>The Phils are playing .333 ball against the AL East so far this season (6 and 12). Even the Jays beat them 4 games out of 6.
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>And the Phillies beat the Yankees, 2 out of 3 (and would have been 3 of 3, had Brad Lidge not blown a save)
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>Most of those games the Phillies lost were in June, when Philly went into a huge tailspin.
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>Head to head matchup comparisons during the regular season are about meaningless.
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>Last year, the Mets won the season series against the Phillies - and yet the Philles won it all.
>In 1983, the NL West champion Dodgers beat the NL East Champion Phillies, 11 of 12 games. The Dodgers were heavy favorites in the NLCS - and yet the Phillies won the series.

Well, I guess we'll have to wait to find out. The Phillies have no more regular season games against AL East teams. Although, in a 7 game series, anything can happen. Remember Joe CARTER!!! Bwaaaaaaaahahahaha. ;)