tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post3473940430602779231..comments2024-01-09T04:37:08.681-05:00Comments on Studious Metsimus: You Call This A Rivalry?Ed Leyro (and Joey Beartran)http://www.blogger.com/profile/18392639274179350916noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-54811112717310390872011-04-12T20:01:35.406-04:002011-04-12T20:01:35.406-04:00Especially if the Phillies decide not to re-sign J...Especially if the Phillies decide not to re-sign Jimmy Rollins. Could you imagine Jose Reyes signing with Philly? That would definitely liven things up in the Mets-Phillies rivalry, but not the way we'd want it.Ed Leyro (and Joey Beartran)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18392639274179350916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-14075375976909020752011-04-12T12:43:58.677-04:002011-04-12T12:43:58.677-04:00The rivalry is new and was born when we were good ...The rivalry is new and was born when we were good back in 2006. If we could have stayed competitive it could have grown bigger, but with Philly becoming favorites every year to go to the WS, its hard to compete. As fans we still hate each other so it could still re-surface if we get good again while they still are, but the "rivalry" will take a major hit if Reyes leaves at seasons end.BIgAppleMetsTalknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-30018301732457740732011-04-09T00:12:12.262-04:002011-04-09T00:12:12.262-04:00I think the Mets and Phillies are a rivalry waitin...I think the Mets and Phillies are a rivalry waiting to happen (and maybe it's started to happen in the last 5 years).DyHrdMEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621011643939597497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-62477647405927460032011-04-07T16:11:58.240-04:002011-04-07T16:11:58.240-04:00A couple of items:
1) The Mets and Phillies, in t...A couple of items: <br />1) The Mets and Phillies, in the last 57 games they played against each other, they are 29-28<br /><br />2) I get that if they were constantly in competition it would be a better and more exciting rivalry, but as it is now, it's a rivalry.<br /><br />3) The teams trash talk almost every year, and if you ever have been to a Phillies/Mets games, it's WAY different atmosphere, regardless of which city is hosting.<br /><br />4) It might be a <i>young</i> rivalry, but I don't buy that we have to sit around for 20 years before putting a largely meaningless tag on this thing. This is like arguing whether or not Mike Pelfry is our "ace" ...the answer is...well, who really cares?BRBRCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15189865125566435684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-799942784270081562011-04-07T15:21:04.008-04:002011-04-07T15:21:04.008-04:00All of the rivalries I mentioned have a history. ...All of the rivalries I mentioned have a history. The fans of each team truly despise the other team and their fans. Until 2007, Phillies' fans didn't make the trip to New York to see their team play the Mets, but Mets fans flocked the Vet (before CBP existed). Give it a decade or two. If both teams can become competitive for an extended period of time, then perhaps we can have a genuine rivalry.Ed Leyro (and Joey Beartran)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18392639274179350916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4225973709205976903.post-48112449238375348982011-04-06T21:11:23.543-04:002011-04-06T21:11:23.543-04:00The rivalry to me looks to be more of a geographic...The rivalry to me looks to be more of a geographic one, and from that point it makes sense. Then of course there was the Braves hate in the '90s and honestly, I never got it. They were always good and the Mets weren't quite good enough. Metstradamus said it best: before there was Braves hate, there was Cardinals hate. And THAT was hate. A true rivalry where they would play with limbs hanging off. It's not like that today...Coophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961774688700021954noreply@blogger.com