Christie, who says he has been a Mets fan since the late 1960s, was speaking about the team when the subject turned to Tug McGraw and the Phillies' use of his "Ya Gotta Believe" slogan on new graphics adorning the hallways at Spectrum Field in Clearwater. Mets fans have been oddly fixated on the use of the slogan, which McGraw made famous when he was a Met during the team's 1973 World Series run.