Even when they went further than the Yankees in the playoffs in 2006, the Mets still were not the New York baseball team under the most pressure.
Even when they played the Yankees in the 2000 World Series, the Mets were not the team that had to win.
For more than two decades now, the Yankees have faced the most pressure not just in New York, but pretty much the whole sport as they had to honor their history, payroll and the Steinbrenner credo of championship or bust.
But now …
The Mets went further in the postseason last year.