Quote: Philly Needed Mets Rivalry
At his blog for the News Journal, Scott Lauber talked with LHP Cole Hamels at Phillies camp today about matching up against Mets LHP Johan Santana and a developing Mets-Phillies rivalry.
Hamels, as quoted by Lauber…
“[Santana] is a tremendous pitcher, on and off the field, just from what you see with his mannerisms on the mound. To go up against a guy like that will just make it more entertaining, especially for the fans. Developing that good rivalry, I think it’s what Philadelphia’s been wanting and needing.”
…it’s odd, with a short stretch of I-95 between them, you would think the two teams should have had a built in rivalry for years, but they haven’t…it’s only been brewing the past two seasons as both teams have been relatively competitive at the same time…
…hamels is spot on with his assumption…living in the philly area for a few years now, i’ve noticed Phillies fans craving a rivalry, especially one with the Mets…well, it’s here and this season should be certainly entertaining to say the least…
