Last year, the Mets and Yankees were both eliminated in the playoffs, the Mets in the World Series vs the Royals and the Yankees in the wild card game vs the Astros.
This year, the Mets began the season vs the Royals and the Yankees began vs the Astros. But, as strange as that is, since neither team is in their divisions and the schedules were finalized prior to the playoffs last year, that is not where it ends.
The last game in the World Series, for the Mets, was a loss, with Matt Harvey pitching vs Edinson Volquez. The first game of the 2016 Mets season was a loss, with Matt Harvey pitching vs Edinson Volquez.
The last game of the playoffs last year for the Yankees was a wild card loss vs the Astros with Masahiro Tanaka pitching vs Dallas Keuchel. The first game of the 2016 season for the Yankees was a loss vs the Astros with Masahiro Tanaka pitching vs Dallas Keuchel.
The only thing that can ruin this strange phenomenon is if the Yankees win their appeal of today's game. Not likely.
