The Countdown clock is at less than a day, with the kickoff to the Mets 2008 season at less than a day away. So as we savor the anticipation of these last few hours before Johan takes the mound, lets peruse the blogs and see what our friends around the net are saying.

• Faith and Fear continues its countdown of Shea’s final days, taking a look at some of the people who’ve made Shea the place we’ve come to know and love.

• SNK reminds us you gotta believe.

• Mets soothsayer and all purpose fortune teller Metsradamus makes his 2008 NL East prediction. In his own special way, IMFM makes his predictions as well.

• Church of the Fonz mourns Gotay, and curses Tom Glavine. As we all should.

• And since at least one of these should be on topic, Mets Walkoffs takes a look at other seasons that started with a New Met on the mound.