The one positive about this weekend was the return of the NFL and the return of Regis Philbin to “Millionaire” for a brief anniversary run. However, that could not save us from the eternal damnation of Yankees/Red Sox.
Although, the Bronx Bombers swept the Sox, outside of the Boston/New York, the world seemed to move on with their everyday lives of the week. However, the non-stop coverage of ESPN and Fox Sports nearly made me want to jam a pencil into the eye of Joe Morgan.
I think these networks tend to forget that there are other locations outside of the Boston/New York media markets in baseball. (There are I swear to you!) ESPN pelts you with coverage that this series matters in the AL East and you have to hear Joe Buck drone on about how great these two franchises are.
I think both of these networks have forget that in the recent nine year history of the rivalry between both of these franchises, each side has dominated the other. There does not seem to be the same luster that there once was. Maybe the Sox eliminating the “lovable loser” tag probably did not help their cause. They have become the Yankees of Boston for any other fan in the country.
The undertone of a series that matters in early August; still does not seem to ring a bell to me. Sure the Yankees took a 6 ½ game lead over the Sox but still there are more than 40 games left to play. It is not completely out of the question that the Red Sox could come back to win the AL East. Yet, ESPN/Fox Sports treat these series like the be-all end-all, that’s it.
The luster has all but rubbed off on the Yankee/Red Sox rivalry but it seems that ESPN and Fox have yet to receive that telegram.
Enough of the Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry
