After yesterday’s game Both Willie Randolph and Billy Wagner spoke about feelings and Philadelphia. Willie about about his team in terms of the Phillies and Wagner spoke about the fan reaction when Reyes was seemingly hurt on Friday night.

First Willie, he was asked about the Mets confidence against the Phillies now that they have taken five in a row from them,

“We were always confident against the Phillies. There was never a doubt in this teams mind. Ball players and teams, when a team is really on to you and you can’t beat them, you know that. We lost some games against the Phillies last year during that so called streak that everyone likes to bring up, we should have won some of those games. So, when you know that, you don’t lose confidence against that team. You just hope the next time you play against them your the one who gets a little break here and there.”

“Coming into this year we wanted to comeback at these guys and show them that last year wasn’t the way it’s gonna be. Just because that stuff, jinxes and hexes are talked about doesn’t mean the players buy into it. We didn’t have anything to prove to ourselves about beating the Phillies. We’ve played well here and we’ve played well against the Phillies during the last three or four years. It’s a new year and players understand that you have to turn the page.”

“A team may have your number for a second as far as beating you but that doesn’t mean you can’t beat them or that your intimidated by them or they dominate you, that’s not baseball. It’s a game of streaks. Even when your not playing well you can beat any team. My team is too confident to fall into any of that. We knew very well that they were just fortunate when they played us last year.”

To listen to Willie go to WFAN.

In today’s Daily News Adam Rubin tells us what Billy Wagner had to say about Philly fans cheering when Jose Reyes went down while stealing second base Friday night.

“It’s really sad when humanity comes to the point where somebody getting hurt, it’s fun to watch,” Wagner said. “It’s sad when that happens. Nobody wants anybody to get hurt. I don’t want Jimmy Rollins getting hurt. I don’t want Pat Burrell to get hurt. I don’t want none of these guys. I want to compete against these guys because they’re the best, and you want to beat the best. You don’t want excuses. When you see Reyes laying there - it’s a tough shot, a clean play - and the fans cheering that he’s hurt, that just goes and shows you volumes about where our society is headed.”

“This is about the only place I’ve ever seen somebody get cheered when they get hurt. (Shoot), they boo Santa Claus. What’s it tell you? They’ve taken it to a whole new level when you’re cheering for somebody to be hurt.”

I love the way Willie reenforces his belief that last season the ball just did not bounce the Mets way against Philadelphia. I personally think Willie is right on with that point and that is what he should stress. There are only negatives to be gained by falling into the “Phillies have your number” mantra that some in the media want to make the story. There were just too many things and too many opponents involved in last years collapse for it to be a “Philly thing”. Plus, something like a jinx or an individual team having your number plays out over time, kinda like Mets-Braves, you can find more of an argument there. So, onto tonight and lets hope that Big Pelf brings his big broom.