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Tick…tick…tick…

The supposed contract extension deadline for Johan Santana and the Mets is 5:00 pm. The time is now 2:15pm, and rapidly ticking toward zero hour.

According to Mike & The Mad Dog, ESPN’s Buster Olney, and everyone else that wholly trashes the Mets without cause, justification or purpose, the two sides are “nowhere close in negotiations.”

According to FOX Sports, Sports Illustrated, and anyone who is remotely objective in their journalism, the two sides are “nearing a deal,” and will be ready “by 5:00.”

According to Mets fans, the best cure for Johan-induced nausea is lukewarm ginger ale, saltines and daydreams of #57 on the mound at Shea. I prefer cold beer and prayer, but to each his own.
Try to think happy thoughts, Mets fans.