On Friday the New York Yankees and the New York Mets renew a seasonal rivalry with a 3-game set in Citi Field. Normally there is hype over the Subway Series, fans jawing back and forth but this year is certainly not the case.
There are many factors that have led to this mainly the play of the Mets this season. They have been dreadful and no one really expects much out of them in this series. Then again the Yankees are fielding a team of 2nd class citizens with Jorge Posada and Nick Johnson on the DL. Curtis Granderson begins a rehab assignment on Saturday, Alfredo Aceves is out and Nick Swisher is still being bothered by his bicep although he will give it a go tonight.
Maybe it is because the Yankees will have a lineup sporting including Marcus Thames, Kevin Russo, Randy Winn and Francisco Cervelli throughout the series. The buzz is simply not there.
Many are speculating that if this series goes wrong for the Mets, Jerry Manuel could be out of a job come Monday. Omar Minaya might not be too far behind.
But really who cares about this Subway Series besides New Yorkers, I'll tell you...nobody.
Every year there seems to be a little something extra coming into this series but this year is different.
The last Subway Series saw the shocking pop up drop by Luis Castillo that lost the Mets the game, and then to close out the series at Yankee Stadium the Yankees scored 14 runs, most of them on Johan Santana.
The simple facts are these, the real Subway Series happened in 2000 when the two clubs met for the World Series.
These other games are just inter-league play.
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