7 Reasons Why It's More Fun To Be a Yankees Fan Than a Mets Fan Right Now

There might be more Mets fans than Yankees fans in NYC, but the fanbase having more fun in 2017 is clearly those supporting the Bronx Bombers.

Yankees Fans Jersys Yankee Stadium 2015
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Fans watch batting practice from the bleachers prior to the American League Wild Card Game between the Houston Astros and the New York Yankees on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

Yankees Fans Jersys Yankee Stadium 2015

Two years ago, we told you how it was more fun to be a Mets fan than a Yankees fan.

Well, things have changed in the Big Apple. 

Sure, a new Quinnipiac Poll says there are now more Mets fans than Yankees fan in New York City, due in large part to the Mets' recent run of playoff appearances while the Yankees have played in just one postseason game in the last four years. Regardless of whatever crazy numbers the people up at Quinnipiac came up with, we think Yankees fans are having a whole lot more fun one month into the 2017 season than their Queens counterparts. 

The Yankees are young, they're decidedly underdogs for a change, and aren't dropping like flies the way the Mets are. They're playing above their expectations, hitting the cover off the ball, and restoring Yankee fans' faith that the quest for title No. 28 isn't four or five years away—it starts right now since the Bronx Bombers have one of the best records in baseball. 

But there are plenty of other reasons why we felt we needed to revisit our list and switch things up. So dig into the six reasons why being a Yankees fan is way more fun right now than being a Mets fan. 

The ghosts are in full effect.

Matt Holliday Yankees Orioles 2017

The ghosts are the main reason why, when building their new castle, the Yankees used the dirt from the old stadium. Twenty-six World Series rings were won on that field, and they continued that tradition by winning No. 27 in the new stadium’s inaugural season. The Yanks have only made the postseason three times since. (I don't count the Wild Card game in 2014 as a playoff appearance.) Fast forward to this season, and it seems like the ghosts are in full effect. Their young guys are coming along faster than expected and their epic 10-inning comeback last week against the Orioles has the Bronx feeling optimistic for the future. It may be too soon for the Yankees to realistically contend, but it's definitely a familiar feeling. The Baby Bombers will be champions within the next five years—book it. —Angel Diaz 

Aaron Judge is a gawd.

Aaron Judge Home Run Blue Jays 2017

The Yankees pitching staff is dealing.

CC Sabathia Yankees Pirates 2017

Four of the Mets' starting pitchers are either coming off of injury or are injured. Steven Matz and Seth Lugo just started throwing off the rubber; Matt Harvey is kinda, sorta back; and Noah Syndergaard is possibly done for the year, or for three months at the very least. Each of those guys is younger than 30 with hella upside, but this season already seems to be a wash. The Yanks, on the other hand, have a nice mix of youth and age in their rotation, and in their bullpen, which is fifth best team ERA in the majors and holding teams to a .233 batting average. Hopefully, the Mets gets healthy because their young arms are as promising as a pitching staff could be. They’re looking like the Cubs when they had Mark Prior and Kerry Woods, though. —A.D.

 

The Yankees have the superior farm system.

Clint Frazier Yankees Spring Training 2017

Once upon a time, the roles were reversed. The Mets were lauded for having a loaded farm system full of future flame throwers and awesome young talent. On the other hand, the Yankees’ farm system was a barren wasteland full of throw-ins from lopsided trades and washed-out draft picks.

But when Brian Cashman committed last year to doing what only a few years ago would have been considered unthinkable—holding a trading deadline fire sale of his best assets—he reaped the rewards of a sound rebuilding philosophy. ESPN’s Keith Law, one of the experts in the wholly unscientific practice of ranking farm systems, put the Yankees No. 2 on his list of best systems this past January after Cashman turned Aroldis Chapman and Andrew Miller into huge prospect hauls. The Yankees used to regularly hover toward the bottom of that list, but now feature notable names on the verge of becoming everyday impact players in the majors like Clint Frazier, Gleybar Torress, and Justus Sheffield.

The Mets, meanwhile, ended up a respectable 7th on Law’s list. And while they may own Law’s No. 3 prospect in shortstop Amed Rosario, they don’t have nearly as many in the top 100 (five) as the Yankees do (six).  —Adam Caparell

The Yankees are underdogs for a change.

Didi Gregorious Starlin Castro Yankees Blue Jays 2017

Yankee Stadium is making strides.

Yankee Stadium 2014 Wide View Los Angeles Angels

As a Yankee fan, it’s tough to defend the new Stadium (the third iteration, for those of you counting at home). The intimacy of the old park was completely lost when the new building that George Steinbrenner built opened in 2009. Nobody sits in the insanely expensive seats behind home plate. It’s not nearly as loud as the old stadium. It wasn’t built strictly for baseball the way Citi Field was. And since its opening, the food offerings have paled in comparison to what’s available in Queens.

But the Yankees have made major strides this season with the concessions. And while they’re still trailing the Mets—who feature the holy grail of fast-food burger joints in Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, Fuku, Pat LaFrieda’s Original Filet Mignon Steak Sandwich, and Bao Hau, among others—​if you visit the Bronx you can now score some prime dishes from the likes of Mighty Quinn’s, Parm, and Lobel’s. That's a huge improvement over the general garbage they were offering the last few years. —A.C.

Tradition never takes a season off.

Mariano Rivera Retired Numbers 2013

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