Defying all odds, the Mets' prediction of a Johan Santana-pitched Opening Day at CitiField may actually come true. According to Adam Rubin, the Mets and Santana are confident enough to announce he will be the starting
New York Mets starting pitcher Johan Santana points to the bench before throwing the first pitch to the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of their MLB National League opening day baseball game at CitiField in New York April 5, 2012. Santana
Mets ace Johan Santana and the Atlanta Braves have the same thing in mind heading into Opening Day. They'd both like to put last year behind them.
Regardless of how he looked preparing for the 2012 regular season, I couldn't help but be just a little nervous seeing Johan Santana back on the mound in a meaningful game for the first time in a year and a half. Santana put in a performance that was a
Throw in a slider, plus all his pitching savvy, and it seems Johan Santana has more than enough to win. Back on a major league mound for the first time in 19 months, Santana tossed five innings of two-hit ball in his long-awaited return from shoulder