When people think of Viggo Mortensen, the Lord of the Rings movies often pop into their head.
At least that’s what happens with me.
Mortensen has also starred in movies The Indian Runner, Carlito’s Way, Crimson Tide, Daylight, The Portrait of a Lady, G.I. Jane and many more.
What you may not know is that Mortensen is a big-time Mets fan, and the New York Post recently caught up with him to see what he thought of the upcoming season, the Mets’ battle for control of New York and more.
Here are the highlights.
“The Mets are always going to be fighting the Yankees for attention in New York because they don’t have the money the older, wealthier club has. There have been times when the Mets have outshone the Yankees by virtue of sporting excellence, but there is probably always going to be an underdog quality to this franchise. As a fan, that suits me fine, wouldn’t have it any other way.”
Then he talks about wanting a rematch of the 2000 World Series.
“I doubt that the Big Apple will ever be entirely a Mets town, no matter how much success the club has. That would be boring, really, just as boring as if the only thing New York baseball fans cared about was the Yankees. I’d love nothing more than a re-match of the 2000 World Series. That one still smarts. The rest of the country would probably hate that, but I think it would be great for the city and for baseball as a whole. At this moment, I am not worried about the Mets doing well in 2015, but I am not sure the Yankees will be up to the task. We’ll see.”
For more of what Mortensen had to say, click here.
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