The Daily News got some good quotes from the Phillies regarding Beltran's comments on how the Mets are the team to beat. These some of the quotes:
    "With Beltran making his statement, it sounded like, 'All right, Jimmy, this is for you.' It's almost to the point where it's personal more         than anything"-Victorino.
Shane was getting to the point here that last year, Rollin's quote was said as a way to pump up the Phillies to be a winning team and Beltran is not doing that with this quote, instead its more of an attack on Jimmy. If this quote will pump up the Mets, then Rollins has to be part of it because his name, his being represents the Phillies as a whole when it comes to making predictions before the season starts.
    "It's fun. It creates excitement."
Hmm...Who on the Phillies would give a classy, nonaggressive, quote like that? Yep, thats from good 'ol Utley, who doesn't disrespect. His quote does show that the players are ready for this new age rivalry.
    (This Quote is About the Braves) "They're probably laughing inside not say anything - like, 'Okay just let us go to work'" - Victorino
This was in response to a question about the rivalry between the Phillies and the Mets leaving out the Braves. No one is talking about them, so what if they come from surprise? Shane is stating here, and in other quotes around this one, that no one is counting the Braves out, and by getting occupied with this, we are letting the Braves just train harder and not be distracted so they can go out and win the division.
That is a little fear of mine with their rotation that they just working hard right now and come out and win the division.