The New York Mets put it to the New York Yankees for real Thursday night, winning 3-1 in the Bronx and sweeping a season series against the Bombers for the first time ever.
Winning Mets starter Dillon Gee struck out 12 Yankees on their home turf as part of a dominant performance that helped seal the win.
Mets right fielder Marlon Byrd homered with a man on base in the second inning, giving the team a lead they would never relinquish.
It was the first time since June 2008 that the Mets won a series against their cross-town rivals.
Here are some vital stats on the last time the Mets won this series:
- Total time elapsed: four years, 11 months and three days, or more than 155 million seconds.
- President at the time was George W. Bush.
- WALL-E, the Pixar movie about a lovable, industrious robot had just come out in theaters.
- The Wire had finished its last season three months earlier.
- George Carlin had just died.
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