New York Mets’ third baseman and captain David Wright will be in action when the Amazins take the field against the Kansas City Royals for the first game of the World Series Tuesday night in Kansas City.

As a longtime New York Yankees’ fan, I must admit to a certain pang when the Yanks aren’t in the World Series and the Mets are. (The last time the Mets won the pennant was in 2000, the year the Yanks beat them in the Series. Ouch.)

But as a fan of the Bronx Bombers, I must also admit that there is a part of me that’s just delighted to see the Amazins in it. For one thing, I’m a New Yorker. I always want to see every New York area team do well. (I’ve also probably seen the Mets more than the Yankees as I don’t have cable, and the Mets tend to have more games on regular TV.)

For another, though, there’s something utterly relaxing about a sport in which you have no real rooting interest. I want the Mets to win. But if they don’t, I won’t be broken up about it. It’s like watching Andy Murray. I don’t like him as much as Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. But then, he’s easier to watch for precisely that reason.

And there you have it: The Mets are the Andy Murray of baseball.

When they take the field Tuesday night against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, I’ll be right behind them. I hope it goes seven games. There’s nothing like the Series to get you and keep you going.

And when Andy takes to the Ghent clay at Flanders Expo Nov. 27 through 29 to lead Great Britain against Belgium for what may be the Brits first Davis Cup since 1936, I’ll be rooting, too – with my feet up and a cup of tea, savoring a piece of chocolate…

And the peace of the dispassionate.