Is the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry back? We’re not even a full year removed from the two teams finishing next to each other at the bottom of the standings for only third time in history, and it’s not like they’re battling each other for the division title this year, either. And yet, last night’s crowd at Fenway was the biggest of the season and there was plenty of buzz in the stands (due at least in part, it must be said, by the huge swaths of Yankee fans in attendance to enjoy the Fenway experience). (Peter Abraham, Boston Globe)
Justin Slaten, for one, definitely found that the series produced a different vibe and found the games “refreshing.