Red Sox vs. Yankees
Ask anyone the greatest rivalry in baseball and Reds Sox vs. the Yankees will invariably be said more then any other response. As we stand before a grueling five game series that will significantly factor into who wins the AL East baseball fans watch eyes glued to the TV set.
Anyone who knows me well knows I'm a big Red Sox fan. I say it is because of where I grew up, but my state's support of the boys from bean town is by no means absolute. This NY Times article describes an area of New England where the rivalry runs strong, where brothers and cousins living towns apart are on different sides of the war. It describes Connecticut. It was in Windsor, CT a town equidistant from both cities that I forged my strong support of the sox. Except for the rare Mets fan there were no neutral stances on who you routed for. It is my belief that these border keepers of Red Sox nation, those that have to deal with annoying loud obnoxious Yankee fans after a loss, that form the heart of the team's large fan base.
Sox take 4 out of 5 in this upcoming series.....you heard it here first!
P.S. Red Sox nation is alive and well in the opposite corner of the country. In Hermosa Beach, CA where I live there are two Red Sox Bars (Complete with large signs announcing it). No Yankee bars......
Comments
Cripes Bunk!!! You didn't even mention your favorite Yankee fan.... Jeffy... and the ongoing Yankees/Red Sox angst in your relationship...
Posted by: John Brinkman | August 18, 2006 12:28 PM
Yes, my roomate is a Yankee fan from Albany. He is from a good Red Sox loving family who must not have hugged him enough when he was a kid. Let this be a good example of why you need to pay attention to your children. They could go to the dark side.
As a side note when the Red Sox go farther then the Yankees in the postseason I get to hang a redsox poster in the living room.
Posted by: Chris Bunk | August 18, 2006 12:42 PM