Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Bob Ford column: a quiz, as Phils test our patience.(Column)

Byline: Bob Ford

Jun. 19--The Phillies, not that surprisingly, followed their recent stretch of good play by losing two of three to the Tigers over the weekend, and packed their bags as a third-place team once again for the road trip that began last night in Cleveland with Cole Hamels on the mound.

As always with the Phils, things could be better, things could be worse.

The New York Mets are not as scary as they were a month ago, going 3-12 in June before last night. And it now appears that the series between the Phillies and Mets that begins in Citizens Bank Park on June 29 could be for nothing less than first place in the division.

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