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Life in the bubble

It’s 3:50pm on Tuesday, July 22. That’s 3 hours and 15 minutes, no, 3 hours, 14 minutes now until the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies open an important, but not “critical, must-win” series.
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With the division on the line, Phillies take on Mets

The Phillies' hold atop the NL East is in jeopardy starting tonight when they travel to New York to take on the Mets. This should be a great series filled with interesting storylines, including how Joe Blanton will do in his Phillies debut and how Brett Myers will fare in his comeback. The Mets will be sending their ace to the mound tonight in Johan Santana and he will try to show why the Mets...
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Mets, Phillies to Flail It Out for Desperate Fans -- Daily Intel -- New York News Blog -- New York Magazine

The Phillies and the Mets are tied for first in the NL East — with the Marlins just one game behind, but who counts the Marlins? — and begin a three-game set at Shea tonight. It s just the type of series that is perpetually overplayed — there ...
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That Choking Sound You Hear? That's the Mets Bullpen

Through most of Tuesday night's series opener at Shea, Phils fans were wondering why the team traded anything at all for Joe Blanton. He was unimpressive, to be kind, and Johan Santana outshined him in a big way. But Johan was relieved after the 8th, ...
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Sports of The Times: Mets, Missing Leadership, Are Wise to Temper Joy

The troubling question for the Mets this season — and it becomes more troubling when you really explore — is: Who in the clubhouse can stop the bad streak that will invariably come? >
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Not much more need be said, huh? Tonight marks the first of nine remaining regular season meetings between the Phillies and Mets, and the team that wins the bulk of them has a big leg up toward claiming the NL East as well. New York sends their ...
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So Taguchi and Jimmy Rollins had two-run doubles in a six-run ninth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied against the New York Mets' makeshift bullpen for an 8-6 victory Tuesday night, taking over first place in the NL East. After Johan Santana ...
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