All Eyes On Jon Niese As Mets Host Padres In Opener
Some main attractions are missing as the Mets host the San Diego Padres in their season opener Monday.
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Some main attractions are missing as the Mets host the San Diego Padres in their season opener Monday.
The hard realities of age, injuries, and talent levels can wait. Today, just knowing that baseball season has begun should suffice. In other words, don't worry. Be happy.
New York's Opening Day winning percentage is a major league best .647 (33-18).
Al Dukes has the Opening Day itch.
Facing surgery on the same shoulder that caged him two seasons ago, Santana's days as a Met are over. Where else but Queens would resounding goodwill like Opening Day be met with such bad news?
The Mets expect David Wright and Daniel Murphy to start Opening Day.
Mets starter Santana will undergo season-ending surgery on a capsule in his left shoulder on Tuesday.
Dillon Gee and Jeremy Hefner each had a poor day in the Mets' final warmup before Opening Day.
The Mets' captain made his first appearance in a big league game since sustaining a rib injury during the World Baseball Classic, going 0-for-3 and playing five innings for New York in a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
If Johan Santana's last pitch in a New York Mets uniform was his 93rd and final offering to the Washington Nationals' lineup on August 17, 2012, it's likely that fans will soon forget the dominant, Hall of Fame caliber pitcher that he once was.
"He's just kind of in a bit of shock," Wright said. "I don't think anyone was expecting this. For everyone, it's kind of shocking. It's disheartening."
Mets top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler's actions on the mound last week led to an ugly clubhouse incident with "ethnic tensions," according to the New York Daily News.
So this is how the Johan Santana era ends for the Mets. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with yet another injury announcement.
Santana's left shoulder has failed him again. Now he must decide if he has the stomach for another grueling comeback.
The Mets announced Thursday night that left-hander Johan Santana may be lost for the season after suffering a probable re-tear of the capsule in his left shoulder.
