New York Baseball Is Hot, Its Climate Is Not

As the New York Yankees and New York Mets face-off in another historic "Subway Series," New York baseball and Senatorial politics make New York a hot topic in national conversation. That combination must be nirvana for someone of George Will's sensibilities. But "hot" as New York is in Autumn 2000, the Big Apple's climate definitely is not heating up. The October monthly temperature record from Central Park - that world famous swath of greenery at Manhattan's …

…and enjoy the same climate conditions this year as when the Mets won their two Series in 1969 and 1986 - and as when the Yanks won their last fifteen. Sure, this particular "Subway Series" is the Yankees and the Mets, rather than the Yankees and the Dodgers, but some things haven't changed over the years. Yogi's formulation still applies - "It ain't over 'til it's over" - whether you're talking baseball or the global warming debate.