Do you think that John Smoltz or Tom Glavine is the better Braves player?
They are both good.  I'll leave it at that.  What do you think?
John Smoltz certainly deserves his place in the Hall of Fame.
Yeah.  What is your favorite MLB team?
I am a fan of the Mets.
I see.  Does that automatically mean that you can't stand the Yankees? 
Some people seem to think it does! I am intrigued by the idea of a built in rivalry. It makes it seem more high stakes and exciting!
I always thought that.  My alma maters always had an establish rivalry (e.g., Georgia Tech vs. U of Georgia - goes back many years)
It certainly gets people more invested. It's always more fun to go to a big game than one people don't care as much about. 
Yep.  I used to love the rivalry games.  People were much more into it.
The mascot 'fights' alone can be enough to make a game like that worthwhile to see in person.