Baseball rivalry beyond clichÃ©s
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Sport has its own language, and never is it more abused than at playoff time, the &quot;next level&quot; when all the chips are on the table, everyone has to give 110 per cent, and - oh hell, let&#39;s stop it right there, shall we?
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In the coming months and the coming baseball season, there are a number of questions seeking answers.
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NEW YORK -- It seems so long ago now. Forever, possibly. With the Red Sox full of hope and just a notch below the Yankees in the American League East, the ancient rivals crowded into Fenway Park for a five-game series last month that turned from a beacon to a slaughter. That, in so many ways, effectively ended the Red ...
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This weekend in baseball, two teams from Northern California face two teams from Southern California and all four are in contention for a playoff spot.
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Even the uninitiated know the significance of a series between the Red Sox and Yankees. They also understand the importance of keeping the rivalry in perspective, regardless of the enmity. Perhaps easier said than done before you experience it up close and personal, as Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez did the last time the teams met.
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It seemed more morality play than sport, with references to curses, evil empires and religion, which is what happens when the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees compete.
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ST. LOUIS - Don&#39;t look now, but there&#39;s a bit of drama building in the &quot;other&quot; league championship series. Answering a devastating game-winning homer in Game 5 with one of their own, the St.
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The baseball playoffs begin, but this time each city team is dominant in its league. Nothing like this has happened since 1956, a year of magic.
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Lose the choreography and dial back the frivolity. Thatâs my advice for the Mets as they resume the season. The Yankees, on the other hand, could use a bit of strut.
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Four out of five times these teams meet, there's something on the line: playoffs, league titles, etc. But even without something big at stake, there's always something to play for in this border rivalry -- playing for pride, for keeps, and for bragging rights.
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The game-by-game story of how this Red Sox-Cardinals World Series matchup plays itself out is going to add a new chapter to Sox history. However, we'll also be keeping an eye on one of the lesser stories that will reflect the big news from the Series.
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From his former vantage point in the upper Midwest, Doug Mientkiewicz once was far from the Red Sox-Yankees epicenter. In previous visits to Boston and New York
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Baseball can be so fickle. The line between the daring and defeatist is precariously thin, blurred by intangible factors, altered by blind providence.
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As if the Yankees and the Red Sox did not have enough reasons to hate each other, Joba Chamberlainâs two wayward fastballs have added another wrinkle.
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IT&#39;S crunch time for baseball&#39;s fiercest rivals as the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees prepare to play each other six times in the next 10 days.
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When Jason Varitek&#39;s catcher&#39;s mitt met Alex Rodriguez&#39;s clean shaven face on July 24, it did more than just incite the seventh recorded brawl between the Yankees and Red Sox.
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . . An entire other baseball universe exists. While Daisuke Matsuzaka and the rest of the varsity were taking on the Florida Marlins across the state in Jupiter, the hopefuls and the wannabes were going about their business at the Red Sox minor league complex. Among them was a rookie ...