Johan Santana insisted he was a bit nervous in the moments before
his highly anticipated debut with the New York Mets.
Didn’t look it, not one bit.
Santana struck out eight in seven dominant innings, David Wright hit a
three-run double and New York opened its season with a 7-2 win Monday over the
Florida Marlins.
“It’s always good to get the first one out of the way,” Santana said. “I
wasn’t trying to put anything in my head or anything. Just another game, another
opening day, different uniform, lot of expectations. But I felt good.”
