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AG/DC Feb 06 2008 07:39 AM

Jay Satan post? That can't be good. New York meets Johan today at 1:15. What is known: Johan Santana Bach will continue to wear 57. Sorry, Eric Valent. Wife is Yasmile, camera-shy so far. That may be her boldly wearing white in winter in the photo above. No word on whether Ryan Church will be on hand to hold Santana's water bottle.

metsmarathon Feb 06 2008 07:45 AM

i like the symmetry with jay satan welcoming johan santana

metirish Feb 06 2008 07:47 AM

I had a thread ready ,lucky I checked before I posted, Johan's dad Jesus will attend as will Wright, Willie, Omar and Jeff. Luis Castillo says that when he got traded Johan was so pissed that they both talked about it in the locker room and Johan told him he wanted to play for the Mets. So when Luis gets to Shea he tells Minaya about what Santana said. The day Santana got traded he called Castillo with the good news.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 07:48 AM

Set your TiVo or VCR: SNY coverage will start at 1:15 p.m. I've yet to see or hear Santana being interviewed. Does anyone know how good his command of English is?

Frayed Knot Feb 06 2008 07:51 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I've yet to see or hear Santana being interviewed. Does anyone know how good his command of English is? I'm betting it's better than Omar's

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 07:55 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: I'm betting it's better than Omar's ="CPF PA Announcer"]Your attention please. Pinch-hitting for Iramets, FRAAAAAAAAAAAAYED KNOT!

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 07:56 AM

Johan's English is more or less fine. It's a pretty educated family and I imagine he learned English when he was still in Venezuela.

metirish Feb 06 2008 07:57 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: ="Benjamin Grimm"]I've yet to see or hear Santana being interviewed. Does anyone know how good his command of English is? I'm betting it's better than Omar's Ouch, brilliant. Will SNY.TV.COM have the feed?

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 08:14 AM

Kids on reefer:

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 06 2008 08:15 AM

Bats L Throws L Haircuts B

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 08:28 AM

Here he is answering questions with Torii Hunter.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:04 AM

It's on NOW!!!

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:21 AM

I didn't even know there was a [url=http://www.losmets.com]losmets.com[/url]. Omar to the podium. White shirt and some kind of off-white tie with a black pinstripe suit. Looks like a gangster or something.

soupcan Feb 06 2008 11:23 AM

Not that we didn't already know this, but, jeez, Omar just cannot talk.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:24 AM

Johan to the stage. White, pinstriped #57. Blue lid. Nice.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 11:25 AM

Beard trimmed down to a goatee.

metirish Feb 06 2008 11:25 AM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I didn't even know there was a [url=http://www.losmets.com]losmets.com[/url]. Omar to the podium. White shirt and some kind of off-white tie with a black pinstripe suit. Looks like a gangster or something. Aren't all MLB Teams sites in Spanish as well as English?

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:27 AM

Shea Stadium patch on the right arm looks good. Johan flanked by Omar and Jeff Wilpon on this right, Willie and David Wright on his left. There are less flashbulbs when Britney's flashing her nekkid hoo-haw. Lots of peeps with cameras crammed in that room.

metirish Feb 06 2008 11:33 AM

Omar. ] "Everybody I talk to in baseball, they say you've got Johan Santana - congratulations

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:34 AM

metirish wrote: ="A Boy Named Seo"]I didn't even know there was a [url=http://www.losmets.com]losmets.com[/url]. Omar to the podium. White shirt and some kind of off-white tie with a black pinstripe suit. Looks like a gangster or something. Aren't all MLB Teams sites in Spanish as well as English? Yeah, guess you're right. Never noticed before and didn't know they had LosMets.com pointing to it. Kinda neat.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 11:36 AM

Hey, Mark Healy! Don't put the mic so close to your mouth!

metsguyinmichigan Feb 06 2008 11:38 AM

He's wearing the pinstripes. Excellent.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 11:43 AM

Johan = cliché machine.

G-Fafif Feb 06 2008 11:47 AM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Johan = cliché machine. Johan speaking in bromides > Glavine being articulate.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 11:50 AM

I, for one, am glad to know that they're going to play as a team and take it one game at a time.

metirish Feb 06 2008 11:51 AM

metsguyinmichigan wrote: He's wearing the pinstripes. Excellent. Healey?

bmfc1 Feb 06 2008 11:57 AM

G-Fafif wrote: ="A Boy Named Seo"]Johan = cliché machine. Johan speaking in bromides > Glavine being articulate. I agree with G-Fafif: my first impression is that Johan came across as a real, human bean. Glavine, in contrast, was neither "devastated" or "disappointed" at a nadir in his career, showing that he was incapable of real, human emotion when it was expected.

Frayed Knot Feb 06 2008 11:59 AM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Johan = cliché machine. I'd pretty much defy anyone NOT to be a cliche machine in that kind of setting with those kind of questions. Would be kinda fun if someone would drop a few bombshells at one of these things: - Q: "Why'd you want to come to the _________s" - A: "Cuz they dropped a fuckin' trcukload of money in my lap"

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 12:07 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: ="A Boy Named Seo"]Johan = cliché machine. I'd pretty much defy anyone NOT to be a cliche machine in that kind of setting with those kind of questions. Would be kinda fun if someone would drop a few bombshells at one of these things: - Q: "Why'd you want to come to the _________s" - A: "Cuz they dropped a fuckin' trcukload of money in my lap" Wasn't complaining about it. Just letting peeps without the benefit of radio or TV know they weren't missing a thing beyond seeing the dude in his new shirt for the first time.

metirish Feb 06 2008 12:10 PM

I can't see it here at work, how does this rate compared to Pedro's intro or Beltran's for the excitement factor or for bigness.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 12:14 PM

Hard to say. Which fabricated media event filled with inane questions is biggest? I'll take it because I have a Met problem. I'll even start the thread. But they're almost guaranteed to be silly affairs. I'm just hoping for a shot of Yasmile for the database.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 12:21 PM

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 12:25 PM

="A Boy Named Seo"] I believe I've got my UMDB mug shot!

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 12:25 PM

He kind of looks like a Sim.

G-Fafif Feb 06 2008 12:25 PM

Santana's English tic is apparently "good time". He said some variation on "I'm just going to have a good time" several times in the Q&A and again with Kevin Burkhardt, though by then I think he was looking forward to having a great time. As one who muddled through six years of junior high and high school Spanish, I'm always amazed that these guys converse like it's no big deal in their second language.

G-Fafif Feb 06 2008 12:26 PM

="Benjamin Grimm"] ="A Boy Named Seo"] I believe I've got my UMDB mug shot! Seems natural enough with Omar, but out on the ledge of the press level, he has this "I signed with WHO?" look on his face.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 06 2008 12:36 PM

AG/DC wrote: Hard to say. Which fabricated media event filled with inane questions is biggest? Anticipated Verducci question: "Are you disappointed that you're on the Mets instead of the Yankees, where you could learn intangibles from Derek Jeter?" Trust me, at an event like this, no one is going to ask a good question. They'll wait until they have one-on-one interviews.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 12:40 PM

El Diario pretty much asked that. He evaded with a solid bromide smacked up the middle.

metirish Feb 06 2008 12:47 PM

Watching the replay of the conference now online, looks great in that blue hat. Santana speaks great English for a second language.

AG/DC Feb 06 2008 01:39 PM

metirish wrote: Watching the replay of the conference now online, looks great in that blue hat. I was wondering if he'd have ashes.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 02:08 PM

I keep forgetting that Luis Castillo is a Met. My brain must be trying to block out the last month or so of the 2007 season. It's nice that Castillo played a role, however small, in helping bring Santana to the Mets. (I remember Pete Harnisch tried to do something similar with Craig Biggio, although Biggio was a free agent at the time.) I had said a few times in several threads this winter that my anticipation for the new season just wasn't kicking in. Now it's fully kicked in. I'm VERY eager for the new season to start. And I'm also very much hoping that Johan pitches the spring training game I'll be attending next month in St. Lucie.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 02:51 PM

This one's cool.

metsguyinmichigan Feb 06 2008 03:17 PM

="A Boy Named Seo"]This one's cool. Beautiful! Damn, those pinstripes and blue caps are things of beauty. You have the same look as Seaver and Koosman and Ryan and Matlack and, save for the racing stripes, Gooden and Franco. He looks like on of US, if that makes sense.

A Boy Named Seo Feb 06 2008 03:22 PM

I'm still not crazy about the drop-shadow. But I'm not going to bitch. Those are beautiful.

themetfairy Feb 06 2008 05:28 PM

This picture is so dorky. It reminds me of those insufferable posed shots that wedding photographers think are so clever.

soupcan Feb 06 2008 05:57 PM

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I'm still not crazy about the drop-shadow. But I'm not going to bitch. Those are beautiful. I'll bitch about the drop-shadow. Fucking hate it.

Frayed Knot Feb 06 2008 06:03 PM

'Twas fun listening to Jeffie claim that they didn't go past their standards for this contract. His spin is that it isn't a 7-year deal but actually just a 5-year since Johan was already signed for 2008 (even though they tore that one up and tacked it on to the entire deal) and that the final year is an option. Oh, OK.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 06 2008 06:28 PM

My first glimpse of the patch in action. That will start to look normal to us soon.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 06:35 PM

soupcan wrote: I'll bitch about the drop-shadow. Fucking hate it. I never even notice it unless someone points it out. It's subtle, and I think it's kind of nice.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 06 2008 06:36 PM

I think it's obvious we're going to see some changes to the uni next year.

Benjamin Grimm Feb 06 2008 06:36 PM

Oh, and I TiVoed the press conference to watch when I got home, but it was unwatchable. Too tedious. I'll read the best quotes in the paper tomorrow. Watching the press conference was too much like watching sausage being made.

soupcan Feb 06 2008 06:59 PM

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think it's obvious we're going to see some changes to the uni next year. What are you thinking? No more black?! Please, please. please. please!

Centerfield Feb 06 2008 08:02 PM

I like the drop shadow. Hate the fucking orange dot.

themetfairy Feb 06 2008 08:04 PM

Centerfield wrote: I like the drop shadow. Hate the fucking orange dot. The orange dot suxx!

soupcan Feb 06 2008 09:05 PM

You see - I got no problem with the dot. I'll sign your orange dot petition if you sign my drop shadow one.

Rockin' Doc Feb 06 2008 09:57 PM

I just want the pinstripes back on a regular basis. I can live with the drop shadow. I can even tolerate the orange dot so long as the team is deck out in the white with blue pinstripes.

themetfairy Feb 07 2008 05:54 AM

soupcan wrote: You see - I got no problem with the dot. I'll sign your orange dot petition if you sign my drop shadow one. I am not great at visualizing these things. Do you have a visual example of a jersey with and without the drop shadow?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 07 2008 06:09 AM

Back page of today's Philadelphia Daily News METS HAVE SANTANA FEVER AND IT'S DOWNRIGHT NAUSEATING NOW HURLING IN NY...

Rockin' Doc Feb 07 2008 06:59 AM

Santana will be making the Phillies lineup feel ill soon enough. I'm hoping that Santana fever reaches epidemic proportions this season.

soupcan Feb 07 2008 08:11 AM

="themetfairy"] I am not great at visualizing these things. Do you have a visual example of a jersey with and without the drop shadow?

themetfairy Feb 07 2008 10:00 AM

Thanks. I could kind of go either way on the shadowing. It doesn't piss me off the way the stupid orange button does.