Chipper Jones Chimes In; Nobody Notices

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 Chipper Jones Chimes In; Nobody Notices
The Mets-Phillies rivalry is the new Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, except with poorer fans. After the Mets' epic September collapse and the Phillies' fizzled playoff run against the Rockies in 2007, both teams have a hard-on for shedding past failures and strutting about like cock-of-the-2008-walk. Way too much hullabaloo has been made since the start of spring training what with Carlos Beltran ... [link]

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The Braves Are the Team to... Um... Be Heard From!
Published 2/21/2008 by Matt P at The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae
Last year, when we were all caught up in the hype between the Phillies and Mets, the Braves were overlooked as an NL East contender and then damn near took the division by surprise for a while there. And in 2008, it looks like we're off to the same start. All eyes are on Philly and New York again, and there's been little if any mention of the boys down in the ATL. Until now... Chipper Jones has spoken, and he wants the world to know... "I really don't care what's being said," he said. "The Phillies and the Mets know we'll be ...

Anybody Around Here To Play? [Blogdome]
Published 2/22/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
• The Cavs are gonna be somewhat short on players tonight. [Waiting For Next Year] • Dustin Pedroia's lame "revenge." [Red Sox Monster] • Nice save, kind of. [Barry Melrose Rocks] • Hooligans are getting nicer. [Collar Stays] • Chipper Jones ... BOLD! [Walk Off Walk] • More Cheesy Doodles for Stephen A. [Simon On Sports] • What it's like to trade with Kevin McHale. [The Dream Shake] • Manny, Yogi. Yogi, Manny. [It Is High ... It Is Far ...] ...

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When Carlos Beltran proclaimed the Mets the team to beat, Philly’s Jimmy Rollins said it showed signs of him being becoming more of a vocal leader. That hasn’t been lost on Beltran, who said he’ll speak up more this season. ``You ...
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Phillies' Rollins talks fashion, style and plagiarism | Philadelphia Daily News | 02/21/2008

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Carlos Beltran wanted the media to deliver a message to Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies shortstop got that message yesterday when he met with writers for the first time since arriving here Tuesday. "Pretty good, especially coming from ...
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