Baseball writers have struggled to elect starting pitchers to the Hall of Fame in recent election cycles because changing usage patterns require us to alter how starters are judged.
Cy Santana Harmon Killebrew Kirby Puckett Rod Carew Tony Oliva Joe Mauer Bert Blyleven Kent Hrbek Jim Kaat Johan Santana Sometimes, complete and utter dominance—even if for a relatively short period of time—wins the day.
Some history is revisionist history. With respect to those honored with postseason awards, there were instances in which someone was more deserving. Understanding changing criteria and added scrutiny recently toward the voting process, we began our look back at awards that need a redo.
Two of the greatest players in Minnesota Twins history linked up once again, this time in a playoff environment. Ahead of Game 3 of the ALDS between the Twins and Houston Astros, three-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana arrived to throw out the first pitch.
The Twins snapped the longest playoff losing streak in North American pro sports history on Tuesday
Minnesota Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez went viral on Tuesday for his choice of pre-game fashion ahead of his Game 1 start in the playoffs. The Twins are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at Target Field in the first game of the wild card series (best-of-three) and Lopez walked in rocking an old school Johan Santana jersey.
This was a no-hitter regardless of how you viewed it or how many pitchers it took. The Mets waited more than 50 years for their first: Johan Santana providing the entirety of the 134 tosses on a Friday night at Citi Field.
The great Johan Santana spoiled twins fans in the mid-2000s, and they’ve been begging for another bonafide ace since he was traded to the New York Mets.
“It has happened!” Any Mets fan will tell you which Gary Cohen call this is from, and exactly where they were when it happened. Exactly ten years ago Wednesday, Johan Santana performed his swan song in front of the Flushing Faithful, as he no-hit the St.
No-hitters come in a variety of ways. But for the New York Mets before June 1, 2012, it had not been presented to them in any fashion. Then came the 8,020th game for the franchise—started on the Citi Field mound by Johan Santana.
Five New York Mets pitchers combined to throw the second no-hitter in franchise history on Friday to This article will be updated soon to provide more...
Photo Credit: USA TODAY The New York Mets have announced that they will commemorate Johan Santana‘s historic no-hitter this season. In a statement released
Johan Santana’s trade from the Twins to the Mets will be memorable for many reasons. Now, one final player from that trade is still making his mark at the big-league level.
With the lockout dragging on (and on, and on), Twins Daily takes a look at one of the key pieces of the Johan Santana trade.
Johan Santana and Joe Nathan were each top pitchers of their generation. Both were one-and-done on the BBWAA ballot, so who was the more significant snub?
On this day eight years ago, the Mets got their first (and only) no-hitter in franchise history. But 37 years before Johan Santana made Amazin history, Nolan Ryan threw his fourth no-hitter of his career.
Here is a look at the greatest second-half performances in MLB history, including the mark that many of them stamped on the history of the game.
The crop of players to make their debut on the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is impressive and includes some surefire Hall of Famers. Here's a rundown of the 19 names first appearing on the ballot this year.
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