It’s time to turn to the intrigue around baseball’s true World Series contenders
A season that began with both New York baseball teams having the loftiest of aspirations has devolved into a strong chance either or both will end up in last place in their divisions. That dual level of ineptitude for the Yankees and the Mets never has happened since the latter’s inception in 1962, neither under the league-wide standings nor since MLB shifted to divisional play in 1969.