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Red Sox vs. Yankees: The Ultimate Rivalry

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Its a fine DVD, but it is all 2003-2005 and forgot the Pedro era, the 1999 ALCS. They act like the rivalry is a new thing. We need more!

The video could have been better if it included more information and footage from the past. It seems to concentrate too much on the past couple of years. The makers of this video would have viewers believe that the rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees began with the sale of Babe Ruth. If they had done some research, they would have known that the rivalry extends back further. The Sox and Yankees have battled each other since the early 1900s. The Red Sox were the first team to play at Yankee Stadium against the Yankees and the Yankees were the first to play at Fenway Park in April 1912. The rivalry extends back to the competition between the two east coast cities which goes back to the 1800s. The video skims over the fact that the Yankees of the 1920s built many of their early championships by acquiring key players and a manager from the Red Sox organization.

Nowhere near as good as it could have been - considering all the material over the years there was to play with. Shame.

was a good dvd, but couldve touched more on the rivalry from the past. just briefly hinted about the brawls from the 70's, and the remaining 40-45 minutes of it was mainly focused from 2003-2006.

This DVD is awesome! It shows the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry through recent years. I thought it was fun to see thigns that happened 20 years ago (some things are even older). You can hear Joe Torre or Terry Francona narrate it. That's cool, too!

Shipping was not quick by any means necessary since it arrived 2 days prior to the max time Amazon gives a sender before you should complain, etc. but it was brand new and factory sealed, so all is good.

Although this is the best rivalry in sports, it has been one-sided over the years. So, I think they went overboard covering the one real success the Red Sox have had--2004. Seems like half the video was about that one series.

Would've liked to have seen more coverage prior to 1996. Got glimpses of the 70's, including the '78 Playoff, but that was about it. Even footage of exciting in-season games would've been great.