You're exactly right, Dave.
More like the Everton of MLB.
The Mets are now, and will forever be the #2 in NY. They would need to win over 20 CHAMPIONSHIPS just to be considered in any sort of comparison. The Mets are always the team that is supposed to be good or they are predicted to win a Championship but always seem to fail. I dont know how many times in the last 10 years they were predicted to go all the way and they always failed. NY/NJ Metro area has 9 professional sports franchises but only 4 are considered the "Official" Team of NY. Thats Yankees, Giants, Rangers and Knicks. You have other teams but they wont be listed first as the official team of NY. Thats due to the fact that with exception of the Giants, they were all the Original teams in the city.
Secondly, I dont consider the Yankees to be the Man U of Baseball. Comparing dominance in the sport maybe, but people who hate the Yankees all say the same thing..."The Yankees bought their Championships". Which is not true. Yes they have had the highest payrolls in the last few years but the core of the Yankee teams were dominated by players who were from the Yankee system. Jeter, Posada, Pettite, Rivera, Paul O'Neil, Bernie Williams, Cano, etc.. Not to mention the nobody journeymen they signed who turned out to be great players like Girardi, Brosious and Wetteland. 3 guys who no one wanted and came to the Yankees and played great. They spend alot but the core players were always Yankee bred.
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