Where is the bad blood?

July 6, 2008 · Filed Under MLB, RED SOX · 4 Comments 

Manny Ramirez hit by pitchby the goat… What is going on with the Yankees and Red Sox these days? It seems like the greatest rivalry in sports is dying. Yesterday the two teams tied a Major League record with a combined 7 hit batsmen, and not one punch was thrown as a result. Manny was hit three times himself, also tying the major league record.

In the first five games against the Yankees this year Manny hit .526 (10 for 19), with 3 home runs, and 8 RBI’s. Not to mention that he has absolutely owned Mussina of late (13 for his last 26 with four homers and 11 RBI coming into yesterdays game). So what does Mussina do? He hits Manny in his first at bat, O.K. fine you have to try and do something to turn the tide. In Manny’s second at bat Moose hits him again, unbelievable.

One has to wonder if Manny was a bit tentative about showing emotion after getting hit given his recent penchant for slapping people around. There was a time in this rivalry when such a heinous act of debauchery like hitting a a batter three times would clear the benches. Maybe Manny is just bitch slapped out from using up all of his anger against teammates and Sox staff.

It is also possible that the bad blood between the Spankees and Sox has died down. Maybe the Sox just don’t see New York as a threat anymore, maybe the A.L. East rivalry has migrated south to Tampa Bay. It would be sad to see the once great battles turn into the dreaded “friendly rivalry” between these two teams. At this point I almost find myself hoping the Yankees turn their season around, I just can’t get as fired up for a Tampa series as I do N.Y.

Please Red Sox, I beg of you, someone step up to the plate… and smack a Yankee today!

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