Mets

• Optimistic fans were boasting that the Mets will win it all after a triumphant season opener Thursday at Citi Field left them with amnesia about three straight losing seasons.
(New York Daily News)
• Johan Santana pitched five shutout innings and David Wright had two hits and drove in the lone run as the New York Mets topped the Atlanta Braves 1-0 in their first game of the Major League Baseball season.
(Bloomberg)
• TAMPA — It's all eyes on the refurbished ballpark and recovered ace when the Mets open their 2012 season today against the Braves.
(New York Post)
• William Perlman/Star-Ledger/US PresswireGary Carters family members are recognized on the field on Opening Day at Citi Field. The Mets honored the memory of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter-- who died Feb.
(ESPN)
• NEW YORK -- New Mets center fielder Andres Torres walked off the field in the seventh inning against Atlanta after reinjuring his left calf while chasing Tyker Pastornickys first big league hit, a one-out triple.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• He flopped to start 2011, then rebounded well enough to retain his starting job. But he'll need to improve, on offense and defense, in order to cement himself as the long-term solution. This is his third go-round as a middle infielder.
(NJ.com)
• NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- David Wright singled in the only run and five New York pitchers combined on a four-hitter Thursday in the Mets 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. Wright lined the next pitch into left field, allowing Torres to score easily.
(United Press International)
• Baseball is back in Flushing, only this time with much cozier confines. It's opening day for the New York Mets, with a game underway against the Atlanta Braves.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Atlanta is trying to put a disastrous September in the rearview mirror, finishing the 2011 season on a 9-18 skid. Star outfielder Jason Heyward needs to overcome his sophomore slump, after hitting just .227 with 14 home runs and 42 RBIs last season.
(Chicago Tribune)
• Is this an offer any Mets fan with a sizable chunk of spare change can afford to let slip through his fingers—or legs? The ball that Bill Buckner booted in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was put up in an online auction.
(Wall Street Journal)