NEW YORK -- Greetings from Shea Stadium.Got to make this quick today, since the Phillies' clubhouse opens to the media in about 10 minutes. This was supposed to be a big series. Huge. Enormous. Every bit as big as that Yankees-Red Sox series this weekend at Fenway Park. After the Phillies swept a four-game series from the Mets two weeks ago at the Bank, only two games separated the teams in the NL East. This was going to be the series that decided the division.
Or not.
The Phillies are 6-7 since sweeping the Mets. The Mets are 10-2 and have a 6-1/2-game lead with 16 to play. The division is all but over. But the Phillies need to win games to stay in the wild-card race, and the Mets would like nothing more than to bury them, especially after they accused the Phillies of stealing signs during the sweep last month. Yeah, these teams don't particularly like each other. Just ask Billy Wagner.
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Big win last night for the Phils, but really, every win is big at this point. Geoff Geary gave them exactly what they needed after J.D. Durbin didn't. But the Phillies will need better starts from Jamie Moyer, Kyle Lohse and Adam Eaton if they have any prayer this weekend.
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Kyle Kendrick appears to be fine. Everyone breath easy. Also within the notebook, Charlie Manuel says he got a little loud and heated in the dugout Wednesday night. See, Charlie can get angry, after all.
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Quick travel tip: if you're coming to any of the games this weekend, leave plenty of time. The construction of the Mets' new ballpark has intensified. Speaking of which, Citi Field is going up quickly. Very quickly. Looks like it's going to be pretty awesome, too. Click here for a sketch of what it's going to look like.
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Good for those ugly Mets fans, we all need something pretty to look at during trips to Queens and lord knows there's no pretty sitting in the seats.
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