Santana, Mets defeat Yankees, 7-4

Both the Mets' and Yankees' seasons will be graded on a curve -- or more specifically a fastball, changeup and slider. The latter three are the pitches Johan Santana throws and he will be the measuring stick for both clubs in 2008.

The Mets will judge themselves on how much Santana helped them, the pitching-hungry Yankees will mark themselves on how much Santana would have helped them, had they decided to acquire him. In any case, it was fitting that in the first meeting between the teams this season, Santana was decisive. He wasn't spectacular, allowing three home runs, but he was sturdy enough to get them a 7-4 win in the opener of the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium. Continue