Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me

Many Phillie fans say they don't want to hear about New York and they don't care about the Mets. However, I must contest. I'm a frequent poster on the Mets Message Boards hosted by MLB.com and they just can't get enough of us. Even when the Mets aren't playing the Phils and won't be until next year, their bragging on our board. That gets me mad but this gets me absolutley insane.

In an article in the NY Daily News, Bill Price writes about the new Phillies rally cry, "Ya Gotta Believe". Yes that is right, they are using the Mets solgan of the 1973 Miracle Mets, said by the great Tug McGraw, while a Met not a Phillie.

He may have played for the Phillies in the 80's, but "Ya Gotta Believe" has always been a Mets thing. McGraw never said it while on the Phils, just the Mets.

The Daily News has given these three possible explinations.

"1. Those fans are so clever, they knew doing this would tick off already-disgusted Mets fans even more.

2. The fans are in awe of the Met franchise, and figure a little Met magic will help them finally win something.

3. These fans aren't the tastiest cakes on the shelf, and therefore thinking up something on their own is virtually impossible."

I like the Phillies, their an easy team to root for and I hope they win the World Series. But this has gone to far. I guess I must agree with all of the explinations.

Tisk. Tisk.