Mets, Yankees meet with visions of 2000

For the first time in almost a decade, all of New York can daydream that a regular-season series between the Mets and Yankees is merely an appetizer for an even larger stage: the World Series.

The Subway Series reconvenes for the first time this season when the Mets play host to the Yankees on Tuesday in the opener of a two-game series.

Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.55 ERA) is slated to take the mound against