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eMailbag: The Mets and Giants Myth

by Matthew Cerrone on February 4th, 2008 at 9:57 am

Mike B sent in the following…

“Giants win in 1986 and so did the Mets, Giants lost in 2000 to the Ravens, Mets then lose in the WS to the Yanks…the Giants won in 2008.  Are the Mets next?  Is this a sign?  And should I be a fan of the New York Giants if that is the case so that deep down inside it is for the Mets sake?”

…for what it’s worth, the Mets won their first World Series in 1969, the same year the Jets won their only Super Bowl…

…nevertheless, mike, i keep hearing this Mets-Giants bit too…

…the thing is, the Giants won the Super Bowl in the 1986 season, and they just won the Super Bowl in the 2007 season…not 2008’s…so, by this logic, the Mets should have won last season…not next season…and lord knows they did not…not to mention 1990…oh, brother…

…so, in other words, like me, keep punishing yourself…go Jets…since the Giants have nothing to do with the Mets success…

By the way, for more on the Giants win in yesterday’s Super Bowl, check out GiantsFootballBlog.com by Anthony De Rosa.