Santana comes up aces on Opening Day

The Mets are 1-0 after their Opening Day win. Get used to it Met fans-Johan Santana was everything as advertised. I can see it now-guys sitting at home thinking, “Can Johan go 30-and oh?” :) If you’re in Vegas every 5th day, Santana’s be a good way to supplement you’re income.

The Mets roughed up lefty Mark Hendrickson for 6 runs in the 4th inning. Yes, the offense scored runs. But the key was the lefty from Venezuela. 7 innings, 100 pitches, 2 runs, three hits and eight strikeouts.

But of course, I couldn’t let a blog go without a COMPLAINT. Can we let Johan start the eighth? He was in no real trouble in the 7th. Instead, Willie Randolph used Wise, Schoeneweis and Sosa in the 8th. Sosa struck out Josh Willingham (who had homered off Santana for the only two Fish runs) with two on to end the inning. I understand that Willie Randolph wants to get all the guys involved. But in this era of micro-managing and high salaries, you get four, five, six pitchers in a 7-2 game. Santana at 75 percent is better than anyone else the Mets have. Let him pitch the eighth.

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Other positives: Reyes, Wright and Beltran with multiple hit games. Ryan Church’s r-b-I single OFF THE LEFTY Hendrickson, kept the 6 run 4th inning going.

Final: 7-2 Mets.

Mets fans: Your magic number to clinch the NL East is 162.