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Goody · 08-08-2011, 11:36 PM

"I am a lifelong Red Sox fan who has had the good fortune of watching the sport's greatest rivalry play out on center stage. As frequent contenders for playoff and World Series championships, the passion and intensity of the Red Sox-New York Yankee rivalries is as a level not seen elsewhere in baseball or in sports in general."

This was at the end of the article.

I think the title was a way to get people who aren't Yankees or Sox fans to read the article?

Yes, we're proud of you for being a fan of a good team and a good rivalry. Glad its fun for you. Luckily my team is in the West where I can watch them suck without feeling like I don't have a chance for legitimate reasons. Its pretty even market wise across the board in the AL West...other than Oakland who has a disadvantage in the money department.

...otherwise I'd have probably stopped following long ago. I don't know how Blue Jays, Orioles and Rays fans can stomach it, quite frankly. But at least its fun every year for the markets that have the most population and bandwagon fans from out of market.

If the NFL totally throws out the salary cap or any other controls on monopolizing the most talented players, you'd see the most epic rivalry in all of sports after about 10 or 20 years. It would include New York, New England, or Chicago. But they don't allow that. So we have MLB's Bosox/Yankees.

08-08-2011, 11:36 PM	#3
Goody Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Korea Posts: 3,530	"I am a lifelong Red Sox fan who has had the good fortune of watching the sport's greatest rivalry play out on center stage. As frequent contenders for playoff and World Series championships, the passion and intensity of the Red Sox-New York Yankee rivalries is as a level not seen elsewhere in baseball or in sports in general." This was at the end of the article. I think the title was a way to get people who aren't Yankees or Sox fans to read the article? Yes, we're proud of you for being a fan of a good team and a good rivalry. Glad its fun for you. Luckily my team is in the West where I can watch them suck without feeling like I don't have a chance for legitimate reasons. Its pretty even market wise across the board in the AL West...other than Oakland who has a disadvantage in the money department. ...otherwise I'd have probably stopped following long ago. I don't know how Blue Jays, Orioles and Rays fans can stomach it, quite frankly. But at least its fun every year for the markets that have the most population and bandwagon fans from out of market. If the NFL totally throws out the salary cap or any other controls on monopolizing the most talented players, you'd see the most epic rivalry in all of sports after about 10 or 20 years. It would include New York, New England, or Chicago. But they don't allow that. So we have MLB's Bosox/Yankees. __________________ In the past: Laseron Baseball Association creator. Present: I am Rezulm on PT and OOTP Discord. Future: I wish it was the past. Last edited by Goody; 08-08-2011 at 11:40 PM.