Red Sox, like rival Yankees, are among baseball&#39;s wealthy elite
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As they gather in Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox and the Yankees and the ghosts and the curses, let&#39;s make sure we have this straight about the American League Championship Series.
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The Sporting News - Don't fret, Yankees haters. Read on, and you'll see plenty of potential obstacles that could keep the restocked and heavily favored Bronx Billionaires from winning the World Series -- and I didn't have to reach too far to find them. Not all of them, anyway.
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-- More than the Curse is at stake for the Red Sox, who would love to have bragging rights after getting bullied by their New York brethren for so many decades.
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Boston players celebrate beating the New York Yankees in game seven of the American League championship series. Photo: AP. They had been reliable caretakers of a cosmic curse, feasting for decades
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Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez may be the glamour boys at the top of the Yankees' batting order, but it was the engine room in the 3-4-5 spots that croaked the Red Sox last night in New York's 10-7 win in Game 1 of the ALCS.
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Break up the Red Sox. A similar cry could be heard from beaten rivals when the Yankees dominated the World Series half a century ago. Now that the Olde Towne Team has won its second October Classic in four years, how many of last night's champagne-spattered champions will be back next spring?
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After their epic comeback against the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox can now lift a curse hanging over them for more than 80 years.
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When Derek Jeter came across Pedro Martinez at Legends Field last month, the Yankees&#39; captain wasn&#39;t surprised the longtime Boston ace was meeting with New York owner George Steinbrenner.
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After coming back against Mariano Rivera for the second time this season, the Boston Red Sox think they&#39;ll overtake the New York Yankees in the AL East.
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One particular finding of a new analysis of baseball fielding prowess will make Red Sox fans gleeful: Yankees captain Derek Jeter, a three-time Gold Glove winner, ranked dead last among major league shortstops.
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With an unparalleled history of success, vast resources, an exorbitant payroll and a smug, quick-tempered owner, the New York Yankees have long been a &quot;love-hate&quot; franchise.
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BOSTON Curt Schilling was the reason Red Sox expectations were so high entering the season. After Boston&#39;s latest win, an 11-4 rout of Tampa Bay last night, it&#39;s clear the pitcher and his team have somehow managed to live up their advanced billing.
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I had the luxury this year of watching the Red Sox-Yankees series a little differently than I did in years past. I watched it with a die-hard Red Sox fan.
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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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Not to wish anything bad on baseball free agents, but this year's class of rich and richer just might want to think about the spectral presence of Jason Giambi.
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The New York Yankees hold the Curse of the Bambino, the Boston Massacre and their acquisition of Alex Rodriguez in their longstanding dominance over the Red Sox, but recent history suggests changes are coming.
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It is much too easy to call Pedro Martinez the selfish one, to say he is walking out on the Red Sox, his baseball family, for the extra year of the Mets&#39; crazy money.