Baseball Fans, Do You Care About Red Sox vs Yankees?

I certainly love the Boston Red Sox rivalry with the New York Yankees. But I wonder, is it pushed down our throat by the media *cough* ESPN *cough* due to their eastern base (Bristol, Connecticut primary location).

Does the rest of the Baseball world care about this rivalry? Why or why not?

Not in the slightest. Hence, why I watch CSN Bay Area significantly more than ESPN.

Rivalries are great:

lakers vs celtics

duke vs carolina

ohio state vs michigan

the reason red sox vs yankees is getting less relavent is ebacuse they play each other sooooooooooooooo many times each year

its rediculous how many nyy.vs.bos games are on the schedule

i care if its the playoffs, or the end of the seaosn fighting for division but aside from that not really

I'm a Yankee fan so yes, I care

I couldn't care less about the Red Sox vs Yankees series because I dislike both teams and like someone else mentioned, they play a ton during the season and it's very early in the MLB season so these games don't seem that big. If you are a fan of them though, great, I can see why you would be interested. I'm not a fan of them and so don't care about it.

We don't need threads like this. If you want nothing but NYY vs, Boston coverage/topics, head to ESPN or just read a Peter Gammons column. Apparently those are the only teams that exist on that network.

Besides, I respect teams that don't buy their way to a championship. If any league is in dire need of a hard salary cap, it's MLB.

It's easy to understand why they get so much coverage: they have more fans, which equals more viewers for the networks.

As far as salary caps go, baseball really doesn't need one. History has shown that you can't buy a championship. Having money allows you to make mistakes with fewer long-term consequences, but you still have to put together a good team. Look at the Mets, they spend tons of money, and are never in the playoffs. Conversely, the Marlins have won two World Series on a budget.

If you really want more parity in baseball, put a salary floor in place. Keep teams like the Pirates and Royals from having firesales every year.

Salary floor and cap, the only ones opposed are fans of those elite spending teams. These past few years it has become more obvious that teams are buying championships, Marlins are a great story but they are the exception to the rule. For the long haul they need one for the sport to survive in smaller markets. X360PS3AMD05

Too true. Even if certain teams don't make it to the World Series, they are ALWAYS in the hunt because of the money they are able to spend on players. It's ridiculous.

History has shown that you can't buy a championship.

TaCoDuDe

C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixiera say hello.

Salary floor and cap, the only ones opposed are fans of those elite spending teams. These past few years it has become more obvious that teams are buying championships, Marlins are a great story but they are the exception to the rule. For the long haul they need one for the sport to survive in smaller markets. X360PS3AMD05

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History has shown that you can't buy a championship.

C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixiera say hello.

I certainly love the Boston Red Sox rivalry with the New York Yankees. But I wonder, is it pushed down our throat by the media *cough* ESPN *cough* due to their eastern base (Bristol, Connecticut primary location).

Does the rest of the Baseball world care about this rivalry? Why or why not?

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[QUOTE="TaCoDuDe"]

History has shown that you can't buy a championship.

NetYankEagle

C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixiera say hello.

It was more to the point of over $300,000,000 in contracts to two players in the same offseason.

i don't think anyone can argue this but it is the best rivalry in baseball when you think about its the only rivalry in baseball

i don't think anyone can argue this but it is the best rivalry in baseball when you think about its the only rivalry in baseball

Captain_SOAP_

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i don't think anyone can argue this but it is the best rivalry in baseball when you think about its the only rivalry in baseball

Renegade_Fury

After the Red Sox won the World Series, I think the rivalry lost some luster for a casual or opposing fans.

[QUOTE="Renegade_Fury"][QUOTE="Captain_SOAP_"]

i don't think anyone can argue this but it is the best rivalry in baseball when you think about its the only rivalry in baseball

Captain_SOAP_

[QUOTE="Captain_SOAP_"][QUOTE="Renegade_Fury"] Giants vs. Dodgers says hello. It's also the oldest rivalry in all of baseball as well. Renegade_Fury

Totally agree. Plus, there was an article recently that rated the best rivalries ever, and the Dodgers/Giants rivalry was rated #1.

[QUOTE="TaCoDuDe"]

History has shown that you can't buy a championship.

QuistisTrepe_

C.C. Sabathia and Mark Teixiera say hello.

i do care, but sox yanks games in april, may and even june? not so much, unless the standings are close, but this year with the sox playing like crap, and the yankees and rays playing out of their minds, its hard to even get excited about these games. on top of that these games feel like they go on for like 5 hours, it gets annoying at times

Yankees vs. Red Sox best rivalry in sports. Fact.Master_Live

Yankees vs. Red Sox best rivalry in sports. Fact.Master_Live

i don't think anyone can argue this but it is the best rivalry in baseball when you think about its the only rivalry in baseball

Captain_SOAP_

:? Cubs/Cardinals, White Sox/Twins....

Well its a rivalry and an old one. Yes I'll still watch.. Maybe because BOS sucks and area bunch of roiding punks its not that important to you now... BUT when they win OHYEA its very important. Ugh. You Sox fans make me sick.

Well its a rivalry and an old one. Yes I'll still watch.. Maybe because BOS sucks and area bunch of roiding punks its not that important to you now... BUT when they win OHYEA its very important. Ugh. You Sox fans make me sick.WeaponXDawkins

The West is laid back and you never get to see our teams playX360PS3AMD05

I'd care about Red Sox vs Yankees if it were September, the Mariners were chasing the Wild Card, and the outcome of Bos/NYY influenced the Wild Card standings. Otherwise, no I don't care.

Well it doesn't matter as much to me as it did in the past because the Red Sox had arguably the biggest comeback in history of sports against them in the '04 ALCS. I mean it still matters to me because its Red Sox and Yankees, but I also believe the way the MLB sets up the games between these two the past few years has kind of taken back the excitement for the series. Theyplayway too early and way too late in the season now. Really what I'm getting at is at the end of the day when these teams are playing it is in meaningless games.

Totally agree. Plus, there was an article recently that rated the best rivalries ever, and the Dodgers/Giants rivalry was rated #1.

nickdastick

I read that article, too. Solid choice for #1. The reason Yanks/Red Sox was #2 was this: for such a long time, it was so one-sided. The hammer and the nail is not a rivalry.

I like watching Yanks/Red Sox. If they broadcast more Dodgers/Giants I would enjoy that, too. Also Cards/Cubs. Those three rivalries are the best in baseball.

Well hey i can't blame um, East coasters think the world revolves around them. The West is laid back and you never get to see our teams play, but all i know is people relocate over here and you never see them going back to the east coast :P[QUOTE="WeaponXDawkins"]Well its a rivalry and an old one. Yes I'll still watch.. Maybe because BOS sucks and area bunch of roiding punks its not that important to you now... BUT when they win OHYEA its very important. Ugh. You Sox fans make me sick.X360PS3AMD05

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Well hey i can't blame um, East coasters think the world revolves around them. The West is laid back and you never get to see our teams play, but all i know is people relocate over here and you never see them going back to the east coast :P[QUOTE="WeaponXDawkins"]Well its a rivalry and an old one. Yes I'll still watch.. Maybe because BOS sucks and area bunch of roiding punks its not that important to you now... BUT when they win OHYEA its very important. Ugh. You Sox fans make me sick.xscrapzx