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There's always a buzz in New York City behind the Subway Series in some way, shape or form. Beginning tonight and through Sunday the Empire State Building will light its world-famous tower lights in honor of the Yankees and Mets. The north and south sides will be lit in Yankees blue and white, and the east and west in Mets blue orange. The team that wins the series will have its colors displayed on all four sides on Monday.

Some history behind the lighting courtesy of the official Empire State Building Web site.

• In 1932, a searchlight beacon alerting people for 50 miles that Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected president of the United States was the first light to shine on top of the Empire State Building.

• In 1976, colored lighting was first introduced and the tower was lit

With Pedro Martinez starting tonight, and the day still young, I felt it was worth reprising his colorful press conference from yesterday. There's truly something captivating about Martinez, besides him being one of the best (if not the best) pitcher of our generation.

Here's the comments from yesterday. Lots more later on:

Pedro Martinez says he's "older and wiser," but he remains very entertaining. Check out these money quotes from his meeting with the media. Warning, he pulled no punches taking shots at the scribes.

"Because of you guys in some ways, I might be at times the most influential player that ever stepped in Yankee Stadium. I can honestly say that. I mean, I have been a big fan of baseball for a long time, since I was a kid. My first ball I ever got from a Big League player