>It's always been the humble team that can never win being the Mets
The Mets were one of the most non-humble, hated, arrogant teams in baseball for years and years and years. And it was great.
>who constantly win and always showboat with the likes of A-Rod, Clemens, etc.
The Yankees play a scratchy 1954 recording of God Bless America every 7th inning, and don't allow facial hair. They have never been "the fun team". Even when good, let alone now. It's just not what they're about. They are the anti-fun. Any fun their fanbase has comes from winning, and from shitting on the other teams' fans that win less.
You really got your team cultures mixed up if you think the Yankees are "showboat central". The Yankees are your Korean War vet great uncle who complains about kids today on their iPhones, and listens to cassettes of Perry Como in his car.
>Well the Mets are finally looking good after years and years and years of no hope, let's not cross into Yankee territory. That's how I look at things.
The only Yankee territory we are crossing into, is the media fawning over the Mets, which is extremely new territory, not seen on this side of the rivalry since roughly 1990.
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This book has already been mentioned in this thread by I need to reaffirm it. Seriously, go read it. It's such a fun read and will do more to tell you about that season than anything else you could watch.
As it regards history, you can't go wrong with trying to learn more about the 86 club. Jeff Pearlman's The Bad Guys Won is a great book to start.
And what could have easily been a dynasty was destroyed by drugs and alcohol, too.
There's a great book about that team-
https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Guys-Won-Championship-Uniform/dp/0062097636
It's a great book about the 86 Mets, even if Jeff Pearlman is a bit of a tool shed lately.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Bad-Guys-Won-Uniform/dp/0062097636