crazy season that saw the Mets have a historic collapse, the Mets needed to assure their fans they were ready to take the NL East title in 2008.
Santana Trade is Like Deja Vu All over Again
seamheads.com 2/4/2008 — The Johan Santana trade came almost 31 years after a similar deal devastated Mets fans who found themselves on the wrong end of a swap that saw veteran ace and icon Tom Seaver go to the Cincinnati Reds for pitcher Pat Zachry, infielder Doug Flynn, and minor league outfielders Steve Henderson and Dan Norman. The difference between that deal and the Santana trade...
Kyle Lohse: Will Throw Baseball for Food
metsgeek.com 2/4/2008 — Last week, while everyone was on SantanaWatch, Jayson Stark gave us this little tidbit of news:
In the meantime, there are signs that the Mets continue to express interest in free-agent pitcher Kyle Lohse . Lohse was viewed, essentially, as the ...
Buzz: Interest in Lohse and Livan
metsblog.com 2/4/2008 — During a conference call to announce the acquisition of Johan Santana, which you can read more about by clicking here , Mets GM Omar Minaya told reporters that this is the team he will go to spring training with.
However, in the Chicago ...
Splitting The Difference
sportsagentblog.com 2/4/2008 — The technique seemed to work during the last-minute time extension period in the recent Johan Santana-New York Mets talks that saw the two-time Cy Young winner become the highest paid pitcher in history. The talks were unusual in that the client (Santana) was requested to be a part of the negotations along with his agent (although unlike the A-Rod talks, the agent was allowed to stay in the room).
Future dawns with Santana in fold —
Major League Baseball News 2/4/2008
The Mets can finally put to rest a painful 2007 collapse, that left them looking in on the playoffs, and focus on a bright future. With the acquisition of Johan Santana, the entire team has benefited and enters Spring Training with renewed excitement ...
