Game 2 Preview: Mets @ Phils
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/4/2009 — Happy 4th of July Everyone...Even you Phillies fans After a convincing 7-2 Phillies win last night, the Mets send Fernando Nieve to the hill this afternoon to take on Jamie Moyer. Nieve is sporting an impressive stat line (3-1, 2.25 ERA), and his emergence has helped to stabilize the Mets ...

Weekend Series Preview: Metropolitans @ Phillies
misterballz.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — The division rivals meet again this weekend, with the division as tight as it's been all season. The top four teams in the NL East are separated by just 2 games. A loss in the opener for this series would give the Phillies their first 7 game home losing streak since the year Citizens Bank Park ...

Mets Game 79: Loss to Phillies
metstoday.com 7/4/2009 — Phillies 7 Mets 2 The Phillies racked up seven runs in the first three innings against Livan Hernandez, and never looked back. Hernandez was mercifully excused from his duties with no outs and the... [[ This is a summary ... visit MetsToday.com for ...

Why the Phillies are better than the Mets
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — There was a play in the eighth inning tonight that summed up the critical difference between the Mets and the Phillies. David Wright fielded a grounder from Shane Victorino and threw to first, where the ball bounced off of Daniel Murphy's glove and rolled several yards down the line into foul ...

Phillies Take On Mets in July 4th Matinee
the700level.com 7/4/2009 — Ryan Howard has not hit a ball out of the park in his last ten games but we've got a feeling he's going to bring some fireworks to Citizens Bank Park this afternoon when the Phils face Mets right hander Fernando Nieve. Nieve has been solid in his short time as a Mets starter but was ...

It Was A Happy 4th of July Weekend as Phils Sweep Mets
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/6/2009 — Somehow, after losing 14-of-18 games, the Phils were still 1-game ahead of the Mets prior to their 3-game series on Friday. The Phils were falling, and falling fast. All of a sudden, Florida and Atlanta became a concern. The team we should fear the most, however, failed to capitalize on the ...

A Mets blog man-crushing on the Phillies? WHAT THE @#$%?
weretheteamtobeat.com 6/23/2009 — Hot Foot blog who the hell do you think you are?  You’re messing up the natural order of things.  Mets fans are not supposed to have love for the Phillies !  That’s like a cat licking a dog’s ass! (Wait, what?)  What’s going on here?: Just give me a second to explain ...

Early July Clash of the NL East Titans
the700level.com 7/3/2009 — And by titans I mean two teams with a combined record of 78-76. The Mets and Phillies have been the two teams atop the NL East for quite a few seasons now. After both teams struggling mightily over the past weeks, not to mention the Phillies being swept at the hand of the Braves, the East is ...

Preseries Quick Hits: Phillies vs. Mets 7/3, 7/4, 7/5/09
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/3/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies (39-37) are at Citizens Bank Park to host their N.L. East rivals New York Mets in another chapter of the Turnpike Series . The Phillies are coming off being swept by the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies look to right the ship and retake sole possession of first place. ...

Mets help Phillies remember how baseball is played
weretheteamtobeat.com 7/6/2009 — Please, let this be the end of it. Let this 3-day sweep over the Mets right the ship. Tell me that we’ve weathered the storm and emerged battered and bruising, but on the right track now. Coming into Friday’s series opener, I couldn’t have asked more much more out of our ...

Phillies Limp Home for Important NL East Series With the Mets — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
It certainly is a long way from Oct. 31, 2008. That is the day when the Philadelphia Phillies celebrated their second World Championship of baseball, having defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, four games to one. Oh, yes, the Phillies are still in first ...

Mets, Phillies Battle For First — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
Could first place be around the corner?   The current batch of Mets players have been berated in all forms of media all week.   “We can’t win like this”   “These players aren’t very ...

Friday night's lineup — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/3/2009
Here's the lineup that will face Rodrigo Lopez on Friday night as the Mets, as hard as it may be to believe, can catch the Phillies in the NL East standings: Cora, ss Murphy, 1b Wright, 3b Sheffield, rf Church, cf Tatis, 2b Evans, lf ...

Lopez sparkles for Phils in first outing since '07 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 7/4/2009
Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

Phillies torch Livan Hernandez and beat Mets 7-2 — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 7/4/2009
Rodrigo Lopez took a three-hitter into the seventh inning in his first outing in two years, helping the Philadelphia Phillies snap a six-game home losing streak with a 7-2 victory over the Mets Friday night in Philadelphia.