And, of course, a lot of times the Yankees didn’t pass the eye test when in the field. It will be a long time before they live down the fifth inning of World Series Game 5 last October when the Dodgers wrapped up their title after falling behind 5-0 and then being gift-wrapped a bunch of a lifelines.

Before his third at-bat on Friday night, the Citi Field crowd gave Juan Soto a standing ovation before the slugger hit an RBI single in the Mets' eventual 5-4 win over the Cardinals.