Sports news 30 January 2008

Pitching Prize in Mets’ Grasp: Twins’ Santana
New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago
Johan Santana has a career record of 93-44 with a 3.22 ERA in eight major league seasons. By BEN SHPIGEL Until Tuesday, the Mets had conducted a quiet

Twins have met their match for Santana
Boston Globe, United States - 25 minutes ago
There was a moment in December when the Red Sox thought they were close to consummating a deal for Twins lefthander Johan Santana, the two-time Cy Young

Mets, Twins agree to Santana trade
CNNÂ - 5 hours ago
By Jon Heyman, SI.com The Mets and Twins have tentatively agreed to a trade that would send star pitcher Johan Santana to New York, contingent upon the Mets

Twins missed out on better Santana packages
FOXSports.com - 1 hour ago
by Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB

Mets strike gold with acquisition of Santana
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
Johan Santana is headed to the National League, where he is almost certain to redefine what it means for a pitcher to be dominant. In the 1990s, the Atlanta

Santana, Mets reach a deal
Boston Herald, United States - 1 hour ago
By Michael Silverman / Baseball Between the Yankees and Red Sox [team stats], who both lost out to the Mets yesterday in the Johan Santana sweepstakes,

Clearance deals: Santana and others
MLB.com - 4 hours ago
The type of trade that on Tuesday tentatively delivered Johan Santana to the Mets has become routine business on the contemporary Ball Street.

Twins move on without their ace
Twinsbaseball.com - 1 hour ago
By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS — Twins catcher Mike Redmond knew immediately on Tuesday afternoon that some sort of big news had happened.

Mets reach agreement for Twins ace Santana
Arizona Republic, AZ - 39 minutes ago
Beating out the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, the Mets reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to acquire the two-time Cy Young Award winner,

Mets would welcome Santana with ‘open arms,’ Wright says
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - 1 hour ago
AP NEW YORK — Johan Santana appears to be a contract extension and a physical away from joining the New York Mets. Minnesota would receive speedy outfielder

Nation, rejoice: Santana Met-bound
Concord Monitor, NH - 1 hour ago
By TIM O’SULLIVAN Yesterday, the Minnesota Twins agreed to trade Santana, the two-time Cy Young Award winner and consensus best left-handed pitcher in

Johan Santana trade makes Minnesota Twins young and unsettled
Pioneer Press, MN - 57 minutes ago
BY PHIL MILLER With Johan Santana headed to the Mets and Carlos Silva already gone to Seattle, Baker - with a 17-20 lifetime record and 48 career starts

So, Who’s Left in Mets’ Farm System?
New York Sun, NY - 1 hour ago
By ALEX BRITELL Assuming the Johan Santana trade goes through and a contract gets signed, the Mets will have (again) forfeited the brightest stars of their

Mets Acquire Johan Santana
MadFriars.com, CA - 3 hours ago
By Jon Star With the Mets in need of a front line starter to elevate the pitching staff, General Manager Omar Minaya pulled off perhaps the biggest trade in

Breaking down the Mets’ acquisition of Johan Santana
Times Herald-Record, NY - 59 minutes ago
Yesterday, the Mets sent four minor-league prospects to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for star left-hander Johan Santana, pending a physical and a

Cockcroft: Johan to the Mets, and back in the top 5? - Fantasy
ESPNÂ - 5 hours ago
By Tristan H. Cockcroft I say “likely,” of course, because mere news that a trade agreement has been reached doesn’t guarantee a deal will actually go down.

What Super Bowl? Mets land Santana from Twins
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ - 2 hours ago
BY JEREMY COTHRAN The sweepstakes appear to be over and the Mets look like they’re holding the winning ticket. The Mets have reached a tentative agreement

In Santana Duel, Mets Are Left Standing
New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago
By MURRAY CHASS All winter, the experts said the Mets didn’t have a chance, and all winter, the Mets’ general manager quietly and confidently said he would

Mets Acquiring Santana From Twins
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
By BEN SHPIGEL Until Tuesday, the Mets had, by their standards, conducted a quiet offseason, having switched catchers and added a few bullpen pieces and an

Twins Get Shafted in Santana Deal
Bleacher Report, CA - 3 hours ago
In Johan Santana, the Minnesota Twins had the best pitcher in all of baseball. Period. Santana won the AL Cy Young in 2004 and 2006 and has never seen his

Twins To Send Santana To Mets
Tampa Tribune, FL - 3 hours ago
AP NEW YORK - Johan Santana is a contract extension and physical from going to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins reached a

Red Sox shedding few tears as Santana heads to Mets
Providence Journal, RI - 3 hours ago
BY JOE McDONALD AP / Duane Burleson Believe it or not, the Red Sox won the negotiations for pitcher Johan Santana — sort of. Even though the two-time Cy

Santana Trade: Who Are The Mets Players? (January 29)
KSTP.com, MN - 3 hours ago
Well, it’s been an interesting day. Word first broke from USAToday.com that the Twins had reached an agreement with the Mets, trading away their ace pitcher

Claire: Santana looking at big payday
MLB.com - 1 hour ago
Baseball agent Peter Greenberg is an intelligent and well-spoken young man who goes about his business in a very thoughtful manner.

Santana dealt to Mets
KARE, MN - 47 minutes ago
KARE 11 News has confirmed the Minnesota Twins have agreed to ship Johan Santana to the New York Mets. But a source tells KARE 11 the Twins would get four

There was a time when Santana was a steal
Newsday, NY - 4 hours ago
BY ANTHONY RIEBER | anthony.rieber@newsday.com 10:33 PM EST, January 29, 2008 If and when he officially becomes a Met, Johan Santana will cost the team four

Jack Morris Reacts To Santana Trade
KELOLAND TV, SD - 3 hours ago
The Twins ended months of speculation on Tuesday, reaching a tentative agreement to trade staff ace Johan Santana to the New York Mets.

Mets, Twins reach tentative deal for Santana
The State, SC - 3 hours ago
After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send Johan Santana to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and

Twins, Mets reach tentative deal for star pitcher Santana, report
AFPÂ - 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AFP) — Venezuelan star pitcher Johan Sanatana will be traded from the Minnesota Twins to the New York Mets provided the two-time Cy Young Award

Yanks Step Back From the Brink and Watch Santana Go to the Mets
New York Times Blogs, NY - 6 hours ago
By Tyler Kepner Resisting the temptation to trade for Johan Santana may be the surest sign we’ve seen that the Yankees are operating differently now.








One Response to 'Sports news 30 January 2008'

  1. New York Yankees - August 24th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    The Yankees need a few more good arms. I was surprised they didn\’t make a move for one before the trade deadline.


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