The New York Yankees are currently better than the New York Mets. (based on last season)

I will start off refuting my opponent case. VP: RECORD. 1) This premise is abusive, because I can not argue it. There is no room for debate since the Yankees did in fact have a better record than the Yankees. 2) Record does not indicate how well you are doing. For example, the Tampa Bay Rays. They had a horrible record, and yet they made it to the world series the next year, therefore the record of the previous season does not indicate, how you are currently doing. VC: STATISTICS 1) You can not look to this because the Yankees and Mets played different teams throughout the year, so we can not assume if they swaped scheudles they would do identicle. 2) They played in differnt ballparks. Since this is true the hitting and pitching stats we inflated or deflated, therefore we can not weigh statistics on either side. 3) This is not a debate that should have values, therefore I will not provide any. BURDEN: I have already shown how the record does not directly corralate with how the team is currently doing, and I have also proved statistics can not be weighed. And secondly, this burden is abusive because the fact that the yankees had a better record is not debatable. All these arguments can be cross aplied to his contention 1. CONTENTION 2: 1) There are many people that believe making it to the world series just takes a hot streak. For example, the Colorado Rockies in 2007. They won 20 out of 21 games to just make the playoffs, and they continued that hotstreak onto the playoffs. They were not the most qualified team, however they just got hot and made it to the world series. Therefore making the world series does not always involve skill as the only factor. 2) This does not link with his premise. Just because my team does not have the best record does not mean I can't make the world series. Therefore it is not needed for a team to have the best record, and skill is not the only factor in winning a world series. CONTENTION 3: This is just false. Currently the yankees are in need of an outfielder, and have yet to sign one, therefore the Yankees currently do not have better depth, since they do not have their starting line-up even planed out. While the mets have; 15 Carlos Beltran S/R 6-1 200 04/24/77 -- Chris Carter L/L 6-0 230 09/16/82 6 Nick Evans R/R 6-2 220 01/30/86 12 Jeff Francoeur R/R 6-4 220 01/08/84 26 Fernando Martinez L/R 6-1 200 10/10/88 16 Angel Pagan S/R 6-2 195 07/02/81 18 Jeremy Reed L/L 6-0 210 06/15/81 19 Cory Sullivan L/L 6-0 200 08/20/79 They have a plethora of outfielders, making them more depthful than the Yankees. . http://newyork.mets.mlb.com.... Also take a look at the Mets depth chart: . http://newyork.mets.mlb.com...: and here is the Yankees: . http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com...: Note that the Mets have many more outfielders, and infielders, while they have more starters. Also the skill does not matter in depth, so it can be seen that the Mets have more depth in their lineup. CONTENTION 4: "If my opponent even feels like this is possible for him to argue against:, this is abusive therefore I do not have to argue against this. MY CASE: Contention 1: The Mets have a better team. i have already proven how record does not matter, and currently it looks like the mets will have a healthy starting roster for 2010, therefore they will be a better team. Lets compare the players. CENTER FIELD: This clearly goes to the Mets, since Carlos Beltran is a bonified superstar, while Melky Cabraera still hasn't soldified himslef in the major leagues, and yet to put up big numbers. SHORTSTOP: This goes to the Mets. Jose Reyes is a more explosive player then Derek Jeter, and he is faster. He has a better arm, gets more triples, and has more power. So the Mets have a better team because they are solid at all positions, and my opponents points do not stand. NEGATED