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When the Phillies beat the Mets eight straight times to close last season — and again in the home opener this year — players frequently answered questions about the Phillies’ potential psychological edge. The Phillies’ stunning win Tuesday opened the door for those questions, fairly or not, to be asked yet again had the Mets stumbled on Wednesday. They did not, and I’d like to think we learned something tonight about them. Now, I’m not predicting the Mets are going to win the division or even make the playoffs. But we’ve seen this team fold before when faced with adversity. Jerry Manuel said before the game that historically the Mets have responded well, but I disagree. There had been several points this season, mostly while Willie Randolph was in charge, when they trailed entering the late innings and I knew I could start... [read full story]
