Philadelphia Phillies Favorites: Rivalries

Rivalries. Every sport has them. In football, there’s the Eagles-Cowboys rivalry. In baseball, there are the Red Sox-Yankees and White Sox-Cubs rivalries. In basketball, there’s the Celtics-Lakers rivalry. Why wouldn’t the Phillies have any rivalries?   As a matter of fact they have five major ones.     1. New York Mets   This rivalry is obvious. They have been battling it out for the division the past two years. They last two titles were clinched on the last weekend of the season! The rivalry didn’t become major until before the 2006 season.   Before, if the Mets were doing well, the Phillies weren’t, and vice versa. After the Jimmy Rollins said the Phils were the team to beat before the 2007 season, the rivalry was out in the open. The Phillies won the division that year.   When Carlos Beltran said the Mets were the team to beat during the offseason, the Phils ignored it. They said Beltran was trying to pull a Jimmy ... (link)