<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Dec 13 2006, 09:39 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How is the Sox/Yanks rivalry getting less intense? I don't want to hear about any ESPN poll, that's not scientific by any means.</div>I didn't say the ESPN poll said the rivalry was getting less intense, I said that. This isn't the 1920s anymore, there are far more things to do in this world sport wise than watch pro baseball and most of them are more exciting (true, that part is more of a personal opinion). But the fact is, baseball isn't America's favorite sport anymore, it is slowly starting to take the back seat to football. It is only a matter of time before the Sox and Yankees lose their flare for the best rivalry. Besides, the sport of football brings more to the table for a heated rivalry, I mean, a sport where the players can actually take some one's head off, that brings up a lot of angry feelings. Baseball is no where near the physical contact level of football and that can't be debated. Do I have any proof that the Red Sox and Yankees are losing their intensity, no, that was an opinion statement. But football is starting to take hold and become America's number one sport, if it hasn't already, and so in that manner, the Red Sox and Yankees are losing their intensity.By the way, it wasn't a poll. It was an article. And here it is:
Here.And here is where the two rivalries were ranked in the article:<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>
7. Red Sox vs. YankeesSome say this is merely a media creation, and it's somewhat true, since the two teams have rarely battled head-to-head for the pennant. But, remember this: the Red Sox were the American League's dominant franchise until selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Red Sox fans have yet to fully recover. The rivalry has seen the DiMaggio vs. Williams debate, Bucky F****** Dent's home run and Roger Clemens' return to Fenway.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>
1. Michigan vs. Ohio StateWhen Ohio Stadium opened in 1922, Michigan spoiled the party with a 22-0 victory. The rivalry was heated in the early days as both have been long-time college football powers. But it got even hotter in 1969, when Bo Schembechler took over as Michigan's coach and upset Woody Hayes' No. 1-ranked, undefeated Buckeyes. Four times in the next six years, both teams were ranked in the top five when they met. In 1970 and 1973, both were undefeated (they tied 10-10 in '73). From 1970 through 1975, Michigan entered without a loss every year. The Wolverines won just once. Ohio State was 9-0-1 in 1993, 11-0 in 1995 and 10-0 in 1996. The Buckeyes lost each time.
That is rivalry.</div>Now, I am not saying that Michigan/OSU is the better rivalry, although I personally think so, but I am saying I am not the only one that thinks so. No offense to you or anything but on an overall stand point, I respect your opinons and agree with them 90% of the time, but I would usually go for what ESPN says before I go for what you say.