1. Lots of mostly friendly confrontation between the sophisticated Yankees fans and haggard Mets supporters. Unlike Red Sox fans, Mets faithful don't have a bug up their asses for, I don't know, like 86 years, so they're kinda fun to have around. At least they know a World Series title is possible in their lifetimes. Even if you're down two runs in the 10th inning of Game 6 of a World Series, like that game I saw at Shea when I was 13 years old.

2. A lot of questions, like "Who's he?" every time the Mets switch pitchers.

3. A Yankees victory.

We got all three Sunday night, and I posted 23 photos that tell the story.

Among the highlights:

• Us settling into our seats as Ruben Sierra hit a three-run homer to give the Yanks an insurmountable 6-0 lead in the first inning. Nothing offsets a Boston victory earlier in the day like scoring 19 runs against the Mets in a doubleheader sweep.

• Some obviously-lost Red Sox-clad clown walking up the wrong section and being heckled on his way down and back up to his rightful seats. For once, Yankees and Mets fans were united. "Hey, Magellan, you finally made it!" was the congratulations I offered.

• The chick behind, me high up in Section 33, where maybe one home run has landed in the history of the 81-year-old park, wearing her glove the entire game.

• A mother explaining to her confused son the presence of two Matsuis in the game. "We have the good Matsui. Their Matsui makes a lot of errors."

• The wasted, fat black dude who everyone kept calling "Ruben." I yelled to him, "Clay got hosed!"

Did you hear? Mets might start their own TV network.

Following in the footsteps of the ultra-successful Yankees Entertainment Sports Network (all Yankees, all the time, just about), the Mets might launch their own network. This oughta be good. Imagine the programming possibilities:

• Metsography: Anthony Young: How a 38th-round draft pick fought his way to the majors and went 3-28 combined in 1992-93.

• Keith Hernandez' Kids Korner: The former Gold Glove first baseman offers tips on fielding the position and finding the cheapest Indian reservations at which to buy cigarettes.

• Classic Moments: Mookie Wilson beats out a grounder, the 1993 Mets lose their 103rd game, Darryl Strawberry knocks out Keith Hernandez on photo day in 1989.

I'll be tuning in, for sure.

Other Sports Links:

• David Beckham's Penalty Shootout Game — A spoof on the world-famous athlete's high-pressure tournament kick that landed somewhere between Moscow and the moon.

• Peter King on Tony Dungy — In his last Monday Morning Quarterback column for a month, the Sports Illustrated football writer spotlights a proud papa and genuinely good guy.

• The Last Night of the Yankees' Dynasty — A forthcoming Harper-Collins book on the misery that was Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Probably not gonna be the biggest seller among Yanks fans, and god knows why the cover photo is one of Mariano Rivera in a home uniform, when the game was played in Arizona. I think we should wait for the Joe Torre era to end before we start proclaiming the Yanks' dynasty over. By the end of this year, we could be looking at seven World Series appearances and five titles in nine seasons.