Rivals bring the fun in sport. While it’s fun to see your team perform and break records, sometimes it is also just as much fun to see your rivals mess up. And the Boston Red Sox have just taken a major dig at the East Coast rivals, the New York Yankees. With the lockout lifting, there seemed to be general jubilation around baseball Twitter; but the Red Sox stayed true to their rivalry as much as they could.
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The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are perhaps one of the oldest rivalries in the sport. With its origins way back in the 1920s with the trade of Babe Ruth to the Yankees, the rivalry has contended as recently as 2022. The two met in an AL Wild Card playoff game which the Red Sox won in the 2021 postseason to cap an underwhelming run for the New York Yankees. However, the Yankees still have some bragging rights.
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The New York Yankees are an institution in football. They have put together one of the most successful runs in baseball history and despite only winning the 2009 title in recent times; they remain a force to be reckoned with. However, Yankees fans are perhaps the most prone to harkening back to their glory days and reminding other fans just how high they fly. And the Boston Red Sox weren’t going to miss an opportunity to take a dig at that.
Everyone: Hey did you hear the lockout is over?
Yankees Fans: Hey did you know we have 27 rings?#baseballisback #RedSoxNation— The Salem Red Sox (@salemredsox) March 11, 2022
The Red Sox fan account took to trolling the Yankees for constantly reminding people of their past glory and history. Taking the conversation to the joy around baseball Twitter about the lockout finally ending, the account trolled Yankees fans by quoting a purported fan. Said the post, ” Everyone: Hey did you hear the lockout is over? Yankees Fans: Hey did you know we have 27 rings?”
The post, however, seemed to be in good spirit and largely celebrating the return of live ball-action.
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BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 06: Gary Sanchez #24 and Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees celebrate after Sanchez hit a three-run home run as teammate Giancarlo Stanton #27 watches during the seventh inning of Game Two of the American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on October 6, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The post also adds to the spicy build-up between the two franchises as they take each other on in an Opening Day bout. The New York Yankees are set to host the Boston Red Sox for an opening day encounter on April 7th, 2022 at the Yankee Stadium in what is sure to be a blockbuster encounter.
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But who do you think holds the edge heading into the encounter? Could the Yankees set to make it 28 this season? Or is their lead over the Red Sox set to shrink by one?
