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"Here in Boston, the Hub of the Hardball Universe, we think that the 'rivalry' between the Red Sox and Yankees is the greatest rivalry in all of sports-better than Dodgers-Giants, Cardinals-Cubs, Celtics-Lakers, Cowboys-Redskins, Ali-Frazier, Texas-Oklahoma, Russell-Chamberlain, Michigan-Ohio State, Seabiscuit-War Admiral, and even Harvard-Yale." - from the Introduction by Dan Shaughnessy "[The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is] useful, even essential, to our understanding of the two teams, their cities, their fans, perhaps the Pastime and its nation. In many ways, it is similar to that Cold War rivalry between those other Reds and Yankees. It may even have been the model for it." - from the Introduction by Robert LipsyteNew York Times Staff is the author of 'Rivals The Boston Red Sox vs. The New York Yankees An INside History', published 2004 under ISBN 9780312336165 and ISBN 0312336160.
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