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They will remember this as the night a rivalry was cemented. The seeds were planted long before Ramon Ramirez fired a 92-m.p.h. fastball at Shane Victorino's back, prior to Eli Whiteside's excited jumps, and before Victorino's mad dash into Hensley Meulens.

No, the Phillies and Giants do not care for one another. More than a week ago, Charlie Manuel publicly challenged his team by dissing the Giants' top pitchers. Tim Lincecum and this city took exception, suggesting an inferiority complex in Philadelphia. Most importantly, each of these teams know they must conquer the other to win a pennant. Hatred is easily bred.

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