Things To Watch for in 2008: A Mets/Phillies Rivalry, Finally!

The Big Lead found this 2/25/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

Things to watch for in 2008 is, well, FanHouse's attempt to keep track of what's worth keeping your eye on as we roll into the 2008 season, be it good, bad, or ugly. For the first 45 years of the Mets existence, the most natural geographical rivalry was with the Philadelphia Phillies. But every time the Mets were good, the Phillies were bad, and vice versa. The Mets' rivalries have always ... [link]

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Spring Training Matters!
Published 2/25/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... No. 2 pencils and bring extra paper. Eric Karabell ain’t got shit on The Baseball Friend! * The Devil Rays are pondering signing Barry Bonds, which makes sense, because you want the young pups on the best juice, and it couldn’t hurt attendance. * The continuing debate: Does Jay Bruce start in CF for the Reds? Very unlikely. * Rocket’s son says he his cheating father will appear at Spring Training. * The Mets and Phillies are the new Yankees and Red Sox, and we can only hope for a basebrawl on April ...

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