New York has two baseball teams? Are you sure?
Bumped (not literally) into a Mets official last night who said he watched an appearance of mine on New York 1 Monday. What amazed the official, as well as myself, was how every single call and e-mail on the show came from Yankees fans. In about 45 minutes with host Tom McDonald, I discussed the Mets for roughly one minute.
The Mets and their fans are frustrated, as this lack of attention been an issue pretty much since the Davey Johnson era ended back in 1990. But this year is different. This year, the Mets are poised to get the best coverage at the end, and hence the last laugh.
The Yankees, you probably know, have become a historic fiasco, finding a new way to lose each night. There is time to turn their season around, but they don't seem in any hurry to do so. Fans are apoplectic. This is your classic "man bites dog" story, and it's why the Yankees are getting more headlines.
Whereas the Mets just win. They win series after series after series. They win classic games like Tuesday night's, which will go down in the annals of Armando Benitez meltdowns. They are so very impressive.
Barring dramatic turnarounds on both sides _ and yes, for the record, I will stay faithful to my preseason predictions _ the Yankees will be home in October for the first time since 1993 (not counting the strike-ruinied 1994 season), while the Mets will own the top seed in the National League playoffs. Everyone will be talking about the Mets, no one about the Yankees. So hang in there, Mets fans. It appears that your patience will pay off.
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On Memorial Day, I went to a barbeque that my co-worker threw. We started discussing baseball. We talked about the Astros, since they are the home team where I live, and then they asked me where I was from. I said New York, and one guy said, what's wrong with the Yankees? Are you angry with your team? I replied, "That is not my team. I'm a Mets fan and I have been waiting for this for years." He didn't say a word and I reminded him that there are two teams in New York. I'm sure you remember the team that knocked out your team in 86'. To which I got no response.
Let's go Mets!!!! Down go the Yankees!!!!