JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: With two New York City teams in this year's World Series, the atmosphere in that city is electric. CNN's Gary Tuchman checks the pulse of the Big Apple.</s>GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In New York City's meat packing district, some of the workers have beefs with some of the others. (on camera): Tell me what a Yankee fan is like?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Very arrogant, they whine a lot and they cry a lot.</s>TUCHMAN: And tell me what a Met fan is like?</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Exactly what he just said.</s>TUCHMAN (voice-over): For the first time since 1956, a New York team is playing another New York team in baseball's World Series, and these fans are enjoying the attention the Big Apple is receiving.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It definitely rejuvenates the city. Everybody's talking about it. It's, you know -- definitely is good for the city.</s>TUCHMAN: Phil Rizzuto played in seven New York Subway Series when he was with the New York Yankees in the '40s and '50s, but he says the atmosphere now tops them all.</s>PHIL RIZZUTO, YANKEE HALL OF FAMER: It's much more exciting and much -- you know, it's -- there's a lot more going on.</s>TUCHMAN (on camera): Generally speaking, New York sports fans are not exactly low-key people, so it's little surprise that 44 years after the last Subway Series, they're a bit animated.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE (shouting): Let's go Yankees, baby, sweep!</s>TUCHMAN (voice-over): And they want the world to know it. Gary Tuchman, CNN, New York.
Big Apple Soaks up Subway Series Hype