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It looks like Johan Santana found his way to New York, but it wasn’t to join the Yankees.

The former Minnesota Twins ace was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez, pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey. The Twins get the Mets’ best farm players while New York gets arguably the best pitcher in the majors, pending a physical and contract extension.

Not a bad price for a two-time Cy Young award winner. Santana joins a staff that includes Pedro Martinez, John Maine, Oliver Perez and Orlando Hernandez, giving the Mets a strong starting rotation and a good replacement to the recently departed Tom Glavine.

This wasn’t the scenario I pictured Santana to be dealt to, but the Mets were the team to give the most up for him. I would have loved to have seen him go to the New York Yankees, but apparently they weren’t willing to give up their top prospects. The Boston Red Sox were also a top candidate for Santana, but their offer wasn’t up to par with what the Mets were willing to offer.

Source: CBS Sportsline

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The second time was the charm, as the New York Mets’ Tom Glavine pitched 6 1-3 innings to get career win No. 300.

Glavine became the 23rd pitcher in Major League Baseball history to join the 300-win club in the 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

The win was only his 57th in a Mets uniform, as the other 243 came when he was with the Atlanta Braves.

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So yesterday I got all giddy about three potential milestone moments that could have been reached last night. Well, needless to say, the only thing shattered last night was my hopes of a momentous evening.

Here is what went down last night.

Barry Bonds: The controversial slugger went 0-for-2 with 2 walks. The boos were so thick, the ball couldn’t find its way out of the ballpark. Since moving within one shy of Hank Aaron last Friday, he’s hit 1-for-9 with seven walks.

Alex Rodriguez: There were eight home runs hit last night by the Yankees, tying a club record. Unfortunately, none came from A-Rod’s bat as he finished the night 0-for-5 and stuck at 499. Good news is that he still has a little under a year to hit it to still become the fastest player to 500. I have a good feeling too he’ll do it. But that’s just me.

Tom Glavine: The lefty pitched a strong game only giving up one earned run in 6 1/3 innings. Unfortunately, the other team played just as well and Glavine was given a no decision as the Mets lost 4-2 to the Brewers in 13 innings, denying his 300th win.

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Can Barry Bonds tie Hank Aaron today at 755?

A-Rod goes deep with home run No. 500?

Tom Glavine looks to capture win 300.

So many milestones can be accomplished tonight! I can’t remember a night like this ever in sports.

Keep checking in to see who, if anyone one of them, got their names in the record books tonight.

Odds are one of these guys are gonna do something.

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