The Post’s Steve Serby sat down with the Mets shortstop, who is going head to head with Derek Jeter in this weekend’s Subway Series:

Q: Who would you say is the best baseball player in New York?

A: So many good players here on the New York Mets and the Yankees on the other side, too, so I can’t really tell who’s the best.

Q: Some people say you are.

A: I appreciate that, but I don’t put that stuff in my head because I play the game and don’t worry about nothing else.

Q: MVP?

A: I don’t think about that at all.

Q: Gold Glove?

A: There are a lot of great shortstops in this league, so let’s see.

Q: Why do kids like you so much?

A: They see how I play, how I try to enjoy the game as much as possible. I have fun when I play. They see that and they maybe say in their mind, ‘I want to play like Jose Reyes.’

Q: They see the enthusiasm.

A: Exactly.

Q: When you walk in the door after a good game, do your parents and girlfriend greet you with, “Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose?”

A: (Laughs). No, they just say “you got a good game,” stuff like that.

Q: When you heard “Jose, Jose, Jose, Jose” for the first time?

A: I was just trying to do something special for the fans, something to make them excited.

Q: So that motivates you?

A: Yeah … I like that.

Q: Do you think you’re an exciting player to watch?

A: [Smiles]. That’s what the people say. I just try to play the game 100 percent, play hard, hustle and try to put us in position to win.

Q: What do you think you’ll do first, hit 30 home runs or steal 100 bases?

A: Good one right there (smiles). Don’t really know, man. I got more stolen bases than home runs, so I’ll have to say maybe 100’s gonna be first.

Q: Do you think you’ll be able to do both?

A: I don’t want to say no, don’t want to say yes, because it’s tough to do.

Q: Money can’t change you?

A: No.

Q: How do you know?

A: It changed my life but not my personality. My personality is still there in my heart, so it’s not gonna change that (smiles).

Q: Are you ever in a bad mood?

A: Maybe when I miss a pitch or something like that. But I put everything behind me and try to enjoy the game as much as possible.

Q: Do you get in a bad mood away from the ballpark?

A: I don’t get in a bad mood in a long time (smiles). When I went home, I saw my two daughters … that changed my life.

Q: You’re always happy?

A: Always. I have to be happy because the teacher told me one day in school, ‘If you be happy every day, you’re gonna be younger and younger.”

Q: Are you happy in traffic?

A: Nothing you can do about it. You cannot go over the car, so you have to wait, man, you have to be patient.

Q: That doesn’t put you in a bad mood?

A: I’m human, I get in bad moods, but not like other people. It takes a long time for me to get in a bad mood.

Q: How does it feel being one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People?”

A: I have to feel good to be on that list (smiles). It’s a great honor for me.

Q: Who else on your team should be on the list?

A: Beltran was one year. He was in the English version.

Q: Did he kid you about being in the Spanish version?

A: No, no, he said congratulations.

Q: Did your girlfriend say anything about it?

A: She liked it (smiles).

Q: She thinks you’re one of the 50 Most Beautiful People, too?

A: No doubt (big smile).

Q: Describe your girlfriend.

A: She always says something good to me, especially when I had a bad game. When you got a girl like that you’re always gonna feel comfortable.

Q: What did you get your mother for Mothers Day?

A: A watch. For my mother and my girlfriend.

Q: How bad does this team want to win a championship?

A: There’s only one goal here, to win the World Series.

Q: Are the Mets becoming more popular than the Yankees.

A: The Yankees are real popular because they won a lot of World Series. We have to start to win World Series too if we’re gonna be more popular than them.

Q: How good is this Mets team?

A: Real good. We get Pedro and Duque back, we’re gonna be dangerous.

Q: You don’t smoke or drink?

A: Red wine once in a while. One glass before I go to bed; not every day, once in a while. Don’t like to drink alcohol because my legs get tight.

Q: You’ve never smoked a cigarette.

A: Never gonna.

Q: You filmed a New Era hat commercial for Spike Lee.

A: Great guy. Funny guy.

Q: You are an inspiration to Dominican kids back home. What do you want to do for them?

A: Probably make a stadium there.

Q: What is it like being Jose Reyes right now?

A: It’s better now because I have a more comfortable life. Not just for me, for my whole family.

Q: How do you like Manhasset?

A: It’s nice there, quiet, a lot of good people, good neighbors.

Q: What do you like to do in Manhattan?

A: Shopping. Fifth Avenue. Go a lot to Niketown.

Q: Have you overtaken Beltran as best dresser?

A: (Laughs). Not yet.

Q: Any particular style you like?

A: Just the simple stuff. Don’t like to be too flashy.

Q: If you knew the world would end in 24 hours, what would you do?

A: Be with my family.