Simon, the 1989 world-indoor champion at 60 meters, easily beat Johnson out of the blocks, and led most of the race.

The only way I see beating Johnson is cutting his horsepower a little because he has run away from everybody for half a decade.

The Giants had not beaten Johnson in three tries.

The Mets have won nine of their last 10 games, and have beaten Johnson the last three times he has faced them.

There are mind games at work: the Mets believe they can beat Johnson, who seems confused by them.

St. Louis was the only team to beat Johnson twice this season, but the last time was on April 18.

The Mets didn't simply beat Johnson, they knocked him around.

He beat Johnson in Los Angeles two months ago and won three more races before reaching here with something to rectify.

Before yesterday's game, the Mets believed they could beat Johnson.

He beat Johnson by 215,471 to 119,959 votes.