A few weeks ago, after the Phillies stretched their winning streak to nine games against the Mets, the question was raised here and elsewhere if the Phillies "had the Mets' number."Uh, maybe not.
The Phillies left 12 runners on base today and squandered their 11th quality start of the season in a 4-2 loss, their fourth straight against the Mets after rallying for a win in the opener at Shea Stadium on April 8. All four Mets wins have come, by the way, with Jimmy Rollins out of the Phillies' lineup. Rollins may not playing tomorrow night either, as the Mets go for a three-game sweep at The Bank in a nationally-televised ESPN game.
So, Mets manager Willie Randolph, how confident is your team feeling against the Phillies right now?
"We were always confident against the Phillies," Randolph said. "There was no doubt in this team's mind. When a team is really on you, and you know you can't beat them, you know that. We lost some games last year against the Phillies in that so-called streak that everyone likes to bring up where we knew we should have won some of those games. If you know that, then you don't lack confidence against a team."
Chew on that, Phillies fans. Talk to you tomorrow.
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I think it might be time to give Ryan Howard a day off to clear his mind. And the way Greg Dobbs has looked the past two games, allbeit in pinch-hit situations, makes it I feel worth trotting Dobbs out there tomorrow night at 1B and giving Ryan the night off.
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