newsday.com - 9/5/2008
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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 title.
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Here come the Phillies... again. One more time with feeling: It's the last time the Mets get to directly affect their fortunes against Philadelphia. I know what we're saying about the Mets here: " The timing could not be better ." " ...
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