Besides being the Puff The Magic Dragon Passover, April 20th is particularly notable for two birthdays that will always live in infamy around these parts: Adolf Hitler and Fenway Park, the home of the Bahston Red Sox. The NY Post celebrated the latter of the two in true NY Post-style with the loving above front cover today. But some are questioning whether the Yankees and Red Sox even have a rivalry anymore.
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NY Post Celebrates Fenway Park's 100th Birthday As Only They Can
So-So Giants, So-So Jets Meet For A Game That Matters
Every four years, the Jets play the Giants in a game that counts. This season's Christmas Eve showdown carries an extra punch. Neither team absolutely needs a win to make the playoffs, but the path to the postseason will be much easier for Saturday's victor.
Mediocre Royale: Bloomberg And Christie Weigh In On Jets/Giants Battle
After a week of trash talking, the underperforming Jets and Giants are gearing up for Saturday's thoroughly mediocre "battle of NYC." Both teams still have a chance to make the playoffs, but the loser of tomorrow's game may be done for the season. We're just relieved one NY team can win this week, after last week's twin slaughters. And while Mayor Bloomberg tried his best to stay out of the inter-city rivalry, NJ Gov. Chris Christie made no secret of who he is rooting for: “J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. Absolutely. Rex and the boys win by seven.”
Pedicab Driver Beaten Unconscious By Rival Pedicab Driver, Manhunt Ensues
Have you seen this baseball bat-wielding Tajikistan-born pedicab driver? Police say that on on June 4th he helped beat up two other pedicab drivers during a vague dispute in Central Park. (Typical savage cyclists, right?) His name is Firdaus Nazarov, he's 23 years old, and he also "may be a kickboxer." He may seem all cuddly while smiling next to an adorable giant teddy bear, but according to court papers obtained by DNAinfo, his victim suffered a broken nose, a chipped tooth and a fractured eye socket that could leave him permanently blind in one eye.
Battle Of The Boroughs: Brooklyn And Manhattan Bring On Fightin' Words
The never-ending battle between Brooklyn and Manhattan continues, this time with a poster war. It all began when Brooklyn's Fourth Floor Print Shop called Manhattan U-G-L-Y, which was met with a response that only Brian Williams could love (knocking on the borough's fixation with everything artisinal). The response actually came from James Campbell Taylor, who told Vanishing NY he was compelled to fight back "after growing tired of such tiresome jabs towards Manhattan. What began as a form of reverse snobbery is in many cases revealing itself as sheer ignorance. Whatever you say about this island—and the well-documented changes it's going through—it remains undeniably one of the most wondrous places in the Western World."
Video: Alec Baldwin Trash Talks Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry
Alec Baldwin dropped some sad news this week, confirming that regardless of what happens with the show, he'll be leaving 30 Rock after next season. But maybe that means he'll have more time to root for the Yankees: New Era launched a new ad campaign in which Baldwin is a die-hard Yankees fan trash talking with John Krasinski, a die-hard Red Sox follower. Watch the video below:
Video: Apparently, Blood Is NOT Thicker Than Baseball Allegiances
Dads have a funny way of teaching their children lessons about the harsh realities of the world. Some won't pay their bail when they get arrested for dealing drugs, while others threaten to kick their kid out of the house for not loving the right baseball team. In the video below, a Red Sox-loving dad tells his four-year-old son, who loves the Yankees, that he is alone in this world, and shall always be alone. "You're on your own. You're on your own pal," the dad cruelly intones. At least the kid has a good older brother, who yells, "Don't make the kid cry!"
Yankees, Red Sox Rivalry Takes Another Victim
The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is fun when someone buries a Sox jersey under Yankee Stadium, but it's not so cute when knives get involved. Nashua, NH man Monte Freire is in critical condition after being stabbed in a Connecticut bar this weekend over the team rivalry. Police have arrested John Mayor of New Haven for the stabbing, and he has been charged with assault, breach of peace, and possession of a controlled substance. Back in 2008, a Sox fan was fatally run over by a Yankees fan—in Nashua, NH. Perhaps the folks from Nashua should find a new hobby for a while.
Reporter in Mets Gear Taunts Phillies Fans
A Daily News reporter decided to show up to the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park in full Mets uniform and—surprise!—the Phillies fans were totally mean to him! He paraded around the stadium yelling "FIRST PLACE METS," but failed to win any converts to his side of the ongoing rivalry. One fan yelled "I hate the Mets more than any team in history right now. This makes me sick! I hope you have a terrible season." They won't if yesterday's 9-1 win is any indicator!
Teacher Makes 4th Grader Turn Yankee Shirt Inside-Out
The Yankees' new rally technique might be to turn their jerseys inside-out, as a show of solidarity with one young fan who was forced to do so by his Red Sox-loving fourth grade teacher. Nine-year-old Nathan Johns says he was asked to step outside his upstate classroom and turn his CC Sabathia shirt-inside out by Peter (Mister) Addabbo. The teacher apparently keeps Red Sox paraphernalia on display all over the classroom, the real evil empire. Johns told reporters in what we can only imagine was his most adorable voice, "I thought to myself, 'Is he serious or is he kidding?' But he had this look like he wasn't kidding at all.' It was such a horrible day I don’t ever want anything like to happen again.”
Empire State Building Split for Subway Series
The Empire State Building will continue its tradition of equally supporting the Mets and Yankees (and whole-heartedly supporting Big City Rivalry) as the two teams enter the Subway Series.
Beginning on Friday, May 16, the north/south sides of the building will be lit in Yankees blue and white, while its east/west sides will be lit in Mets blue and orange. The team who wins the series will have its colors displayed on all four sides of the tower on Monday, May 19.That's a lot of added pressure! James Connors, General Manager for the Empire State Building, said: “The lighting also gives the players an extra boost -- at the end of the ‘Subway Series,’ the winning team claims the entire crown of New York City’s greatest building.”
Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Turns Murderous
A Red Sox fan paid the ultimate price for his allegiance this weekend when he crossed paths with a Yankees fan in New Hampshire. Ivonne Hernandez, 43 years old and a Yankees fan, is charged with fatally running him over.
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