Johan Santana starts new era for Mets

Sometime after 4p.m. Monday - after however long it takes Marlins lefthander Mark Hendrickson to navigate the Mets' lineup in the top of the first, which could take awhile - the Johan Santana era officially begins.

And with the $137.5 million addition on board, the Mets can officially bury their 2007 debacle, which culminated with the very same Marlins scoring seven first-inning runs against Tom Glavine en route to an 8-1 victory against the Mets in Flushing on Sept. 30. (Okay, not the very same Marlins, since Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis have been traded to Detroit, but close enough to make the Shea faithful see.) Continue