The Phillies-Mets rivalry is decently exciting. It adds a little beef to the NL East and it inspires a constant train of vitriol from both simply wonderful fanbases. It also inspired Cole Hamels to state that the Mets were "choke artists."And Hamels' statement, plus the rivalry, also apparently inspired a much-belated response from Carlos Beltran, who stated that he hopes the Mets "kill" Hamels when the two teams square off.
"Well, you know, he made a comment," Beltran said of Hamels upon arriving in camp this morning. "The only thing that I know is that he will be watched every time he faces us and hopefully we kill him. And then he'll have to deal with the situation."I'm not here to shake my fist angrily and state that Beltran should keep the word "kill" out of his vocabulary while speaking to the media. That seems a bit over the top, even if you can bank on someone telling him to tone it down.
Instead, I would probably echo Chipper Jones' sentiments regarding this rivalry. That is to say, "just keep your mouth shut and go play your game." It's not that intense rivalries aren't exciting for baseball. They are. And watching the Mets and Phillies go back and forth is as enjoyable as seeing Giants and Eagles fans argue. But it seems just a tiny bit early for Beltran to be running his mouth to the defending World Series champions without the Mets having won anything in quite some time.
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2-17-2009 @ 10:16PM
natluvs311 said...
They won the World Series, yet they can't stop talking about the METS...After they won, at the parade, while Cole was promoting the DVD...why are they so obssesed with the METS...Maybe because Philly is irrelevant
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2-18-2009 @ 7:31AM
Steve said...
That's what happens in a rivalry, sometimes topping the rival is as satisfying as winning a championship. Just ask Ohio State/Michigan fans, Yankees/Red Sox fans, Maple Leafs/Canadiens fans, Duke/UNC fans, etc. The Phillies had to deal with hearing it from the Mets players, fans, and media all year last year, can you blame them for wanting to gloat a bit?
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2-25-2009 @ 3:56PM
mmphilly818 said...
yo'Beltran listen to chipper and keep your mouth shut.WHAT HAVE YOU and YOUR METS DONE ANYTIME BUT CHOKE BIGTIME. GO PHILLIES
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2-25-2009 @ 8:39PM
dsjr said...
The Phillies earned the right to talk smack, because they are WORLD CHAMPIONS. The Mets and their fans need to blow the dust off the 1986 vhs tape and watch it.The only reason they won that one was because Bill Buckner couldn't make a play on a little league ground ball. Or maybe a call to Dr. Heimlich is in order.
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2-28-2009 @ 10:15AM
gamedaydad said...
Some one tell New York uh Old York that it takes more than just 6 months to make a sucessful season-- it takes 7 if you include October ! Chipper Jones, I got another quote for you from Toby Keith "I aint as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was" See you in September, New York, but that is as good as it is going to get for you this year.
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3-02-2009 @ 1:37PM
paulsagot said...
The Phillies deserve to be able to talk smack,because they earned the rings even though they have too much class to do so.Anybody can say anything they want 'till Oct. rolls around again.
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