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I think the Mets and Phillies should agree to a rule: that any player on the two clubs caught using the phrase “team to beat” should immediately be suspended for three games.

Seriously, I’m sick of hearing that phrase. Can we just give it up already, people?

K-rod will have less than 30 saves this year.

Phillies suck. Enjoy your world series victory for the next 100 yrs. This coming from an Angles fan…philly is the worst place in the world.

Brett, Angel fans have nothing to show for. Your fans are lousy, your team is lousy. Talk about the Mets being choke artists, how about the Angles – can’t seem to beat those pesky Red Sox. Your ONE lousy title in ’02 is all the franchise has. Hey I have an idea, let’s expand our fan base to Los Angeles because all anyone cares about still is the Ducks. Angels have been a threat the last five or so years, but before that (just like the Phillies) you were basically nothing. Philadelphia has so much rich baseball history, regardless of how many loosing seasons they’ve had. PS – Your stadium is crap too.

Oh Brett, I forgot to ask you, how many division titles and pennants the Phillies have won compared to your Angels. I also forgot to ask you how your tutu fits, you know the outfit your wear with those awesome wings and that sparkly halo…do you wear that to the game? Do you sprinkle each other with glitter?

i don’t see how he said anything wrong, he stated facts, simple as that. Philly performed last year and congrats to them, but with the additions to the mets pen they are a much better team then last year, which leads to a much harder run for philly.

and brett, sorry you can’t even get a football team

Zack, are you on the team? How you gonna “beat” Krod in the 9th. shut up.

phillies suck

please ryan…wait until he comes in and strikes out utley for the final out…but thats ok…ive been to mets/phillies game..utley is like god to you people…if he said bend over you would take it up the a$$…you fans are so arrogant for winning a world series in the last 100 years…you better enjoy it…because thats the last one for another 100 years..

i can’t wait till that arm gives out halfway through this season K-Rod. you know he took way too much of a beating on that arm last year and his funky style delivery virtually guarantees that he won’t be around very long. speaking of already getting paid, that’s what you got k-rod, and now your best days are behind you. the mets will regret signing you even more than they regret signing mo vaughn, billy wagner, and pedro martinez put together.

Hey Mets09, you’re a moron. He did it all in 68 innings, that’s nice. How many saves did he blow? You guys should have signed Fuentes, but hey, your loss. Seven blown saves? Oh yeah, and that 92 mph fastball isn’t the old 96-98 he was packing in 2006-07. But hey, why would anyone think a guy with decreasing velocity was damaged goods, right? Wagner’s velocity started to dip in 2007, so did his stats, and by the end of 2008, he was on the shelf, so have fun with another Omar Minaya move. Why haven’t you fired that moron yet?

Phillyhater, you’re another typical, ignorant, jealous New York fan. You’d think you people would learn from your brethren fans of the varsity team in New York (Yankees). They taunted Red Sox fans after 2004, telling them it’d be another 80 years before their next World Series. Worked out well. If you think K-Rod “meant nothing by it,” you’re an idiot. Fitting the mold of Minaya players like Jose “no way” Reyes, he’s a loud mouth idiot, the kind that turns the Marlins and Braves into Philly fans every September when they seek to ruin your year, because your players are a bunch of tools.

Why of Course You Are … LMAO … :)

• Only one team in the past 15 years has won back-to-back World Series — the 1998-1999-2000 Yankees, who won three of them in a row. But putting it that way makes it sound much easier than it actually is.

• Let’s remember that besides those Yankees, the 1992 and 1993 Blue Jays are the only other team to repeat in the past 30 years.

• And let’s also remember this: The only National League team to repeat in the past 87 years was the 1975 and 1976 Big Red Machine.

• But let’s especially remember this: Since the wild-card era stretched the postseason into the three-tiered adventure it has become, repeating has gotten harder than ever. True, those Yankees did it. But other than the Yankees, just two defending World Series winners since 1995 have even won a postseason game the next October: the 1996 Braves and the 2008 Red Sox.

“Let me tell you this: Without Santana, we felt as a team that we have a chance to win our division. With him, now I have no doubt that we’re going to win our division. So this year, to Jimmy Rollins — we are the team to beat.” –Carlos Beltran, Spring 2008

The Mets and Phils are developing a really good, competitive rivalry. I love it! It makes things really interesting throughout the season.

I think the division will probably come down to the wire once again this season, and it ain’t hard to tell who holds the edge in crunch time: the Phightin’s! We’re clearly in the Mets’ heads, and if they blow it for the third straight time this year, I expect to see a BIG-time restructuring of the Mets team.

GO PHILS!

If one more player uses the phrase “we are the team to beat” i’m gonna flip out…

Mutts players should be smart, and say that the Phillies had a good team last year, and they are the champs until someone knocks them off…. they’ll have a bullseye on their backs and we’ll be gunning for them..

instead Ryan Church and K-Rod… who have nothing to do with anything, are running their mouths… Beltran gonna stay quiet this year?

One thing is being forgotten in the rush to praise the Mets bullpen ‘restructure’. Whilst still owing this years salary to Wagner they’ve taken on somewhere in the region of a further $18m for two back-end relievers, traded prospects and peices from their bullpen which still has question marks over it’s middle-relief and health. Everyone keeps falling for the Mets spend happy routine when honestly any other team willing to flash that kind of cash and empty the farm could do as well in the market.

Praise where praise is due and an active off-season doesn’t necessarily mean a good one especially when your paying massive premiums in the long-term for the pleasure.

I say let the Mets and the Met fans say whatever they want. They know the reality and that is the Phillies are the 2008 World Series champs and the Mets have everything to prove. All the pressure is on them to come out this season and win because if they don’t start out well early it could be a long season for the Mets and their fans. The Phillies have what it takes and know they have what it takes to win when it matters most.

As a Phillies fan who lives in the NY media coverage area I must say I can’t wait til the Phillies take control of the NL East and then hear all the Mets fans wishing their organization was as good as the Phillies. It’s music to my ears.

Technically, the “team to beat” would be the team that just won the world series the year before. So, no, the Mets are not the team to beat. If K-Rod thinks the Mets are the better team, then he should just say that. I also hate the players talking about being the best in the division or whatever, but if a reporter asks a player if that player thinks they are the better team, I wouldnt expect him to say no. Every player likes their team the best (cept for Pirate and Nat players). So, as a Mets fan, to all other Mets fans, the Phils are the team to beat. They are the ones defending the title. We may be better on paper, but who really cares, since this isnt a video game or a computer simulation and the games are played on the field. Lets hold a lead in the division for more than a week before we start talking.

I love the back-and-forth… that’s what makes a rivalry. I don’t take offense to it. None of them will be winning a pulitzer prize anytime soon (not a lot of creativity coming from either side) but they are showing a willingness to step up and challenge their teammates and the oppositition. I like it because it reaffirms that the Phillies should not be taking anyone lightly. Even players that haven’t been a part of the NLE rivalry are eager to make themselves a part of it. The bulls eye is on our back. The Mets’ trash talking is a little shallow (considering we did win a championship and they choked in consecutive seasons down the stretch) but it really doesn’t bother me that they’re still a confident bunch. With Howard reporting 20 pounds lighter, Myers returning 30 pounds lighter and Kendrick reporting early, I like our chances… it won’t come easy but baby, I can’t Phight this Pheeling anymore!!

Rich, Yea his velocity went down ,but we dont need to disuss that he took the velocity off of his fastball so he can throw his change=up with more control. We will just not include that in this though. Secondly, KRod blew 7 saves ,but Lidge blew 9 in 2007, and 6 in 2006. Closers blow games,its what happens. The discussion was about why would his arm fall off when he only pitched 68 innings. Also Lidges numbers have been declining as well. obviously not the save count ,but neither has Krods. As far the rest of the Mets bullpen. We got rid of Heilman for Putz, Got rid of Smith for Sean Green/Darren Oday. We have A 10 game winner being added to the pen in Redding, We can put Neice in the pen or have Parnell there still. The Mets Bullpen is so fine past the 8th inning.

and you cant throw the money card anymore. The phillies have a 135 million dollar payroll.

The Phillies have an increased payroll mostly because of escolators in existing contracts. The Mets continually have money to play with from bad contracts, bad salaries and the fringe elements of the roster are never fully addressed by Minaya in the right ways (if they were you couldn’t afford your constant spending sprees)

Yea, I know that ,but what I am saying is thats not gonna happen again. Closers blow games, and Lidge isnt the invinsible God they seam to think he is.