The 2000 World Series between the New York Mets and New York Yankees was a throwback to the days when the latter would routinely play the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers in the MLB finals. Ever since the Giants and Dodgers moved to California and baseball continued to add teams, the chances of a true Subway Series were much more difficult.
In what ended up as the final championship for the Joe Torre’s Yankees teams, the Mets were faced with a nearly impossible task. The Yankees disposed of the Atlanta Braves twice already and took care of business versus the San Diego Padres in their other trip during this five-year span.