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The Hopes Of A Frustrated Phillies Nation Are Nestled Under Joe Blanton's Second Chin [Duan!]
Published 7/22/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... there's a huge (chuge?) baseball game here in the Northeastern part of the country this evening, as the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies begin their three-game bloodfeast tonight in Shea for National League East supremacy. The Phillies will roll out newly acquired pitcher Joe Blanton, with his crooked-handed deliver and mashed potato body, to go up against the bionic arm of Johan Santana. Apparently, tonight's game is not, however, a rivalry game, according to some new hot shot writer at New York magazine. A REAL rivalry game, that is.: ...

Quick Pick "Linkin' Logs" (7/22/08)
Published 7/23/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (JustinY) at The Bad News Bloggers
... Formerly of Deadspin, Will Leitch previews the Phils-Mets series. But let's play a game...read Leitch's last paragraph and find the mistake (at least I'm fairly confident its a mistake)...its not a typo or some grammar bullshit...its a straight-up brain-fart mistake...fire that editor ...

Blog Jam: It’s Never to Early to Talk Song Girls
Published 7/23/2008 by Tim Hammer at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... The Phillies fought back from a 5-2 deficit in the ninth to beat the Mets 8-6 in the first of a three-game showdown for first place in the NL East but some writer at NEW YORK ...

This Is Why Rock Fights Are Fun [Rivalries]
Published 8/27/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Always seems to happen that way. Except with the Mets. Granted, this is still not an official "rivalry" in the minds of certain individuals currently employed by New York magazine (or, better, "The New Yorker") but the Phillies and Mets have taken on a life of its own beyond just the usual second class citizenry. No, these teams for the last couple years now are seemingly in sync with upsetting each other's momentum at opportune times. Given last year's remarkable collapse, the Mets have more to prove in the last final weeks of the season than the Phillies do. (Remember: Carlos ...