Phillies 0, Mets 0, Postponed - Sep. 6, 2008

Schmidt inspires Phillies while dissing Mets
newsday.com 9/6/2008 — The message stood for all to see, although no one claimed much knowledge of it afterward. Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, the greatest player in Phillies history, sent an e-mail devised to inspire his modern-day successors. And to tweak their opponents.  ...

Brotherly Love and A New York State of Mind
baseballreflections.com 9/6/2008 — Washington Nationals With all of their injuries and a pitching staff that was in trouble before trading RP Jon Rauch, the Nationals find themselves at the bottom of the NL East once again and it is there they will be for years to come in my estimation. They also host the worst record in baseball.

Your MLB Announcing Schedule For The Weekend
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 9/6/2008 — The majority of the country is getting a double dose of the Mets-Phillies this weekend, but with Hanna heading up the East Coast it's likely that at least the Saturday game will be rained out. If that's the case then expect the DBacks-Dodgers game ...

Nelson: Phils' actions louder than Schmidt's words
sports.espn.go.com 9/7/2008 — Brett Myers didn't read Mike Schmidt's message before Friday's game, but he and the Phillies were better than the Mets in the series opener.

Dear Mets, Please Start Choking... NOW
the700level.com 9/7/2008 — The Phillies kick off quite a big series this evening against the division leading New York Mets. It's our top guns against theirs. Myers vs. Pelfrey, Moyer vs. Pedro, and the matchup of the aces on Sunday night, Hamels vs. Johan. Overcoming a ...

Not Scared
faithandfear.blogharbor.com 9/7/2008 — A loss to the Phillies in September. The knowledge that they're hot on our heels and just got a little closer. Bah. I'm not scared. These are not the 2007 Mets, Willie Randolph's Mets, the Mets who admitted that sometimes they got bored out ...

Hannah You Strumpet. Phils-Mets PPD...
the700level.com 9/7/2008 — After Brett came out dealing again last night, shutting out the Mets in front of their pitifully non-capacity crowd, Hannah has intervened and ruined our plans for watching the Moyer-Martinez bout today. The teams have announced that due to heavy ...

Brett Myers' Wife Rests Easy as MetsNation Waits for Rain to Stop — It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations

It's A Washout — 24 Hours From Suicide...A Day In The Life of a Met Fan

Die Hurricane Hannah, Greg Dobbs — GO METS DIE BRAVES

SNY limits commercials for Sunday's Phils-Mets game — Sports stories from Newsday

Should Santana Start Game 1? — Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest

Schmidt To Phils: The Mets Know You’re Better — SPORTSbyBROOKS

Schmidt tops Rollins...... — Mets Fever

Doubleheader Potentially Bad News — Hot Foot

Mets and the Phillies Are Ready to Play Two After Postponement — NYT > Baseball 9/6/2008
The Mets and Phillies will play a day-night doubleheader Sunday that could have major implications on the National League East race. >

Holy Schmidt! Mets aren't choking this year — Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs 9/6/2008
I don’t like to make guarantees, but I guarantee this - the Mets aren’t blowing a 7-game lead with 17 to play this year. That’s because the Mets won’t have a 7-game lead. There are two strong teams in the NL East, and if the ...

Heavy rains force Phils-Mets to Sunday twinbill — SI.com - MLB 9/6/2008
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Phils, Mets doubleheader Sunday — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 9/6/2008
The Mets and Phillies kept their pitching rotations the same after Saturday's rainout, meaning that Pedro Martinez will face Jamie Moyer in the 2:15 p.m. opener of a day-night doubleheader at Shea Sunday.

Phillies shut out Mets, cut NL East lead to two games — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 9/7/2008
Brett Myers buzzed through the New York Mets' lineup, pitching eight dominant innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 victory Friday night that cut their NL East deficit to two games.

Hannan forces Mets into doubleheader vs. Phillies — Newsday.com - Mets 9/7/2008
If the Mets weren't tired of questions involving last September's collapse in the wake of Friday's 3-0 loss to the Phillies, then the second wave of doubleheader talk probably finished them off. With Hurricane Hanna downgraded to a tropical storm and ...

Rainout roadmap — Newsday.com - Mets 9/7/2008
With the remains of Tropical Storm Hanna zeroing in on Shea late yesterday afternoon, the Mets moved quickly to postpone their 3:55 p.m. game by 11 that morning. Sorting out the details for today's split doubleheader with the Phillies is a little ...

Hot Stove Rivalry: Who’s Got the Better Starting Rotation? — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/7/2008
Jeff Freier , Hot Stove New York - If everybody were healthy, I’d say the Mets. But right now they’re both in the same boat – they have three guys they can count on (Hamels, Meyers, Moyer / Santana, Pelfrey, Perez) and ...