The smack talk is and will continue to be pretty good. I actually prefer this quote if you click through to the article titled “Phanatic a pain in the mascot” (http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/phanatic_pain_in_the_mascot_uLR853tvv8O0LG5pIDg4oO)

“Mr. Met is even better than that—and Mr. Met is retarded”

It is great anytime the Mets can get hit with some shrapnel!

(Sorry in advance if this detours to a discussion about the word “retard”...http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/shysterball/article/rethinking-retarded/)

If it wasn’t for Philly and Boston, New Yorkers would all be speaking Dutch right now.

Ah yes, in our New York Overlord’s eyes we are all nothing city’s. Now let us all bow and crow them champions of the universe.

All’s I can say is that this is what makes I-84 so appealing: You don’t have deal with either city.

I’ve enjoyed Philadelphia every time I’ve gone, but I can’t help but agree with Michael up there. Philly is sorta like New York…except less so in every conceivable way. There’s just no point to it existing.

philliesws09 is a complete idiot.  Salary Cap?  Not making the playoffs?  The Philadelphia Public School System via philliesws09 Mother’s Basement ladies and gentleman!

Dick Allen:

As long as we’re “umm"ing “WTF"ing things, what does Trenton have to do with it?

I don’t think I was able to get my point across accurately: although I certainly wouldn’t agree with you that “they’re nothing like one another,” as they’re both large cities in the Northeast, I didn’t mean to say that they’re identical or something. Philly can’t quite seem to decide if it wants to be a Metropolis, like New York, or a charming little city like Boston. Both of those places are at least dedicated to what makes them attractive destinations. Philly’s a weird middle child stuck in between - too big to be particularly charming, but not culturally significant enough to be a world city.

George, I heard they took that Rocky statue down.

And dopes like the original poster wonder why so many people hate NYC and all of their sports teams, especially the Yankees. Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Microsoft. They have the most money, they always outspend everyone else, and except for a few classy guys, are mostly arrogant assholes. I’d root for Satan himself and the demons of hell against the Yankees. Go Phils!

RP: Visigoths will do nothing to help Philly’s barbarian reputation.  Batteries, indeed. 

I will point out that Philly has a superior BYOB (out of necessity, since the liquor laws ‘round here are batshit crazy) and a better beer scene (between the local breweries and the sheer volume and quality of imports) than New York. 

This said, I, like, many others, do like New York for it’s enormity and density and all that, but prefer the quirks of my own home for year-round time spent. 

Oh, damn.  I’m not very good at this trash-talk thing, am I?