Johan Santana is throwing from flat ground in St. Lucie and hopes to be ready for Opening Day. Adam Rubin has the story here [1], MetsBlog offers SNY video here [2].
Even with too many other signs [3] pointing downward [4], and even as there are “no assurances” that the ace of the staff will be ready to face the Braves by April 5 (or that Johan will ever really be Johan [5] again), geez it feels good to know on a Thursday night in January that Johan Santana was throwing from flat ground in St. Lucie earlier today.
Also good: Friend of FAFIF Sharon Chapman on the run once more for the Tug McGraw Foundation. Details on contributing to a worthy cause here [6].