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Article: Johan Santana Is Ready.
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- The New York Observer (New York, NY)
- Article date:
- March 21, 2008
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.-The Mets certainly hope that last night's events serve as foreshadowing of the 2008 season.
In front of a sell-out crowd at Tradition Field, Johan Santana quickly took command of the game against the Orioles in the first inning. A recent criticism leveled by former major leaguer Jack Morris is that Santana is relying too much on his changeup. And considering that a change up is merely a slow fastball, such a pattern could be problematic.
But Santana consistently set the tone for at-bats with a fastball that showed no reduction in velocity from his best outings.
Luke Scott, a formidable fastball hitter, fell victim to a high heater to end the ...