On a sheet of paper posted inside the Mets' clubhouse, this handwritten quote hung from the wall: "It's time to be a MAN." Johan Santana often utters that expression to teammates, with an expletive inserted. He more than lived up to his pet phrase Saturday afternoon.
Santana's $137.5 million contract bought the Mets at least one more meaningful game at Shea Stadium before they tear down the relic. Starting for just the second time in his career on short rest, Santana tossed his sixth career shutout as the Mets blanked the Marlins, 2-0. Continue
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