Revive talkin’

Frazier: Subway ride can kick-start Mets

Todd Frazier has switched sides in the Subway Series rather quickly.

After playing last August for the Yankees in the four games divided between the two ballparks, the veteran third baseman will now get the perspective from a Mets dugout more desperate for victories than city bragging rights.

Frazier signed a two-year contract worth $17 million with the Mets in the offseason after emerging as a key component in the Yankees’ ride to Game 7 of the ALCS last October.

“Playing against the Yankees, I think the crowd will kinda revive us a little bit and hopefully that will kick-start us to getting back to where we need to be,” Frazier said.

“I know how these games go, it’s going to be energized, it’s going to be a packed house, we are playing against some big guns going in and it’s going to be playoff atmosphere. I really think the fans and energy level, who we have got pitching coming up as well, the way they have been pitching, we’ve just got to get a big hit here in that series, all of a sudden we are back to where we need to be.”

Frazier went 1-for-12 against the Mets in last season’s Subway Series. He is back to anchor third base for his new team after missing a month with a strained left hamstring. Since returning he is 2- for-7 (.286) at the plate.

The Mets missed Frazier’s leadership as much as his bat during his DL stint. But Frazier has promised to have his teammates “excited” to play against the Yankees this weekend.

“We are just in a lull right now, the coldest of cold, and we have to keep battling,” Frazier said. “Nobody is saying we’re not trying to win anymore, we’re done. We are seven or eight games out and we have got four months left. Added pressure mounts up, but at the same time a blooper here can kick-start us.” Boarding the Subway isn’t expected to be an op- tion for Yoenis Cespedes.

The Mets’ top offensive threat will likely remain sidelined this weekend against the Yankees, according to team sources, as he continues to rehab his strained right hip flexor.

It’s possible Cespedes, who participated in running drills Wednesday, will begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend. Cespedes took batting practice against Noah Syndergaard in a simulated game earlier in the week.

The Mets are 8-15 all-time against the Yankees at Citi Field. The Yankees won both meetings in Queens last year in sweeping the four games.

The Mets are encouraging fans to take mass transit to Citi Field for this weekend’s games because parking is limited.