7 Signs You Are A Mets Fan At A Pennsylvania School
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7 Signs You Are A Mets Fan At A Pennsylvania School

How a Mets fan feels comfortable in a Pennsylvania college.

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7 Signs You Are A Mets Fan At A Pennsylvania School
John Flynn

Growing up in Queens, I have come of age to love my favorite sports team, the New York Mets, in a devoutly religious manner. However, going to King's College in Northeastern Pennsylvania, I find a lot of fans of the Yankees and Phillies at school. They are the two biggest rivals of the Mets, and here are several signs about this minority in a different school.

1. You talk about work at home.

It takes three hours and 25 minutes to get from Wilkes-Barre to New York on a regular basis. It can be frustrating at times, but I sometimes have the urge to go to Citi Field to see baseball, which of course comes with working at the ballpark. Everyone was jealous that I got into the World Series for free because I am an employee, and I get to see the game (for free) as soon as I get out of work. It helps that the Mets made the World Series last year.

2. Arguments.

Yes, people can compare the 27 championships of the Yankees to the Mets' two, and the 2008 Phillies winning more recently than the '86 Mets, but the daily arguments still go on. I think the Mets-Phillies rivalry has cooled off since those pennant races of 2007 and 2008.

3. People don't care.

The Phillies lost 99 games in 2015, so the city of Philadelphia, and its fans, will wait until the next playoff contender comes around in the City of Brotherly Love. My floor consists of lacrosse and football players and they just talk about things other than baseball.

4. You can't watch local games on dorm TVs.

We don't get SNY or PIX 11 in my dorm, but we may once in a while get the Phillies broadcast of a Phillies-Mets game. Wee woo. With that in mind, I can try to get updates here and there through Gameday on MLB.com, which is the most up-to-date site for tracking baseball action on the Web.

5. You talk Mets with other Mets fans.

Yes, King's has other Mets fans, so when I see someone with a Mets shirt on, I would appreciate that and ask things like the last time they went to a Mets game.

6. You're the only one on your floor who takes the Mets seriously.

There are student-athletes, and students that hate sports in general, while I'm the only baseball geek on the floor. They make no comments when I talk about the Mets except for "Good" or "Good for you." It shows they have other things to care for.

7. They feel jealous I went to the World Series.

Some of the people on my floor weren't old enough yet to get tickets to see the Phillies or Yankees when they were in the World Series, so going to see the sport on its biggest stage is something. They know that tickets were super expensive last year, so, me being able to go for free is huge.

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