There aren’t too many teams in sports more loathed than the New York Yankees. The Houston Astros have done a good job of becoming the villain in recent years, but nobody compares to the original Evil Empire Yankees. Soon, they may have company on the Dark Side with the New York Mets.
For most of the Wilpon years, the Mets haven’t been seen the bad guys. Unless they’re playing a team in the National League East or facing the Yankees, they’re pretty innocuous.
Well, things could change under Steve Cohen. The billionaire future owner of the Mets could help the franchise turn heel.