A RIVALARY NO MORE???

Who's better, Williams or Dimmagio? Thurman Munson or Carlton Fisk? Fenway Park or Yankee Stadium? Do fans of both teams finally let Bucky "bleepin Dent's home run became a faded memory? what about the fight in 2003 between Arod and Varitek as well as watching the late Don Zimmer charge at Pedro and take a header over, and finally the completion of the greatest comeback in sports in 2004 do all of these debates and memories fade away?

It's weird to think that growing up being a Red Sox fan watching all those Yankee World Series being won, while the Red Sox waited and waited all those years until 2004 to finally win their first World Series.
Since 2004, the Red Sox have gone onto to win 2 more World Series titles in 2007, and 2013, while the Yankees captured their 27th title in 2009. But, with both teams having won, is the rivalry now dead?
Are the days of the " curse of the bambino" and "who's your daddy" behind us? With the recent retirements of Jeter, Rivera of the Yankees and David Ortiz the intrigue of watching these sure to be Hall of Famers has again reduced the impact of what was growing up made this rivalary soo special and fun to watch.
Tonight begins the latest matchup of the two teams, but I'm left to wonder has the magic finally ended???

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A New Hall of Fame Class

As a young kid growing up I grew up on the heroes of the game, Ruth, Dimaggio, Mantle, Williams etc. As I continued to grow up and watch the game of baseball grow and mature like I did, I was always excited to see what new legends were going to get to be immortalized into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I've been lucky enough to visit the Hall of Fame on multiple occasions including as a kid with my dad, as a member of my high school baseball team on two occasions. To now watch as more players that I grew up watching in the late 80's 90's and early 2000's it just reminds me of how wonderful this game truly and really is. I'll end this quick post with one of my favorite quotes from my favorite movie, Field of Dreams, "

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