1. Despite the mentality of their fanbases and those in the content business, the New York Mets and New York Yankees are not really on-field rivals. It makes for a good storyline since they play just a few miles from each other, but the Yankees are in the American League and the Mets are in the National League, so unless they ever meet in the World Series, neither team is really affected by the other when it comes to standings, records and all the things that matter.
The more interesting rivalry between the Mets and Yankees for those of us who are sports media nerds is between their respective regional sports networks, SNY and YES.
