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Agent: Santana kept injury secret

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After temporarily saving the Mets' season with one of the best pitching performances in franchise history, Johan Santana said he was not trying to do anything crazy. Santana, it turns out, pitched that three-hit shutout against Florida last Saturday with a torn meniscus in his left knee. He had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday morning, according to the team, and is expected to be ready for spring training. Chris Leible, one of Santana's agents, said Santana's knee had bothered him throughout September, but that Santana did not want to have it checked out for fear that he would be advised not to continue pitching.

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Johan Santana, AP Johan Santana, AP
October 2, 2008  06:11 AM ET

He has other secrets too.

October 2, 2008  08:21 AM ET

Good for him, and at the end of the day, the Mets still staged the largest case of public urination in history.

October 2, 2008  08:38 AM ET
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Good for him, and at the end of the day, the Mets still staged the largest case of public urination in history.

And I loved EVERY minute of it....AGAIN! Go Phils!

October 2, 2008  09:17 AM ET

Here come the excuses! Maybe if the Muts showed a little heart they would be in the playoffs.

October 2, 2008  09:25 AM ET
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Here come the excuses! Maybe if the Muts showed a little heart they would be in the playoffs.

Roy? Right?

October 2, 2008  09:28 AM ET
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Roy? Right?

Wrong!

October 2, 2008  09:35 AM ET
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Wrong!

I hardly recognized you, you're not totally ripping off mine or other peoples' names?

October 2, 2008  09:36 AM ET

And that is the way game is supposed to be played. If you are paid as much as he is you go out there even if you are hurt. Cal Ripken did it for years but not one patted him on the back for it until he broke the consecutive games played record. This just comes at a bad time with the Mets losing so it looks like they are making excuses.

October 2, 2008  09:38 AM ET
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Good for him, and at the end of the day, the Mets still staged the largest case of public urination in history.

A larger urination then last year?

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October 2, 2008  09:44 AM ET
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Some peoper want Korea to be carr Urination....Ping not so sure?

What? You lost me on that one and I am fluent in broken engrish.

October 2, 2008  09:46 AM ET

Doesn't even matter if Santana pitched hurt or not. His performance didn't hurt the Mets. Now if the team starts telling you that half the bullpen was injured then we can sound the bs alert because that will really out the bull in bullpen and let you know excuses are being made. But despite all this Minaya just got an extension and a raise and Manuel is also about to get a deal. Wish I worked somewhere where failure is rewarded.

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October 2, 2008  09:53 AM ET
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Doesn't even matter if Santana pitched hurt or not. His performance didn't hurt the Mets. Now if the team starts telling you that half the bullpen was injured then we can sound the bs alert because that will really out the bull in bullpen and let you know excuses are being made. But despite all this Minaya just got an extension and a raise and Manuel is also about to get a deal. Wish I worked somewhere where failure is rewarded.

Send me your application and I'll forward it to HR.

October 2, 2008  10:06 AM ET

Who is this guy, Tiger Woods? Give him the Cy Young now! If he had anything relief pitchers behind him he would have won 22 games easy.

October 2, 2008  10:09 AM ET
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I long for the days of Ellis Island, where they could receive proper instruction on assimilation while being quaruntines for headlice and scurvy

Not to mention you could change those pesky unpronouncable names as well. I swear I get called for every panel when stuck with Jury duty because my name is one of the few the guy can pronounce.

October 2, 2008  10:12 AM ET
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Not to mention you could change those pesky unpronouncable names as well. I swear I get called for every panel when stuck with Jury duty because my name is one of the few the guy can pronounce.

That and you are probably one of the few who pay their taxes on a semi-regular basis.

 
October 2, 2008  10:16 AM ET

One of my favorite lines every, was from that SNL skit where Will Farrell was playing Neil Diamond...."everyone knows that I am fueled creatively by my hatred of immigrants"....

effin' priceless!!!!!!!

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