Will there be hand-shaking at the end of the Red Sox vs Yankees ALCS?

clutch · 10-11-2004, 02:22 PM

Lets see if I can do this poll?

Since the Dodgers showed their class, there has been a lot of talk about the gesture. Do you think it will catch on? Do you think that if the Red Sox Beat the Yankees the Yankees will come out and shake the Red Sox hands?

I really think that if Boston wins the Yankees will come out, but if the Yankees win you better believe the Red Sox will not go out ot shake the Yankees hands.

Long_Long_Name · 10-11-2004, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by clutch

I really think that if Boston wins the Yankees will come out, but if the Yankees win you better believe the Red Sox will not go out ot shake the Yankees hands.

Johnny Damon would!!!

PotatoPeeler · 10-11-2004, 03:55 PM

I really doubt it. The Dodgers/Cardinals was the first time I'd even heard about two MLB teams doing that.

Gastric ReFlux · 10-11-2004, 03:56 PM

If Derek Jeter doing some girly bitch-slapping counts as hand shaking, then yes there will be.

Karros270 · 10-11-2004, 03:58 PM

I think it would piss off a lot of their fans to see this. Especially in Boston, it would be seen as consorting with the enemy.

Eckstein 4 Prez · 10-11-2004, 04:13 PM

I think there'd be some stinkpalming going on after that series.

streetballer67 · 10-11-2004, 04:16 PM

Hell no!

Luis_Rivera · 10-11-2004, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eckstein 4 Prez

I think there'd be some stinkpalming going on after that series.

Nice Mallrats reference (if, in fact, that's where you got it from... I love Kevin Smith)

Anyway... hell no. Not from either side. These teams don't like each other. There isn't quite the level of animosity that there was in the late 70's, but it's up there... and it starts at the top with Big Stein and Lucky Lucchino.

disposableheros · 10-11-2004, 04:22 PM

depends on if good ole Bud puts them up to it or not and if George thinks he can make an extra buck by doin it.

Anachronism · 10-11-2004, 04:46 PM

Hell no.... it would require more class than most of the players on either side have....

(besides - a first fight could ensure is someone spits in their palm, and someone could get injured going into the World Series

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Eckstein 4 Prez · 10-11-2004, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Luis_Rivera

Nice Mallrats reference.

Thanks.

SpitFire Mac2 · 10-11-2004, 05:13 PM

Was there a hand shake at the end of WW2 so why is this any different. The Sox and Yankees have had a war going on since the 1800s.

Luis_Rivera · 10-11-2004, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SpitFire Mac2

Was there a hand shake at the end of WW2 so why is this any different. The Sox and Yankees have had a war going on since the 1800s.

Actually Harry Frazee was very friendly with the Yanks owner (name escapes me) at the time they sold Ruth. That's why he was inclined to send him there.

Oh, and the Red Sox franchise and the Yankees franchise (then the Baltimore Orioles) weren't established until 1901.

But, yea, no handshake.

Long_Long_Name · 10-11-2004, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SpitFire Mac2

Was there a hand shake at the end of WW2 so why is this any different. The Sox and Yankees have had a war going on since the 1800s.

Well, other than the fact that both teams started to play in 1901, and that the Orioles moved to New York in 1903... that the Boston team became the Red Sox in 1907, and that the Highlanders became the Yankees in 1913...

SpitFire Mac2 · 10-11-2004, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Luis_Rivera

Actually Harry Frazee was very friendly with the Yanks owner (name escapes me) at the time they sold Ruth. That's why he was inclined to send him there.

Oh, and the two Boston franchises and the New York franchise (then the Baltimore Orioles) weren't established until 1901.

But, yea, no handshake.

I always thought the Yankees where the Baltimore Highlanders. I'm probably wrong though.

SpitFire Mac2 · 10-11-2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

Well, other than the fact that both teams started to play in 1901, and that the Orioles moved to New York in 1903... that the Boston team became the Red Sox in 1907, and that the Highlanders became the Yankees in 1913...

Beat me to it.

Long_Long_Name · 10-11-2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SpitFire Mac2

I always thought the Yankees where the Baltimore Highlanders. I'm probably wrong though.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/

Luis_Rivera · 10-11-2004, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SpitFire Mac2

I always thought the Yankees where the Baltimore Highlanders. I'm probably wrong though.

New York Highlanders in 1903... Baltimore Orioles in 1901

Anachronism · 10-11-2004, 06:03 PM

Still... my guess is the fans hate the other fans more than players vs. players. Sure, there might be the odd player one on one who hates another on the other team, but my guess is off the field they don't really give a damn about the rivalry. I mean, in hockey we've had brother fighting brother at times - but that means nothing once they are off the ice....

sebastian0622 · 10-11-2004, 07:07 PM

It wouldn't surprise me at all to see it. I don't think it would lessen any rivalry. It's a respect and sportsmanship thing. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you think you "hate" the other team or that you are at "war" with them. Truth is, you don't know enough of the other team to hate them--you may hate a handful--but chances are you actually like a handful also, and there sure as hell isn't a war going on.

It wouldn't surprise me to see it because New Yorkers, for all of their toughguy rhetoric, are good at showing appreciation, love, etc when it's warranted.

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Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	I think there'd be some stinkpalming going on after that series. __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	If Derek Jeter doing some girly bitch-slapping counts as hand shaking, then yes there will be.

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Anachronism All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great White North Posts: 945	Hell no.... it would require more class than most of the players on either side have.... (besides - a first fight could ensure is someone spits in their palm, and someone could get injured going into the World Series ) __________________ "Ruth did it on Beer and Hotdogs..."

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SpitFire Mac2 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OOTP Union Representative Posts: 125	Was there a hand shake at the end of WW2 so why is this any different. The Sox and Yankees have had a war going on since the 1800s. __________________ Red Sox win!

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Anachronism All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Great White North Posts: 945	Still... my guess is the fans hate the other fans more than players vs. players. Sure, there might be the odd player one on one who hates another on the other team, but my guess is off the field they don't really give a damn about the rivalry. I mean, in hockey we've had brother fighting brother at times - but that means nothing once they are off the ice.... __________________ "Ruth did it on Beer and Hotdogs..."

10-11-2004, 07:07 PM	#20
sebastian0622 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,465	It wouldn't surprise me at all to see it. I don't think it would lessen any rivalry. It's a respect and sportsmanship thing. Sometimes it doesn't matter how much you think you "hate" the other team or that you are at "war" with them. Truth is, you don't know enough of the other team to hate them--you may hate a handful--but chances are you actually like a handful also, and there sure as hell isn't a war going on. It wouldn't surprise me to see it because New Yorkers, for all of their toughguy rhetoric, are good at showing appreciation, love, etc when it's warranted.