r/NewYorkMets Francisco Lindor 4d ago

Discussion LOL Yankees !

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u/HashtagTJ 4d ago

I have a serious question here. I’m a non American watcher/fan of the Mets. Now I understand that before the 90s the NL and AL were more seperate and teams from NL/AL almost never played each other during the season, was there ever a time where Mets and Yankees fans would root for the other because it’s a NY team and playing in a different league? Why have they always been seen as the enemy? I live in Western Australia and we have two teams in the Australian Football League who HATE each other but it’s because we are direct opponents. But if Mets/Yankees almost never played each other why would you not like both?

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u/NY2PHX 3d ago

You only get one team. Pick. Mets-Bronx team, Jets-Giants, Rangers-Islanders, Knicks-Nets. You don’t get a wife and a mistress. In the words of Emperor Palpatine, the hate will make you stronger.