Why Mets fans root against the Yankees in the postseason

By Christina Cola
26 Oct 2000: The New York Yankees celebrate their World Series clinching victory in Game 5 of the World Series at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York. The Yankees defeated the Mets 4-2 to win their 26th World Series title. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/ALLSPORT
26 Oct 2000: The New York Yankees celebrate their World Series clinching victory in Game 5 of the World Series at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York. The Yankees defeated the Mets 4-2 to win their 26th World Series title. Mandatory Credit: Al Bello/ALLSPORT /
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BRONX, NY – OCTOBER 22: Roger Clemens
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We decided to ask our fellow fans on Twitter about their feelings for the New York Yankees and why they root against them in the postseason.

And of course, they delivered.

The overwhelming response was focused, unsurprisingly, on the awfulness of Yankee fans.

Others gave reasons that focused more on past experiences like the 2000 World Series, and the Roger Clemens incidents against Mike Piazza. Yeah, we’re still really mad about that one.

Others were also pretty honest in the fact that we hate them because they’re good so frequently.

Whatever your reason for disliking the Yankees, we encourage you to keep going. Hopefully the Astros can wrap up this series by Tuesday night, but even if that’s not the case, we’ll always root for whoever they end up playing. You can say we’re petty, you can say we’re childish. And that may be true. But that’s just the nature of the Mets fan.

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