Yankees, Mets enter this Subway Series a long way from good ol’ days

I am old enough to remember when New York baseball was great. Let me just consult my handy calendar to go all the way back to the good ol’ days of mid-May. That’s when the Mets and Yankees faced each for the first time this season; baseball archaeologists have pinpointed May 16 as the start date. The Yankees were 25-18, second best in the American League and leading their division by four games. The Mets were 28-16, fourth-best record in the majors, leading the NL East by two games. The...