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I suppose you could say the same thing about Cubs/Cardinals, but it's just not that often that these two teams are well-matched AND I don't think either of those two rivalries has some of the infamous moments of Yankees Red Sox. The Yankees and Red Sox have been in a fairly close competition for more than 5 years straight now.
are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
that's a good point. I was thinking just professional.In general, college rivalries can't be touched by pro rivalries.are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
I guess if you're a baseball fan...whoopie. The teams with all the money decide. Awesome.What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
I could not disagree more. Watching primadonnas with little allegiance to their organizations, and even less to the fans or the city they are passing thru, where they waltz around for paychecks and egos, is nothing, and I mean NOTHING like the fervor of a college football rivalry. Athletes play for pride that they will never feel again in only a few games of their life. THAT, is the essence of sport. It's not a job, it's a privilege.No comparison. NONE.that's a good point. I was thinking just professional.In general, college rivalries can't be touched by pro rivalries.are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins?
Lakers/Celtics?
I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
Oh man...
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im sure some of the soccer teams in europe have rivalries that are just as intense if you want to look at pros only.that's a good point. I was thinking just professional.In general, college rivalries can't be touched by pro rivalries.are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
im sure some of the soccer teams in europe have rivalries that are just as intense if you want to look at pros only.that's a good point. I was thinking just professional.In general, college rivalries can't be touched by pro rivalries.are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
, as well as the college rivalry post.I think two teams who assemble their teams via draft\free agency almost immediately knocks them down a notch on the rivalry meter. Can you really expect a Manny Remirerz (grew up in the Bronx) and Johnny Damon (who won a championship on Boston) to vehemently dislike the uniform of their so-called-rival?
Everything on these teams are overblown; resources, salaries and consequently media coverage, that is the way MLB has set up their business model. Don't hate the players, hate the game.
Right, but before that the Giants/Dodgers rivalry was better... They definitely have had their share of infamous moments. These things go in cycles.
the fans make the rivalries, not the players. the players are insignificant. we root for jerseys, not people.im sure some of the soccer teams in europe have rivalries that are just as intense if you want to look at pros only.that's a good point. I was thinking just professional.In general, college rivalries can't be touched by pro rivalries.are you serious? how familiar are you with college football?What's better? It's hands-down the best rivalry in baseball. Cowboys/Redskins? Lakers/Celtics?I can't even think of other rivalries even close to that level, really.
update?For some reason, I keep cracking up at that part.Always disliked the Yankees, but kinda liked the Red Sox, or at the very least, didn't mind them at all. Even got a Boston hat as kid once (Angel game).
Anyway, now I can't stand either. Boston fans have had a big part in that, I guess...not to say Yankee fans are any better...they aren't. I've felt this way for a few years now, but to illustrate my new found disdain, check this out:
I was at a Mariners/Sox game in Seattle recently, and I sat in front of the most obnoxious, know-it-all fan I have ever heard at a baseball game. Literally, EVER. It was all Boston, ALL the time...even when they were up like 7 - 2. Guy still never let up. Their "Captain" gets a single, and the guy kept saying, in that crap accent, "That's what Captain's do, ya see!...there's a captain right there! See, he never let up. He's showing the rest of the troups that you don't let up...EVAH. You see that right there?" On, and ON, and ####### ON the guy went.
We left our seats to get away from him. I didn't care much who won, never cheered or anything, but sure enough, as we were leaving he was babbling about leaving early or something. We come back a few innings later, and he himself had left early.
Just awful.
Oh, and the Ben Affleck stuff was a joke, too. And that movie they were making during the World Series and stuff. They finally win one and it was like they were entitled to it.
Yep, I sure do hate the Red Sox now.Amazingly, Red Sox fans have overtaken Yankee fans on the dbag list. You can't even go to a Sox-Rays game here anymore, you just want to punch these #######s. What's funny is that 7 years ago, the Sox weren't that big a draw down here. Win a series, and all of a sudden the bandwagon was out in force.
Say, does anybody here know anything about Don Orsillo, the Red Sox announcer? Is he and is family a ####, or is he liked more than Stompin' Tom Connors?
TIA
Whatever happened to this guy? What name is he posting under now?
He's a doush who hasn't paid his fees for two leagues he's in.DOUSH.According to ESPN it is.And I also agree that it's not the greatest "rivalry" in all of sports. The other side needs to win more than once for it to be a rivalry.No it's not.Well...the whole world is watching.
Good question. I remember him having some completely irrational posts before he went away.
After last weeks series with NY some callers to Boston sports radio were calling for Theo's head
That would be one of my reasons why it ISN'T the best rivalry in all of sports. With the clear advantages those two teams have over the majority of their competition they should be competing for titles every year.
Try sitting in front of a Mets fan at a Mets/Phillies game. Yanks fans on the other hand are some of the most class acts I've been around.Always disliked the Yankees, but kinda liked the Red Sox, or at the very least, didn't mind them at all. Even got a Boston hat as kid once (Angel game).Anyway, now I can't stand either. Boston fans have had a big part in that, I guess...not to say Yankee fans are any better...they aren't. I've felt this way for a few years now, but to illustrate my new found disdain, check this out:I was at a Mariners/Sox game in Seattle recently, and I sat in front of the most obnoxious, know-it-all fan I have ever heard at a baseball game. Literally, EVER. It was all Boston, ALL the time...even when they were up like 7 - 2. Guy still never let up. Their "Captain" gets a single, and the guy kept saying, in that crap accent, "That's what Captain's do, ya see!...there's a captain right there! See, he never let up. He's showing the rest of the troups that you don't let up...EVAH. You see that right there?" On, and ON, and ####### ON the guy went.
What do you mean? All these show are some spirited youths enjoying a nice day at the ball game.
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