It started gradually, as the Mets became the most compelling story in baseball over the last couple of weeks.
And now Michael Kay has been hearing it on his daily show on ESPN Radio, where passionate sports fans bark their opinions all afternoon. A strange but undeniable fact: Mets and Yankees fans are actually being civil toward one another.
Rarely in the 62 years since the Mets were born has the rivalry been anything but vitriolic. For decades, boroughs and homes were divided over allegiances. The owners of the teams even disliked one another, and the organizations battled for the city’s fans and attention.