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Zoneboy · 06-01-2012, 10:03 PM

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Johan Santana's road back from shoulder surgery wasn't nearly as long as the New York Mets' path to the first no-hitter in franchise history.

Given his struggles since becoming a Met, and the franchise's tortured history with no-nos, it only seems appropriate Santana authored their first.

On a cloudy night at Citi Field, Santana slogged throting ugh the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup, walking four but allowing no hits in an 8-0 victory Friday night that ended a half-century of Mets no-hit futility that stretched to 8,019 games.

After Santana struck out David Freese to end it, a raucous celebration unfolded at Citi Field, Santana slowly accepting hugs from his fellow mates after his feat.

It wasn't easy.

Santana threw 134 pitches, 26 more than the 108 he threw on May 8, his previous season high. Santana sat out the entire 2011 season recovering from shoulder surgery, the darkest point on a mostly disappointing stint since the Mets traded for him and signed him to a six-year, $137.5 million deal before the 2008 season.

Friday, certainly, was the high point.

"Amazing," Santana said afterward. "Coming into the season, I was just hoping to come back. Be healthy....Finally, the first one.

"It's the greatest feeling ever."

He issued his fifth walk with two outs in the eighth inning, prompting manager Terry Collins to jog briskly to the mound. It was a quick conversation, and Santana quickly got former teammate Carlos Beltran on a pop to second to end the inning.

"Tonight," Santana said of Collins, "he was not going to take me out of the game. No chance."

In the ninth, Matt Holliday hit a broken-bat fly to center that Andres Torres reeled in. Allen Craig hit a soft fly to left for the second out. Freese flailed at a full-count pitch in the dirt, Santana's eighth strikeout on a night his changeup danced magically, as it did when he established himself as the premier left-handed pitcher in the game.

And so ended a 50-year wait for a Mets no-hitter.

What had been most galling to Mets fans since their inaugural season in 1962: The gaggle of ex-Mets who went on to throw no-hitters elsewhere. The list grew to seven just five weeks ago, when Mets draftee Philip Humber tossed a perfect game - for the Chicago White Sox.

It's a list that includes Hall of Famers such as Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan - who, incidentally, tossed the fourth of his seven no-hitters on this date 27 years ago, for the California Angels. Mike Scott and David Cone went on to author no-hitters and win Cy Young Awards elsewhere.

Santana won two of those when he was a Minnesota Twin. Now, he has a historic no-no on what's a sterling body of work.

Jaqui-Michel · 06-01-2012, 11:11 PM

Woo Hoo! I'm am so happy for the Johan and the Amazings. This year (so far) has been a pleasant surprise.

duckie · 06-01-2012, 11:37 PM

Wow, who would of thought that this was the first no-no in Mets history, considering all the good pitchers they have had. I could of swore Tom Seaver had one with them but I guess not.

TVFactFan · 06-02-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaqui-Michel

Woo Hoo! I'm am so happy for the Johan and the Amazings. This year (so far) has been a pleasant surprise.

It's also a surprise that the Mets won 29 of their first 52 games.

mets82 · 06-02-2012, 10:26 PM

Congrats to all of us Mets fans out there!!! It was a great moment!! The Mets have been very surprising so far this year.

TVFactFan · 06-02-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mets82

Congrats to all of us Mets fans out there!!! It was a great moment!! The Mets have been very surprising so far this year.

Yup, they won 30 out of their first 53 games and a game out of 1st place in the month of June

Schmoopie · 06-04-2012, 11:11 AM

Wow that is awesome!!! Congrats to the Mets! I bet Johan Santana felt incredible after doing that!

steevo · 06-04-2012, 08:53 PM

This was a great moment for Johan Santana and the Mets- they finally have a no-hitter after their first 50 years. Congratulations.

TVFactFan · 06-04-2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by steevo

This was a great moment for Johan Santana and the Mets- they finally have a no-hitter after their first 50 years. Congratulations.

A friend of mine was talking about it in the 7th inning and I was like....."WAY TOO EARLY TO MENTION IT"

But they did it

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