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...between the teams, but also between the communities that support the teams. A sense of community pride and independence is necessary. Boston has always been a proud little city that is jealous of the grandeur and success of New York, thus creating the hate that defines the Sox-Yankees rivalry. (Even an arrogant Ivy League school such as Yale cannot possibly possess the necessary pride in a city like New Haven, or the state of Connecticut for that matter, that is needed to foster a permanent rivalry...
HOSPITALIZED. TED WILLIAMS, 82, former Boston Red Sox outfielder who was one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever known; reportedly for congestive heart failure; in Gainesville, Fla. The Hall of Famer suffered two strokes in the 1990s...
...then - Jackson, Winfield and the rest. I loved to watch Willie Randolph - slick, perfect, self-contained - at second. But there was the intolerable Steinbrenner, and you paid a price in the stands. A drunk always showered beer on you from the second deck and games with the Boston Red Sox would degenerate into tribal brawls after the sixth inning, when everyone had had enough suds to be a real moron...
This is especially unfortunate because we live in Red Sox territory. Taking into consideration this all-important fact, we grudgingly support the Mets in this race for the World Series title. The Mets--who broke our hearts in 1986 when they stole the Series from the Sox in seven games--have a daunting task ahead of them as they attempt to tackle the $112 million payroll empire of the New York Yankees. The Padres tried and failed in 1998, the Braves in 1999, but along with the new millennium, we hope to see a new World Series victor this year...
Whether you are a die-hard baseball fan, a disgruntled Red Sox supporter or anybody else for that matter, the ongoing World Series between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees is one that you cannot ignore. This week will represent much more than baseball, so everyone should be tuning in--not only to the television, but to the pulse of New York. For the sake of knowledge, history, sociology and baseball, this is the series to watch...