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The divide in Mets and Yankees fan experiences could not be any wider

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Vaccaro, M. (2026, October 3). The divide in Mets and Yankees fan experiences could not be any wider. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/03/sports/divide-in-mets-and-yankees-fan-experience-could-not-be-wider/

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The article discusses the stark contrast between fan experiences of the New York Mets and Yankees baseball teams compared to other local sports franchises. While Jets, Giants, and Devils fans share similar struggles and disappointments, Knicks and Nets fans have a notably wider divide with significantly more support for the Knicks despite the Nets' recent successes in Brooklyn. The piece highlights how this disparity is particularly evident now, suggesting a larger gap than previously thought, possibly around 70-80% favoring the Knicks.

Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In New York City, baseball fan experiences between Mets and Yankees supporters are vastly different, reflecting broader divides among sports fans for teams like the Jets, Giants, Devils, Knicks, and Nets. 1970-81 saw both the Jets and Giants suffer through a Super Bowl drought, and since the last Giants victory in 2008, mutual disappointment has been shared between Jets and Giants fans. In hockey, after the New Jersey Devils' championship run ended early in the 2000s, Devils, Rangers, and Islanders fans have similarly felt periods of hope interspersed with disappointment. Regarding basketball, there are significantly more Knicks fans than Nets fans in Brooklyn, a gap that seems to be widening further recently.

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Mike Vaccaro

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The Jets trail the Giants 4-1 in Super Bowls, but the fact is that in the Super Bowl era the Jets and Giants have shared more common ground — the epic dual drought of 1970-81, a similar shared dry spell in the 13 years since the last Giants Super Bowl. asserted

Jets → trail → Bowl

If a Jets fan is feeling especially low, well, lately, his Giants fan friend has the same idea of misery. asserted

friend → feel → misery

Ever since the Devils run ended in the early 2000s, we’ve generally had three fanbases that feel exactly the same thing: occasional bursts of hope and excitement; lots of disappointment. asserted

that → end → disappointment

It’s hard to beat a chest too loudly among hockey fans of different persuasions in this town without breaking a rib. asserted

It → ’ → rib

Well, let’s be perfectly frank: We already knew there were a lot more Knicks fans around here than Nets fans, a chasm that’s oddly seemed to grow even wider since the Nets traded in New Jersey for Brooklyn. asserted

Nets → let → Brooklyn

All of it seems in play. asserted

All → seem → play

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