METS (79-61, 1st place/NL East) vs. PHILLIES (76-64, 2nd place/NL East)
Friday: RHP Mike Pelfrey (13-8, 3.66) vs. RHP Brett Myers (8-10, 4.40), 7:10 p.m. (SNY, WFAN, WADO)
Saturday: RHP Pedro Martinez (5-3, 5.07 ERA) vs. LHP Jamie Moyer (12-7, 3.80), 3:55 p.m. (Fox, WFAN, WADO)
Sunday: LHP Oliver Perez (10-7, 3.86) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (12-8, 3.01), 8:07 p.m. (ESPN, WFAN, WADO)
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PHILLIES SHORT HOPS
Cole Hamels gets the start opposite Johan Santana on Sunday in place of Kyle Kendrick , who could see work in the bullpen in an extreme situation. Hamels will pitch on standard rest because of Thursday’s off-day. … Third base coach Steve Smith will begin serving a two-game suspension. He drew the penalty for charging across the field in Chicago on a disputed call at first base in which Ryan Howard was called out. … The Phillies obtained lefty-hitting pinch-hitter Matt Stairs from Toronto after last week’s Mets series. Philadelphia parted with a player to be ...
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East Coast Hunkers Down for Hurricane, Phillies-Mets Series
walkoffwalk.com 9/5/2008 — Forget football and forget the MARNA Indoor Nudist Swim , the two biggest things that are happening this weekend on the East Coast are Hurricane Hanna and the Phillies-Mets series . What's the common denominator? Both events feature a lot of ...
Pelfrey's innings count
theropolitans.com 9/5/2008 — Mike Pelfrey will open the series against the Phillies tonight, and according to this New York Times article, Dan Warthen "will be one of the more fidgety people in the Mets’ dugout." The article outlays the research by SI columnist Tom Verducci, where he found that if a young pitcher, under the age
Lineup: Phillies come to town
nydailynews.com 9/5/2008 — Here's the lineup for Friday's series opener against the Phillies:
Reyes, ss
Murphy, lf
Wright, 3b
Delgado, 1b
Beltran, cf
Church, rf
Castillo, 2b
Schneider, c
Pelfrey, rhp
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Looks like Jon Niese will have to wait for his next ...
ON DECK: PHILLIES AT METS
nypost.com 9/5/2008 — There are many members of the current Mets who were not a part of last season's historic collapse. And the players who were have put it in the past. The Mets (79-61) begin a weekend series against the Phillies (76-64) with a three-game cushion...
John Delcos' NY Mets Report
nymetsreport.com 9/5/2008 — The Mets will take another performance from Mike Pelfrey like the one he gave them Friday against Philly. Three runs on four hits in seven innings. That’s five straight starts in which he gave up three or fewer earned runs. Pelfrey is 1-1 with a 0.69 ...
Mets and Phillies Battle in Crucial Series —
Bleacher Report - MLB 9/5/2008
The final three games between the Mets and the Phillies begin tonight at Shea Stadium with the post-All Star game ace Brett Meyers (8-10, 5-1 since break) versus Mets righty Mike Pelfrey (13-8).
With the Phillies only three games back of the Mets, ...
Brushes with greatness —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 9/5/2008
Talk about a small world. Surfing the Mets just went downstairs at Shea to visit Kevin Mulvey, who is here as a spectator. Who did we see? Super Joe McEwing. He’s visiting from the Philly area, and said he just wanted to see the old ballpark ...
