Who's No. 1?

J erry Manuel put it out there in the open during pregame today - the Yankees are No. 1 in New York and the Mets are No. 2.

"Well, the Yankees have won (26) championships," he said. "They’ve been here longer. I think that the teams merged and did all that kind of stuff. But that’s just the way it is. That’s just my opinion now. I don’t speak for everybody else. That’s my opinion. Being a baseball person all these years, from the outside, I’ve seen it that way. In Chicago, if you asked me what was the favorite team in New York, I would have to say the Yankees.

"I don’t have a problem with that. I love playing them. I don’t have a problem, in Chicago, with saying that the Cubs, even though they never won; they were the team. Heck, I don’t have a problem with that. Use it as motivation. If you want to be first? Win. Win some world championships. Not just be first just by popularity or who wears what jersey, whatever...win some championships and then you can claim first. I don’t have a problem with that. I might have some people in my office when I get out of here. They might just be lined up: ‘Hey, I need to talk to you Jerry. What are you talking about?'"

While his point may be undisputed in popularity, are the Yankees No. 1 where it counts - on the field? Over at www.northjersey.com/forums we have a poll up. Let us know what you think.