Dance-Off ’86
Not only did the Mets win 35 more games than the Dodgers in 1986, but they produced an exponentially better music video that year.
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Hilarious! The Mets one is great, obviously. However, I didn’t know that Dodger one existed before! Talk about cheesy 80’s!