Laura Bliss
Laura Bliss is CityLab’s West Coast bureau chief. She also writes MapLab, a biweekly newsletter about maps (subscribe here). Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Los Angeles magazine, and beyond.
L.A. and New York are going head to head … through their respective MTAs.
With their third consecutive division title in the bag, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the New York Mets in the National League Division Series, starting October 9. Among other things, this means that the Blue Crew run the risk of sullying their pristine cleats on the filthy floors of the New York City subway.
As any concerned transit agency would, the communications team at L.A. Metro tweeted a respectful request to New York City’s MTA early Wednesday. Then MTA took a turn at bat. And, well, here’s what happened:
Hey @MTA please tidy up the 7 train, @Dodgers blue is coming to town. #lolmets @Mets
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) September 30, 2015
Don’t worry, @MetroLosAngeles – we sweep our subway just like the @Mets will sweep the @Dodgers
— MTA (@MTA) September 30, 2015
A friendly wager, @MTA? Perhaps your famous New York pizza. #Dodgers #LolMets pic.twitter.com/5g1vpMBuZF
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) September 30, 2015
.@metrolosangeles Happy to wager on who wins the series. Care to wager on who gets more fans to the ballpark?
— MTA (@MTA) September 30, 2015
You got us on the numbers, @MTA. Assuming your riders remember how transit works. pic.twitter.com/rpYc9JjGNZ
— Metro (@metrolosangeles) September 30, 2015
For transit enthusiasts, watching this exchange was a bit like watching your parents fight, as one Twitter bystander pointed out. At last, a Chicago fan intervened. The spat cooled down … for now.
@NYMETSFAN72001 @metrolosangeles @MTA Well we know it ain't Chicago. The deep dish would have been dragging the rat down the stairs.
— lohphat (@lohphat) September 30, 2015
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