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Struggling New York Mets Get Swept by Philadelphia Phillies
April 28th, 2013 at 8:57 PM
New York-The 2013 New York Mets have spent their April playing like Jekyll and Hyde. When Matt Harvey is on the mound, the Mets look like the best team in baseball and are 5-0 in his turns. When anyone else is on the hill, the Mets look like a very...

Mets 101 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
April 28th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
The New York Mets will look to end their long home stand on a winning note this afternoon as they wrap up their three game set with the Philadelphia Phillies. First pitch is at 1:10 pm at Citi Field. A win would be critical for the Mets, who have dropped three...

Shaun Marcum Struggles in Return as New York Mets Losing Streak Hits Three
April 27th, 2013 at 5:47 PM
New York-The New York Mets entered Saturday's game on a two game losing streak. It was poised to be a good day for the team, however, as Shaun Marcum was all set to make his season debut. Marcum, the team's only notable free agent signing in the offseason, had missed...

Mets 101 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
April 27th, 2013 at 12:00 PM
The New York Mets (10-11) host the Philadelphia Phillies (10-14) Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 PM. The Mets are coming off a quiet loss on Friday night in which they managed just four baserunners all night against Kyle Kendrick, who went the distance for his second win of...

Ryan Howard’s Blast Lifts Philadelphia Phillies Over New York Mets 4-0
April 27th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
The New York Mets (10-11) dropped the opening game of their series with the Philadelphia Phillies (10-14) Friday night by a score of 4-0. All of the scoring took place in the sixth inning as the Phils finally got to Dillon Gee (L, 1-3) after scraping together just three hits and...

Mets 101 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
April 26th, 2013 at 6:12 PM
For the first time in 2013, the New York Mets (10-10) host the Philadelphia Phillies (9-14) Friday night at Citi Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 PM. This will be the fourth meeting between the NL East rivals this season, as the teams played a three-game series in Philadelphia...

New York Mets Try to Win Series Against Philadelphia Phillies
April 10th, 2013 at 6:58 PM
After splitting the first two games of their three game set, the New York Mets will look to close their series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a victory. If the Mets are able to win tonight's game, they will have won each of their first three series of the season....

New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies: Game Preview
April 9th, 2013 at 6:10 PM
The Mets are trying to win their third consecutive series, to start the season. With another win tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies, they can do just that.  Veteran Cliff Lee will try to stop the Mets and their recent streak of three straight wins. Dillon Gee (0-1, 1.42 ERA) takes the...

Sizing up the Competition, Part 3: Philadelphia Phillies
January 10th, 2013 at 9:30 AM
As we digest the aftermath of the R.A. Dickey trade, it is clear that the New YorkMets are looking to build their 2013 squad with youth. A natural question to keep an eye on for the Mets is to see what their division rivals are doing in the offseason. For each...

New York Mets 50th Anniversary: Top Rival Teams
October 9th, 2012 at 3:45 PM
As the New York Mets miss out on the postseason for the sixth consecutive season, it is particularly painful for Mets fans to watch the postseason seeing two division rivals (the Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves) competing for the World Series title. Mets fans aren't particularly thrilled either that the...

Mets Season in Review: the Second Half
October 7th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Another season finished, another season with the same end result, no playoff appearance.  Fourth consecutive to be exact.  As everyone knows, it didn't start off that way, being that Mets got off to a very surprising and impressive start.  The trouble and culprit to their ultimate collapse would be non-other...

Mets Throttled by Phillies in 16-1 Embarrassment
September 21st, 2012 at 1:09 AM
The New York Mets (66-83) lost their series finale to the Philadelphia Phillies (76-74) Thursday night at Citi Field. It was a fitting way for the Mets to be officially eliminated from playoff contention in a season that began with such promise before going into complete free-fall post-All Star Break....

Mets 101 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
September 20th, 2012 at 5:45 PM
The New York Mets (66-82) look to end a four-game skid as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies (75-74) Thursday night at Citi Field. Game time is scheduled for 7:10 PM. It's been a rough week for the Amazins, who took a brutal ninth-inning loss on the chin Wednesday against...

Cliff Lee Dominates Hapless New York Mets Lineup in 3-1 Victory
September 17th, 2012 at 10:56 PM
New York- The New York Mets returned home seeking only their fifth home victory of the second half. The team had gone 4-22 at home in the second half and began their final homestand of the season seeking to spoil the playoff dreams of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets looked...

Mets 101 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
September 17th, 2012 at 5:30 PM
After an unsuccessful weekend trip to Milwaukee, the New York Mets return home to kick off their final homestand of the season. First up on the docket are the team's final three meetings with the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2012 season. The Phillies enter this series in desperate need of...

Farewell Larry “Chipper” Jones: a Living Obituary for the Career of an All Time New York Mets Nemesis
September 9th, 2012 at 9:13 PM
After hearing that Chipper Jones would not be making the start in the last game of the Atlanta Braves series at Citi Field for 2012, I really thought Jones' reign of torment over the Amazins' had come to a close.  Jones, however, wasn't done tormenting the Mets just yet. Jones...

Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
August 30th, 2012 at 12:38 PM
After taking the first two games of the series from the Philadelphia Phillies, the Mets are looking for the sweep.  Matt Harvey pitched a gem last night for the Mets, along with Lucas Duda hitting the game winning 2-run home run (albeit, it happened in the third inning, it still...

Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philladelphia Phillies
August 29th, 2012 at 6:50 PM
After last night's great win, the New York Mets will look to capitalize on it.  After giving up a grand slam in the first inning of the game to Phillies, causing them to start the game in a 4-1 deficit, starting pitcher Chris Young and the Mets were able to...

Four Run Tenth Inning Keys Victory for New York Mets
August 28th, 2012 at 11:39 PM
Philadelphia- The New York Mets knew they would likely get into a wild and crazy game when they played the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. The game was set to take place at Citizen's Bank Park, which is one of the best hitter's havens in the majors. The game lived...

Mets 101 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
August 28th, 2012 at 6:36 PM
The New York Mets managed to rebound after a rough six game losing streak last week. The team responded to some adversity by taking the final two games of their series with the Houston Astros behind strong starting pitching from R.A. Dickey and Jeremy Hefner. The Mets will now hit...