New York Sports, Boston’s Darth Vader
There’s no rivalry in Boston bigger than the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry, and perhaps no bigger rivalry in professional sports. Every matchup between the two teams is an epic showdown, and we’re about to witness another one.
The Red Sox have shown great strength this season against their foes, winning 8 of the first 9 games they’ve played together. The Yankees historically rule over the Sox, but this decade has been much kinder to the Red Sox, winners of more world series.
After the series this weekend, more reasons will be spawned for me to hate the Big Apple! David Ortiz is going to get skewered and that is putting it mildly, due to his possible steroid involvement. You thought Pedro got it bad with “Whose Your Daddy?!”
Despite Boston’s recent success, it still gets under my skin every time I see New Yorkers ripping Boston apart. They’ve always been our biggest spots enemy.
The memories of New York-caused heartbreak go on and on. The Yanks over the Sox in 1999 and ‘03. Even last season’s Jets win over the Patriots in a game that was meaningless to the Jets, but cut the Pats’ season short and deprive them of a postseason. The Mets in ‘86 and the Giants in ‘07. It never ends!
The City of New York makes Bostonian friends turn into barbarians. Back in 2005, my friend Joe and I went to see the hapless Bruins play the Rangers (who I also hate) at MSG. No surprise, they lost. However, my friend and I almost came to blows due to secret NY neuron gas!
Fans of the Yankees and Mets who are otherwise great friends go at it like there’s no tomorrow when defending their teams. It’s New York’s fault, I tell you!
New York is Boston’s Darth Vader, without a doubt. Always plotting some kind of new way to destroy our hopes and dreams. But as of now, we’re the ones laughing.