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Origins of Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry In in-depth look at the greatest rivalry in sports, and how the boys from Beantown just might be turning the tables on the Bronx Bombers. yankees red sox rivalry • babe ruth red sox pitcher • babe ruth red sox years • red sox world series 1903 1912 • fenway park open 1912
But We Beat the Red Sox Winners are not concerned with the goals and accomplishments of others. Winners go out and do what they must. yankees-red sox rivalry • yankees • red sox • brooklyn dodgers • new york giants
Red Sox, Santana Deal Now Likely After a self-imposed Yankee deadline passed it appears the Boston Red Sox once again have the upper hand in their quest for lefty hurler Johan Santana. red sox santana deal • boston santana deal • yankee santana deal • boston red sox • new york yankees
How the Red Sox Passed the Yankees Baseball's best rivalry keeps getting better. Here are seven reasons, to go along with their seven World Championships, why the Red Sox finally passed the Yankees. yankees red sox rivalry • yankees better than red sox • yankees boston baseball rivalry • david ortiz postseason stats • david ortiz career stats
Who Is Dice K? The newest member of the Boston Red Sox pitching staff was an ace hurler in Japan long before he came to Beantown. dice k • daisuke matsuzaka • who is dice k • japanese baseball • boston red sox
A-Rod and Yankees Beat the Red Sox Amid all of the gossip surrounding Alex Rodriguez's personal life and playing tactics, the third baseman leads the Yankees to a series victory over the Boston Red Sox. a-rod gossip • a-rod blonde mystery woman • a-rod woman in toronto • a-rod bush league • a-rod and another woman
A-Rod Was Worth the $252 Million A-Rod earned his money under baseball's biggest contract. But he should still get rid of Scott Boras. alex rodriguez $252 million contract • alex rodriguez texas rangers contract • alex rodriguez free agent contract • alex rodriguez richest player • alex rodriguez new york yankee trade
And They Finished 17 Games Out Many years ago, a Yankees team had four Hall of Famers. Their main rival that season was the Boston Red Sox, a team that had not four but FIVE Hall of Famers, but it was the Yankees who won the pennant and swept the Reds in the World Series while Boston finished a distant second, 17 games out of first place. yankees • new york yankees • world series • baseball • hall of fame
Bill Buckner Has Odd Anniversary Bill Buckner booted away a chance at bringing a World Series ring to Boston 20 years ago. Today, he's taking it in stride. bill buckner • boston red sox • new york mets • mookie wilson • baseball
Bonds Freak Show Tours Fenway Park Fans prepare to roast Barry Bonds, who makes his first-ever appearance at Fenway Park this weekend, hoping to add to his 747 career homeruns at Boston's friendly bandbox. bonds • fenway • giants • san francisco • red sox
Bonds Hit 748th in Giants' Loss Barry Bonds hit his 748th career homerun off former teammate Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox. The Sox swept the Fenway-based three game series, back on track. bonds • red sox • fenway • giants • matsuzaka
Boston Red Sox Manny Ramirez Boston's Manny Ramirez wants to skip the 2006 All-Star game. Who really cares? manny ramirez • boston red sox • major league baseball • baseball • all-star game
Clemens - Did the Red Sox Muff it? An analysis of whether the Boston Red Sox made a mistake low-balling Roger Clemens when the team had a chance to sign him, instead losing him to the New York Yankees. red sox • yankees • clemens • schilling • matsuzaka
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 1 Even then they fooled the fans. Not too far from the Red Sox training camp was the winter home of the circus, ?The Greatest Show on Earth,? which claimed, every spring, that this year?s show would be bigger and better than ever. Just like the Red Sox. yankees • red sox • indians • stengel • rivalry
Coming to a Ballpark Near You The Yankee Stadium security guard scanned Peter’s wrist to confirm the results of the first scan, set up an appointment for him to be tested at work the next day, and withdrew $500 from his bank account, which was the fine for missing a drug test. His vacation was over. yankees • red sox • security • chip • american
Daisuke Matsuzaka in Action Daisuke Matsuzaka has been hyped more than any other Major League Baseball player in recent history. Is it warranted? Only time will tell. daisuke matsuzaka pitching fenway park • japanese pitching daisuke matsuzaka • red sox pitching daisuke matsuzaka • daisuke matsuzaka gyroball • boston red sox pitching matsuzaka
Do You Blame the Marlins for Smiling? This season will see an escalation in the hyperbole. The Yankees and Red Sox play seven games in April, three at the end of June, three at the end of July, and six during the middle and end of September. No matter what happens in the April games, in July reasons will be given to explain why the results of the first seven games should be discounted. yankees-red sox • red sox-yankees • baseball rivalries.
Game 6 of the 1986 World Series With the 106th World Series set to begin on October 23, Suite 101 Baseball takes a look at the ten greatest games in Fall Classic History. game 6 1986 world series • game six mets red sox • 1986 world series • bill buckner error • bill bucker game 6
Pedro, Roger, Bernie and Kim The greatest rivalry in the history of sports has taken a hit. Pedro Martinez has announced that he will become a free agent at the end of this season. Pedro Martinez will be leaving the Red Sox “Nation” to join another “nation” unless the Red Sox produce enough Federal Reserve Notes to satisfy him. pedro • martinez • yankees • red sox • williams
Pitching? Who Has Pitching? There are eight teams in the playoffs. They are supposedly the best eight teams in the major leagues yet not one has a decent pitching staff. yankees • red sox • playoffs • astros • clemens
Predictions 2002 Predictions for the 2002 baseball season 2002 mlb braves rockies astros cardinals white sox
Red Sox Fans Holding Their Breath The Boston Red Sox need to be more consistent -- and productive -- if they want to stave off a charge by the New York Yankees. boston red sox • sox • red sox • bosox • boston
Red Sox June Swoon Continues The Boston Red Sox continue their ugly play in June, dropping yet another series to a struggling opponent. The Sox have lost 8 of 13 games in June, 7-1/2 up on NY. boston red sox • bosox • red sox nation • new york • yankees
Red Sox, Lowell Agree on Contract World Series Most Valuable Player Mike Lowell will ink a three-year, $37.5 million contract today to return to the Red Sox, foregoing free agency. lowell • lowell signs • lowell contract • red sox • sox
Schilling Slams Bonds Curt Schilling accuses Barry Bonds of "cheating" in radio interview. barry bonds • curt schilling • red sox • giants • baseball
The Autumn of '49 The '49 American League season came down to one game between the Yankees and Red Sox. The contest was a portent of epic battles to come. baseball history • summer of '49 • yankees and red sox • joe dimaggio • ted williams
Twins, Red Sox Talk Santana Trade The Boston Red Sox are perceived as the front-runners in the Johan Santana Sweepstakes, although New York is also actively pursuing the two-time Cy Young Award winner. boston red sox • boston • red sox • minnesota twins • twins
VICTORRES The New York Yankees announced today that they have hired statistician Jayne Dough as a special consultant to manager Joe Torre. The 17 year old Dough is a former child prodigy who has created a statistical model that evaluates each player’s performance based upon a composite measurement called “Victorres.” yankees • dough • torre • bill james • red sox
What They Really Mean Jimmy Cannon is remembered for his columns of one liners titled “Nobody Asked Me But….” There were many memorable statements, such as “Nobody Asked Me But ‘Joe Louis is a credit to his race…the human race.’” However, Cannon also wrote columns titled “What They Really Mean.” With all due respect, the following might be what they mean in 2004. yankees • joe torre • jimmy cannon • red sox • fred wilpon
Why the Bullets Are No More How can anyone think that the media and our society condone violence? After all, the basketball team that represents our nation’s capital was changed from the BULLETS to the Wizards. We can all sit back and stop worrying. violence • metaphor • yankees • red sox • garnett
Yankees May Lead in Santana Sweeps The New York Yankees have apparently decided to include young righty pitcher Phil Hughes in a trade for Minnesota's Johan Santana, possibly edging out Boston in a deal. santana trade • new york yankees • new york • yankees • johan santana
Yankees-Red Sox: It Doesn't Matter It doesn't matter if the Yankees or the Red Sox win the American League Eastern Division title this season because the loser could still win the World Series. yankees • red sox • rivalry • bucky dent • wild card
Best Baseball Stadiums-Fenway Park The best venue in America for watching a Major League baseball game has survived two World Wars, and 86 year World Series drought and economic pressure to make it bigge fenway park • best baseball stadium • history of fenway park • the green monster • boston red sox
The Conclusion is No If one accepts the modern criteria that have allowed Carlton Fisk and Gary Carter entry into the Hall of Fame, then Munson belongs. If one believes that the standards set by those who selected Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella and Johnny Bench should be used, then Munson does not belong. Neither do Carter or Fisk yankees • world series • red sox • munson • fisk
1917 Now there are only two left, or actually, there is only one. Nineteen eighteen is gone but 1917 and 1908 remain so there are two, but the city involved with both years is Chicago, so there is only one. While much has been made of the Cubs and 1908, the White Sox and 1917 are almost never mentioned, and with good reason. Every time one brings up 1917, it leads to 1919, and that is not good for baseball. world series • baseball • yankees • red sox • cubs
A Good Off-Season? This past Sunday, February 08, 2004, New York Times columnist Tyler Kepner wrote a fascinating article that illustrates why the Boston Red Sox have not won anything since the new ownership, headed by John Henry, has taken over. The Red Sox front office may not have learned as much as they think. yankees • red sox • new york times • evil empire • theo epstein.
American League East: 5 Questions The Yankees and Red Sox continue to be the beasts of the AL East, but the Blue Jays are hoping to crash the party this time around. american league • al east • yankees • red sox • blue jays
Big John He is rarely mentioned anymore but he is one of the all-time greats. Most Yankees’ fans today have probably never even heard of him but those few who have still appreciate what he did and when he did it. He had a Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Cardinals, hit 51 home runs for the 1947 New York Giants, and his lifetime batting average was .312. Then he joined the Yankees. new york yankees • world series • johnny mize • pennant • ted williams
Boston's Schilling May Miss Start Shoulder discomfort may force Schilling to sit out on Sunday after two back-to-back atrocious efforts on the mound, although an MRI on his right shoulder was negative. schilling • curt schilling • boston • red sox • bosox
Bye Bye Curse - What will Bosox fans have to moan about now? Something had to take place first, either Armageddon or else the end of the Curse of the Bambino. With George W. Bush remaining in the White House, can the former be far off into the future? With the latter now accomplished, should we now start preparing for the upcoming reign of the Chicago Cubs? boston red sox • new york yankees • baseball • world series • babe ruth
Choke CHOKE: To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest. COLLAPSE: To break down suddenly in strength or health and thereby cease to function. yankees • 2004 • red sox • san francisco • giants
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 2 The Red Sox were once again “invincible.” The great baseball journalist, Arthur Daley, wrote a column in March, 1951 that has applied as long as the Red Sox have existed. Daley could have written it in March, 2004 and it would be just as valid. yankees • 1951 • dimaggio • berra • red sox
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 4 From 1946 to 1956, the New York Yankees won eight pennants and seven World Championships. The Cleveland Indians won two pennants and one World Championship. The Boston Red Sox won one pennant and no World Championships. yankees • red sox • rivalry • bucky dent • world series
Curses! The Bambino, the Billy-goat and Baseball Balderdash A brief introduction to two of the most infamous 'Curses' of American professional baseball and a brief rasberry imparted by the author thereat. cubs • red sox • goat • bambino • babe ruth
Eighty Six, Nineteen Eighty Six, and Payback There are many parallels between 1986 and 2004 that point to the Red Sox and Astros winning their respective pennants. 1986 • 2004 • red sox • astros • mets
Escalation or Sign Him Before They Do The Yankees and Red Sox are involved in an insane game of one upmanship. Neither team knows how to build a winning TEAM. yankees • red sox • steinbrenner • epstein • a-rod
Extremism Can Be Good Extremism is not good, but in baseball, two or three extremely good pitchers can make all the difference in the world---if the rest of the team is good enough to make the playoffs. yankees • red sox • world series • pennant • mets
Game 7 of the 1946 World Series A splendid game highlighted by Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash ruins Boston's World Series dream. enos slaughter's mad dash • 1946 world series game 7 • red sox cardinals world series • enos slaughter johnny pesky • johnny pesky 1946 world series
George in Charge When he left, Gabe Paul was replaced by two individuals, Cedric Tallis and Al Rosen. When asked whether Tallis or Rosen would be in charge, Paul, not one to pull punches, answered that George would be in charge. yankees • new york • george steinbrenner • world series • billy martin
George Mitchell Steroid Report Due The chief investigator in Major League Baseball's steroid investigation is an active member of the Boston Red Sox Board of Directors. Isn't that a conflict? Uh, Yeah. george mitchell steroid report • george mitchell steroid investigation • george mitchell red sox nation • george mitchell baseball steroid investigation • george mitchell steroids baseball |
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