Sweep revenge in sight for Mets?
nydailynews.com 9/5/2008 — Eight. That's how many wins in a row the Phillies posted against the Mets to close last season and contribute to one of the greatest collapses - or comebacks, depending on your perspective - in baseball history.

Voices: Holden Kushner, Shea Stadium
newyorkmetsdaily.com 9/5/2008 — The orange and blue field-level seats at Shea Stadium will soon belong to you — the Mets fan.

Phillies have no room for error heading into series with Mets
usatoday.com 9/5/2008 — The Philadelphia Phillies play their final regular-season series in New York's Shea Stadium this weekend, and, as usual, they're ...

Red-hot Mets welcome Phillies at perfect time
newsday.com 9/5/2008 — The playoff beards are filling in. The lead in the NL East has widened ever so slightly to three games with 22 to play. And now the Mets welcome the Phillies to Shea tonight for a series that could turn out to be the tipping point for the division ...

Weather to play a role this weekend at Shea.
longislandmetfan.blogspot.com 9/5/2008 — The best series of the pennant drive looks like it might be interrupted with some nasty weather from tropical storm Hannah. Check out the latest local weather here If Fox sports didn’t move Saturday’s game to a 4pm start there might be a better shot to get it in. If game is rainout there might be a chance to play it early on Sunday but the US Open next door to Shea will be busy with ...

John Donovan: Mets try to knock out Phils and bad memories of '07 collapse — SI.com - MLB 9/5/2008
The Mets welcome the Phillies to New York with first place -- and a chance to bury the memories of last year's collapse -- on the line, writes John Donovan.

Big Weekend At Shea: The Pressure Is All On The Phillies — Bleacher Report - MLB 9/5/2008
It's only September 5th, so there are still more than three weeks left in the season.  However, it's getting late for the Phillies in the National League East division race.  Already three games behind the Mets, a bad showing this weekend ...

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 ...

Phils blank Mets, shrink gap in East — Major League Baseball News 9/6/2008
Friday was the most important game of the series, the one the Phillies needed to swing some momentum in their favor. Behind another dominating performance by Brett Myers, the Phillies accomplished that goal and pulled within two games of the Mets with ...

Phils' Myers outduels Pelfrey at Shea, 3-0 — Newsday.com - Mets 9/6/2008
Maybe what the Mets really needed was some fighting words from Gary Carter.