NYC mayor trash talks LA mayor over Chase Utley after Mets win Game 3

You don't even have to be a Mets fan to call Chase Utley's Game 2 "slide" a little off-base. And since politicians are well known for jumping on popular bandwagons — and what bigger one than the Mets these days in the town you preside over — New York  mayor Bill de Blasio took the opportunity to press the social media flesh with a few thousand Metsies.

Following the Mets blowout Game 3 win over the Dodgers, de Blasio took to Twitter to send some shade in the direction of Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti.

And what better target than New York City's new No. 1 villain.

Hey, @EricGarcetti. This is what happens when the @Dodgers don't play dirty! #LGM #WinForRuben #BeatLA #GarBlasioBet cc:@LAMayorsOffice

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) October 13, 2015

Obviously the whole "don't play dirty" is a reference to Utley's take out side in Game 2, which broke Ruben Tejada's leg.

Utley did not play in Game 3, after MLB disciplinary czar Joe Torre for suspended the Dodgers second baseman for two games, pretty much to the disappointment of Mets fans at Citi Field. But it only helped ramp up de Blasio's bluster after his Mets took a two games to one lead in the best-of-five series.

Before the playoff series began, Garcetti and de Blasio made a friendly wager involving a Mike Piazza jersey and reading some mean tweets.

Here's the video:

Hey @ericgarcetti, you’re going to look real good in that @mikepiazza31 @Mets jersey. #LGM #GarBlasioBet: http://t.co/7rzANZzh2p

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) October 9, 2015

Di Blasio hasn't won too many of his political battles, but he at least has a chance with the Mets.

Game 4 is Tuesday night at Citi Field.

NYC mayor Bill de Blasio sings 'I Love L.A.' after losing Stanley Cup bet (VIDEO)

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio humbly warbled Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." on the late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Monday night — settling a bet with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti after the Rangers lost to the Kings in the NHL finals.

"He lost the bet, and now he's going to pay," Kimmel said before de Blasio's performance.

De Blasio wore an "I love LA" T-shirt for his appearance and sang alongside 10 children from the 52nd Street Project arts program, broadcast live to Kimmel and Garcetti in Los Angeles via satellite from Times Square.

"Jimmy, I always wanted to meet you, but not like this, man," de Blasio said, later joking that he was in a "hostage situation." 

"We in New York honor our bets, but I don't have that great a singing voice."

The mayor and the kids conveniently skipped the verse that criticized New York City as cold and damp.

"Mayor de Blasio, you look like a counselor at the worst camp ever," Kimmel joked.

But real New York fans know De Blasio is a Massachusetts native, who was raised as a fan of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.