Two Tickets to Paradise

While untold millions might claim that “they were there” when Johan Santana no-hit the St. Louis Cardinals, in truth 27,069 tickets were sold for that breezy and drizzly Friday night. There were many ups and downs in the Citi Field stands during the game, but sportswriter Bob Klapisch summed up the mood when Santana struck out David Freese to wrap up the no-no. “For one night — one beautiful, historic night, the one that liberated Mets’ fans from 50 years of waiting, it was all worth it. Every last pitch.”