That ethos faced its biggest challenge 20 years ago, when the yankees and mets met in the 2000 world series. After dominating in 1998 and 1999, the yankees finished just 8774 in. 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. New york yankees 4 new york mets 1 october 21 october 26, 2000. The mets are 8363 on the season, leading their division. Former yankees pitcher roger clemens throws the broken bat of the mets mike piazza as piazza runs to first base during the first inning of the second game of the world series on oct.
By then, the yankees had won 12 straight world series games going back to 1996. Mens new york yankees new era navy 2000 world series wool. Visit for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. Baseball sports photos mlb yankees mets 2000 world series. The ultimate poster to commemorate the historic yankees vs. The yankees wrapped up the last millennium as world series champions and wanted to start this one the exact same way. In the year 2000 not the conan song, the new york yankees had plenty of motivation and celebration during the season. Under this scenario, the mets and yankees could potentially meet in a league championship series. World series 2000 subway series new york yankees vs. The yankees and mets could play in the same division this season. The new york yankees started the new era much the same way they played during the 1900s by winning another world.
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It was the first world series contested between two new york teams since the 1956 world series, and the first time the mets and yankees ever opposed each other in the. Despite having the lowest winning percentage of any postseason qualifier in 2000, the yankees won the world series over the new york mets in 5 games to win their 26th world series title. All the drama of the yankees and mets, together, for the first time in. They were trying to become the first team to win three series in a row since the oakland as in. Buy this officially licensed 2000 world series commemorative pin yankees vs. The 2000 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2000 season. The 96th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between crosstown opponents, the twotime defending world series champions and american league al champion new york yankees and the national league nl champion new york mets. Beach is the right person to put together a compact, chock full of details book on the 96th world series. After a fortyfour year absence 1956 the subway series finally returned to the big apple matching the everpresent new york yankees against their crosstown rivals, the new york mets.
This new york yankees world series wool 59fifty hat from new era is a good ol throwback for anyone missing that unforgettable moment from back in the day. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. It was the 100th year of the yankees existence if their time. Vtg new york yankees mets subway series 2000 world series.
Felix hernandez owns 2000 yankees world series ring, but. Beachs subway series chronicles yankees and mets 2000. The yankees defeated the mets, four games to one, to. Rawlings official 2000 mlb world series baseball yankees. The series moved to shea stadium for game 3, and the mets climbed back into the series while ending a couple of impressive yankees streaks. Rawlings official 2000 mlb world series ny yankees mets subway series baseball. New york yankees 4 at new york mets 2, f the yankees held a threegamestoone advantage as the modernday subway series.
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Mets, and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. The yankees have owned the city of new york for years, but this series gives the mets a chance to actually take it back. Yankees 10 greatest home run moments of the 21st century. Cousin sal, the parlay kid, and brother bri rewatch the first game of the 2000 world series between the mets and the yankees 02. The 2000 world series was the first subway series since 1956. As for the game, the yankees built a 60 lead before withstanding a ninthinning mets rally to earn a 65 win for their record 14th straight world series victory.
With a 42 victory, the mets snapped the yankees 14game world series streak and handed orlando hernandez his firstever postseason defeat he had been 80. After a fortyfour year absence 1956 the subway series finally returned to the big apple matching the everpresent new york yankees against their cross. The new york yankees celebrate after defeating the new york mets in game 5 of the world series 42 to become the 2000 world series champions thursday, oct. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. Doc goodena yankee in his soul, and a met in his heart, in the words of the timesremembered 1985, the first time there was serious talk of a metsyankees world series. Start spreadin the news, the new york daniel murphys mets are headed to the 2015 world series.