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Summary: The Rivalry Is Over. This Book is Irrelevant!
Review: The Yankee Apocalypse of 2004
Boston-New York rivalry will never be the same
The point of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is that the Yankees always won in the end. That's what made the rivalry so great to a Yankee fan. At least to me anyway. It was always exciting for a Boston fan because they hoped that every year maybe, just maybe, it could be "the year" for Red Sox Nation. And with every regular season victory in their favor, that hope increased. But the Sox never beat us when it counted. Sure, even us Yankee fans had our doubts about our Bombers from time to time if we lost to the Red Sox. Of course we'd like to ALWAYS beat the Red Sox even in spring training but the fact remains, that's just not realistic. And when we lost to them badly during the regular season, questions arose from the Bronx as to whether it really was the year that THEY were going to win it all...
In the past, they never did. Whether it was because of Babe or Bucky or Buckner or Boone, the Red Sox always managed to lose. Now the Red Sox have won it all and the rivalry is now severely diminished.
We as fans are no longer going to be able to chant "1918." Again, the beauty of the rivalry is that Boston always came oh so close but was never able to grab the crown. Their sincere passion to say "wait till next year" was as sincere as our "1918" chants. Now, that extra passion is gone. And even on years when the Yankees stunk (very late 80's/early 90's), we were still able to do the 1918 thing. Because even if we couldn't be champions, at least they weren't either!
The streak/curse is over. Anyone who says Boston winning it all will "fuel" the rivalry is trying to put a spin on things that is just pure fabrication. It was "The Curse of the Bambino" that made this thing extra special. There will no longer be any talk of our "ghosts" or "mystique & aura" and no subplots of Bucky or Boone. It will just be two teams meeting and the better team winning and the lesser team losing. It will be purely cosmetic and that little extra juice won't be there anymore. There is also no such thing as the Yankees getting "revenge" and coming back hungrier next year. What revenge? Overall, we still have 26 titles to their 1 since 1918. But them winning just once will be felt forever, no matter how many more we win.
2004 will be forever known as the worst year in Yankee history. There is no real way to get over this, we as Yankee fans must try to somehow cope with this horrible reality and try and move on. There is no other way. There is no other choice. I don't care what anyone says, Boston winning the World Series is the worst thing that could have happened to this rivalry and to baseball in general. Next year is going to be a long, hard year and when these two teams meet again, it's just going to be weird and uncomfortable, and just not what it used to be. Even if we rattle off three World Series in a row, the sting will still be felt for 2004 as being the year of the Red Sox. I just want to forget this year ever happened. But it's going to take a long time.
I always thought to myself that if I was given a choice by God where I'd be told that I'd be unable to watch another Yankee World Series victory parade for the rest of my life in exchange for knowing that the Red Sox would never win it all in my lifetime, I would take it. I've already seen the Yankees win it in my lifetime more times than the Mets have ever won it. At times, you may feel bad for the poor Mets or even laugh at them. They are like our little sisters. Heck, they are from New York like us, so no Yankee fan should ever despise them as much as those dirty "Sawx." I'm not a Mets fan and could care less what they do, and I'm a Red Sox hater, but yet I care what they do. I care that they lose. They must always lose. But they didn't lose in 2004.
The Red Sox are our bitter rivals and rivals do not deserve to ever win a battle. But they did. I always believed that Boston should finish in last place every year and we should destroy them every chance we get. But again, that didn't always happen and more often than not, they were that troublesome pest that always TRIED to beat us, creeping behind in second place. But not anymore.
I know that the Yankees as a whole are in complete devastation right now. I'm sure The Boss went into his rage of anger when the Yanks lost the ALCS but now, I'm sure he's in utter shock and disbelief, on the verge of a heart attack. That's how serious it is now that the Red Sox won a World Series. From the Yankees minor leagues on up, it is imbedded into a player's skull to BEAT THE RED SOX and HATE THE RED SOX. I'm sure that lesson will still be taught, but this rivalry will just never be the same again.
The Yankee apocalypse of 2004 will forever be remembered just as clearly as the 26 World Championships and 86 years of dominance over Boston.
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Summary: GREAT RIVALRY IN THE STANDS, NOT ON THE FIELD
Review: The Yankee-Red Sox rivalry is a huge big deal for fans of both teams. There may be more passion expended on these two storied franchises than any teams in sports, but there is no real rivalry on the field. To put this into political terms, the Yankees are the British and the Red Sox are the IRA. There is no real comparison. However, it's all good fun and the book is well written.STEVEN TRAVERS
Author of "Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman"
STWRITES@aol.com
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Summary: READERS GET ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RIVALRY
Review: There are books, and then there are books by Harvey and Fred Frommer.
Sure lots of people can tell you where they were when Clinton was not having sexual relations with that woman or Janet Jackson had her wardrobe malfunction or whatever--true Red Sox and Yankee fans can tell you where they were when they purchased this masterpiece by Harvey and Fred "effing" Frommer. This father-son team whips up a frothy marketing frenzy rife with on-line reviews full of hyperbolic praise which would seem out of line if it were not backed up by the masterful work of Harvey and his other-worldly talented offspring, Frederic J. Frommer. While Harvey may claim this to be a coffee table book, he's not fooling anyone--I haven't put mine down yet, on the coffee table or anywhere else for that matter. The incredible archival work by the Frommers brings the history of this classic rivalry alive in a way that will allow you to discuss with your children the similarities to the Peloponnesian war, and more importantly, the Frommers as modern day Thucydudeses. I particularly enjoyed the photos from the much sought after private collection of Harvey, as well as those blatantly new fangled, cutting edge of technology "digital photographs". At a mere $24.95, this has to be the literary bargain of the decade. Any baseball fan should pick up at least two copies per fan to prevent any shortcomings on the bottom line for Sports Publishing Inc..
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Summary: Well-researched, timely book
Review: This book clearly documents this heated rivalry at a time when the A-Rod trade churned up the intense feelings between Boston and New York and reopened up questions about spending in baseball. Beautifully written and produced, with color and black-and-white photos sprinkled throughout, this book would make a fine addition to any bookshelf or coffee table.
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Summary: what rivalry?
Review: this is a good book, but there is no rivalry between the red sox and yankees. the red sox have never beaten out the yankees for a pennant. and i say this as a red sox fan.
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Summary: Another Terrific Frommer Book on Sports - -Caroline Katz
Review: This is so wonderful - -interviews with celebrities, a time line that takes you through the years of the Great Rivalry, equal balance to the Red Sox and Yankees, in depth profile of Yankee Stadium and Fenway Park, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. . .so much here for every baseball fan.
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Summary: the great history
Review: Though I live in Japan, I know about the rivalry.
The chance that I knew about the rivalry was when Hideki Matsui joined to the Yankees. In Japan Hideki Matsui was the best super star player and the most famouse player.
That is why, it was natural that I had the interest of major league baseball as same time Masui got to be the menbership of Yankees.
And I got to be a deep fan day by day. Off course I got to know about the existence of Red sox. And I knew what Red Sox have been apart from the world champion rings, that is [the curse of banbeeno] contunuing for about 100 years.
On the one hand, I love Yankees naturally that there is Matsui, on the other hand, I love Red Sox too. There are many reasons that I love the team: the unique atomosphere of the Fenway Park, to the contrary for Yankees, the style(hair, bear etc) of the menbers of Red Sox is different and freestyle. I think that the differece of both teams is the thinkin way of the both team GM etc, but additionaly the long history over about 100 years is related to such different style.
I am interested to the fan's behavior among Red Sox and Yankees.
When the both team played, I was very surprised to the high tension and atmosphere of the fans. Just today, 2004 league champion ship have finished. Fainally Red Sox won. For the game even, there are many events except for the game event: the fans who wore T shirts[who is daddy?] or the two time protests of Red Sox for A Rod' playing and miss judge homeran. Off course I love the high level games between Red Sox and Yankees, but I love the events out of the fields. The events just will not exists if the both teams.
This year the league championship was Yankees got the consecutive three winnning at first, in the time, I believed that Yankees will have got the championship certainly. The reason was what the team have never lost the championship if the team got the three consecutive winnning from the first game to the third game.
But Red Sox changed the history even: the three consecutive losser never win.
I understood that The Great Rivalry have the power that change and break through the great history.
Thank you for reading my poor writing.
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Summary: READERS GET ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RIVALRY
Review: USA TODAY SPORTS WEEKLY,
As the Yankees and Red Sox gear up for more head-to-head battles this summer, zealots on both sides of the rivalry are well-served in this newest tribute to baseball's fiercest feud. The Frommers cover the hostilities from every angle imaginable, giving readers just about all they'll need to know as they settle in for upcoming bouts in 2004. The fun begins with a timeline of the major events that have enlivened the century-long competition, then turns to a comprehensive review of last season's epic playoff series. After a look at the roller-coaster ride of the storied 1978 AL East pennant race, the books follows with chapters on the rivalry's origins, the clashing cultures of the cites, a comparison between the hometown ballparks and capsule summaries of the most significant games. There's even an entire segment devoted to the various virtues of Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio and their roles in the ongoing antagonism. Capping off the retrospectives is an open forum from both New York and Boston advocates. Politicians, sportswriters, entertainers, ordinary fans and the players themselves offer barbed , even witty viewpoints about the rivakly. Their caustic comments should provide more than enough combustion to fire up the Yankee and Sox faithful for this year's remaining games. - -
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Summary: Harvey knows a rivalry
Review: What can you say about this book? Frankly I'm neither a Red Sox or a Yankee's fan and I felt compelled to purchase this book. Look at that amzing cover. It contains everything you could possibly want and expect from a book. Full of facts, interesting never before seen pictures, neutral point of view (not easily accomplished)...and oh ya, unlike most sports books, it's actually well written!
Mandetory book for any true baseball fan.
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