The two teams, once considered rivals of a sort, and generally the object of intense dislike by the other team’s fans, played two games in the past two nights. The Mets won both, 2-1 each time, in two well played, very well pitched games. Last night they beat Mariano Rivera in an exciting come-from-behind victory.

And attendance at both was the lowest its ever been for an interleague game between these two…around 32, 000 each time.

I think these two teams have reached tipping points of sorts. They’re not very good, they’re not very exciting, and their tickets cost too much money. Throw in a little mediocre weather, like last night’s mist, and the fans just won’t show….

At least the Yankees’ owners are aware of the issue; they’re trying to cut down on an enormous salary structure, and they have A-Rod’s bloated contract to deal with. (For quite a while, unfortunately.) But still, they clearly care about fans’ opinion of the franchise.

The Mets’ owners, the Wilpons, just don’t get it….