{"id":85454,"date":"2024-09-12T00:20:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T04:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=85454"},"modified":"2024-09-12T00:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T04:20:45","slug":"yankees-red-sox-series-reignite-rivalry-postseason-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/12\/yankees-red-sox-series-reignite-rivalry-postseason-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"October Implications in Yankees-Red Sox Series Can Reignite Rivalry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees are in a constant war zone in the month of September. The postseason push gets hotter and hotter by the day. The Yankees host the Boston Red Sox<\/a> this weekend and the series holds real significance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the weather starts to become a roller coaster and the sports channels zone in on MLB standings, you know it\u2019s September.<\/a> This month brings disappointment to those clubs and fan bases that are in their final stretch of baseball. For others, it brings joy and anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Yankees and their fanbase are on the edge, game-by-game. The team is in position for either first place in the American League East, or the first AL Wild Card<\/a>. The battle with the Baltimore Orioles is non-stop as both teams continue their postseason push.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting Thursday, the Yankees will welcome a long-time AL East dance partner to the Bronx for a rivalry showdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Has Iconic Past<\/b><\/h3>\n

Nothing will compare<\/a> to the old days in baseball. From the Yogi Berra<\/a> days to the deal that sent Babe Ruth<\/a> from Boston to New York; this was the foundation of the \u201cbeef\u201d. Time went on, rosters changed, but the boiling blood didn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, the tension brewed over the years. In 2003, Pedro Martinez<\/a> plunked a couple of pinstripes which resulted in Roger Clemens<\/a> throwing high at Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n