This is almost becoming comical at this point.
When the Phillies were in the World Series, they were talking about how every team in the NL East hates the Mets. When they won the World Series, their fans were bringing signs telling Mets fans to look at their trophy. Now with their parade, they called out the Mets a few times. What amazes is me is that the Mets are not starting stuff with Philly. This is a perfect example now of a one sided rivalry not because one team dominates the other, but one team really doesn't acknowledge that there is a rivalry.
The Phillies right now are on the highest summit they can be on, in a city that hasn't won a championship in decades, and they are spending their time talking smack about the Mets. Its getting funny now because alot of this is uncalled for at this point. I was reading on Mets Merized Online earlier today where one person put it perfectly. When we ran away with the east in 2006, we didn't rub it in anyone's face we did it in stride. Here is the exact quote from 86mets:
“I wonder where all this crap started? I don't remember the Mets
trashing Philly in '06 when they ran away w/ the East. Does anyone
else? I don't recall Reyes or Wright or Beltran or any other Met
proclaiming the Mets the “team to beat” in '06. So why did Rollins feel
he had to personally start a war of words with the Mets? Inferiority
complex I guess. I guess the message to the Mets is this: Talk is
CHEAP, you gotta go out there and PROVE you're better than Philly.
Maybe in a way J-Rol and his mouth can be a good motivator for the '09
Mets. Let's just hope there is someone in that clubhouse with enough
gumption to step up and lead this team, if not, well Omar you need to
FIND someone!”
What it comes down to now is that Philly is hungry. They should be slightly satistified with their trophy, but they are still hungry. They want a rivalry they are starving for a way to focus all their negative energy on one thing, and they aren't going to get it. The players of the teams probably hate each other, but I'm sure if you ask the Mets they don't hate everyone on the Phillies, they probably just want to take one player, a talkative shortstop, Rollins.
And if you are a Mets fan who feels we do have a rivalry with Philly, then you can take pride in this. Come Feburary when the Spring Training is about to get into full swing, who will be getting more attention? The Mets. Which shortstop will be getting more attention, probably with saying nothing, Jose Reyes. Whose skills will they be talking about, the Mets five tool players. We will naturally get more attention, becausse thats the way it goes. Its no longer a situation where the Mets are the little brother of the Yankees, its now the situation where the entire city of Philadelphia has become the little brother of the city of New York.
