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The Mets handed out free t-shirts commemorating the Johan no-no as fans walked into the ballpark Tuesday night.\u00a0 It was Santana\u2019s first start at home since his historic June 1 performance that finally broke the franchise\u2019s 51-year no-hit drought.<\/p>\n

The t-shirt is nice.\u00a0 It has a depiction of Johan in celebration mode on the front and that game\u2019s famous line score printed on the back.\u00a0 Unlike most giveaways, t contains no corporate advertising.\u00a0 Many fans immediately donned them over whatever they wore to the game that night.<\/p>\n

A surprising number of fans were seen wearing a different t-shirt hand-made by Met fan Darren Meenan at his Flushing warehouse specializing in creative non-MLB licensed team-ware.\u00a0 It\u2019s clear Meenan\u2019s work has caught on in a big way.\u00a0 His special $20 Johan shirt rolled off the presses a few days after the no-no and it was omnipresent Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Mets won five-nil.\u00a0 Ukrainian heritage was celebrated with an on-field song and dance routine after BP. The Stony Brook baseball team was honored before the ceremonial first pitch thrown by that team\u2019s head coach Matt Senk.\u00a0 I bought a $20 seat (cheapest available) at the box office before the game.\u00a0 The clerk said the advance sale was abut 29-thousand.\u00a0 The announced attendance was 32587.\u00a0 Lots of Orioles fans were sprinkled in and mingled nicely with the home crowd.<\/p>\n

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After a couple $8.50 Czechvars early in the contest, I met up with Steelers Fan Mike and his pal up in section 327.\u00a0 The game moved quickly and was over in 2 hours, 29 minutes.\u00a0 We spent the latter half of the contest schmoozing in the plaza beyond center field.\u00a0 A cool, bay-scented summer breeze blew the entire evening.\u00a0 It was really pleasant<\/p>\n

Santana pitched six scoreless.\u00a0 I still don\u2019t understand how Johan\u2019s 90 mph fastball so effectively sets up his 75 mph change but O\u2019s hitters looked stumped throughout.<\/p>\n

The Duda two-run homer to right field in the sixth barely cleared the wall.\u00a0 I can\u2019t find firm confirmation of this, but WFAN\u2019s Joe and Evan quoted Gary Cohen as saying 11 of the 28 Met home runs at Citi Field this season wouldn\u2019t have gotten out had it not been for the team\u2019s decision before the season to shrink the park\u2019s expansive dimensions.\u00a0 Joe and Evan said opponents have benefited 9 times for the same reason in 2012.<\/p>\n

Santana\u2019s solid outing came one night after R-A Dickey pitched his second straight one-hitter.\u00a0 This prompted Steelers Fan Mike to say:\u00a0 \u201cSpahn, Sain and pray for rain has become Dickey, Santana and hope they slip on a banana.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dickey\u2019s run of dominance prompted \u2019FAN caller Mel from Bayside (a Dodger fan) to suggest a scouting tool that would enable opponents to better crack R-A\u2019s knuckleball.\u00a0 Click below to hear Mel\u2019s suggestion and Francesa\u2019s reaction.\u00a0 It\u2019s inane, yes, but I found it really funny as I listened to Mel\u2019s bright idea.<\/p>\n

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-What does it say about hockey in Lipstick City that LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa failed to show for his city\u2019s big parade honoring the Kings\u2019 first-ever Stanley Cup?\u00a0\u00a0 Villaraigosa blamed his absence on a Florida meeting of the US Conference of Mayors.\u00a0 Lame excuse, Tony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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