There’s something about the New York Mets that we Phillies fans just don’t like. Is it the fact that they’re from New York? That they’re pesky? That their fans try to get under our skin? What is it that makes a rivalry so great?
We simply don’t like them cause they’re the Mets.
In recent years the rivalry has taken a slight step back with both teams going through their respective growing pains, but in the mid-2000s when they were both fighting for playoff positioning, it was on.
Sometimes guys leave in free agency and some get traded.