As you can probably guess, or probably saw, this week, the Mets and the Yankees dominated the back pages of the papers in New York because really, they did take the Baseball world by storm this week. For the most part, the Yankees got more attention than the Mets, because that is how reality goes. I was shocked though when I saw this back page from the 11th:
Usually, the papers are hyper-congratulatory for the moves the Yankees make and usually when the Mets do something good, they are quick to criticize or remind how similar things have not worked out. This was a shock because it was a literal slap in the face saying that hey, you might have gotten the best free agent starter, but that doesn't change the fact that you still lost out on Johan, the best starting pitcher right now.
While I like to see the Yankees get criticized, it does reveal those sour feelings that are lingering. After this was printed, the Yankees continued to try to improve their team by spending by giving another rich contract out to AJ Burnet.
