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April 1, 2010 2010 Spring Training Joe Janish

Breaking News: Johan Santana to Start Opening Day

Some good news out of Port St. Lucie for Mets fans: Jerry Manuel has announced that former Cy Young Award Winner Johan Santana will get the ball on Opening Day — April 5th against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field in Flushing, NY.

I know, it’s April Fools, and you may think this is all a joke … but believe me when I tell you this is absolutely, completely, 100% the truth. If you don’t believe it, you can go to Mets.com and read it for yourself; it’s also been reported on ESPN.

That’s right, no punch line. It’s official.

Hopefully this news will give you something to look forward to, and cheer about in four days’ time.

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  1. murph April 1, 2010 at 11:51 pm
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    The magic is back!
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    Amazin’ Again!
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    Please buy tickets. We painted the stairwells orange and blue! (from theropolitans.com)

    Who let the dogs out?