Comments on: The Phillie Phanatic is My Nemesis (And Other Philadelphia-Based Mets Villains)

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Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:00:59 +0000

[…] I’m surprised that we made it to nearly July without any Cespedes promo, but there’s a lot to come, and this clever t-shirt design is one of my favorite of the season. Here’s to lots of big hits by Yo, especially in this game against those blasted Phillies. […]

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Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:25:05 +0000

[…] tough loss to the Phillies, I didn’t turn on the Mets’ game on Sunday right away. As you may’ve read before, raised by Mets fans in Philadelphia, I have a special kind of loathing for the Phillies. I saw my […]

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Mets - Baseball Prospectus — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:05:21 +0000

[…] It’s been a bit hard watching the Mets these last few weeks—the team looks disjointed, still struggling through injuries and the parade subsequent call-ups. It’s harder still, I imagine, to play like a cohesive unit when the team’s very members are constantly in flux. But despite the loss of Harvey, the Mets’ pitching staff has remained one of the team’s saving graces. Watching deGrom pitch a complete game shutout on Sunday, in which he also got a hit of his own then scored all the way from first, really warmed my heart’s innermost cockles. (The fact that he shut out the Phillies was, of course, icing.) […]