Former Met and current YES network commentator David Cone thinks the 1998 Yankees were better than the 1986 Mets.
"Who's better, the '98 Yankees or the '86 Mets?" Cone asked himself before answering his own question. "Darryl Strawberry was on our bench. Enough said, right? That's how deep the '98 Yankees were. ... there's never been a better roster constructed."
While it was nice to use for effect, Strawberry -- who starred on the '86 Mets 12 years prior -- wasn't really a bench player for the Yankees in 1998. He was their DH for 81 games, and appeared in 101 games for them overall.