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"From Babe Ruth to Bucky Dent to being down three-games-to-none in the 2004 ALCS, there is no rivalry in all of sports that can match the intensity of the one between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
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"The History of the Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry from 1918 to 2006"
What makes the Boston Red Sox New York Yankee rivalry so great, well, there are several reasons and there would have to be, for it to be the great sports rivalry that it is:
One (and not to do this in any order) you are talking about two of the most winningest franchises in Major League Baseball, as far as games won and the amount of big games they have played in.
Another one would be location: two big Northeastern cities, both two of the biggest markets and cities in the country and they are reasonably close by, somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 miles. So the fans travel to see their team play in the other teams ballpark, which just adds to the fan atmosphere, with fans from both teams yelling at each other. One side will start cheering and the other side will start booing, just to shut them up, sort of like going to a Eagles-Redskin game, similar fan atmosphere, but the teams dislike each other even more.
And of course the Yankees and Red Sox both play in the AL Eastern Division, which makes their games even more important, because they directly effect each other. And of course Hall of Fame players that have played for both franchises, Babe Ruth obviously being the most famous one.
As I've said before, great rivalries only happen between good teams and they are generally great teams. And their games have to be important, not just between the two teams but the division, conference and league they play in. They have to effect division or conference races, making the games important. I realize the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals Rivalry is supposed to be great, but only the Cardinals have been consistent winners throughout their history. The Cubs are known for losing and blowing big opportunities.
The Yankee-Red Sox is great because you have two franchises that have played each other for over 100 years now. That are fairly close by, where New Yorkers and Bostonians don't like each other to begin with. Similar to how New Yorkers and Philadelphians feel about each other. And the Giants-Eagles Rivalry is another great rivalry for similar reasons and they are both winners with great traditions.
As I've said before, great rivalries only happen between good teams and they are generally great teams. And their games have to be important, not just between the two teams but the division, conference and league they play in. They have to effect division or conference races, making the games important. I realize the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals Rivalry is supposed to be great, but only the Cardinals have been consistent winners throughout their history. The Cubs are known for losing and blowing big opportunities.
The Yankee-Red Sox is great because you have two franchises that have played each other for over 100 years now. That are fairly close by, where New Yorkers and Bostonians don't like each other to begin with. Similar to how New Yorkers and Philadelphians feel about each other. And the Giants-Eagles Rivalry is another great rivalry for similar reasons and they are both winners with great traditions.
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