Do you collect players you don't like?

[Kutcher55]

The rivalry peaked in 2003/04 (with the late 1970s being a close secondary peak) and there's no chance of it ever getting back to those heights again due to the Red Sox having gotten the monkey off their backs in dramatic fashion.

As a Red Sox fan, I love having Yankee cards in my collection and it kinda feels like if you're a Yankee fan who refuses to own Red Sox cards then you yourself are effectively being owned by the Red Sox.

[egri]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

The rivalry peaked in 2003/04 (with the late 1970s being a close secondary peak) and there's no chance of it ever getting back to those heights again due to the Red Sox having gotten the monkey off their backs in dramatic fashion.

I've also noticed that the players are more likeable. There's no Alex Rodriguez or Roger Clemens who stirs the pot, and the instigator from the last big Yankees-Red Sox fight (Tyler Austin) was sent down, then traded. Aaron Judge seems like a good guy and I don't have anything against the rest of the team.

[JollyElm]

I love the talk about historic rivalries. Born in the shadow of Shea Stadium in Queens, I have always been a dyed-in-the-wool Mets fan (who accepted the Yankees into the fold when the Reggie excitement got me all crazy) and we, too, abhorred the Saux!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is in our DNA, I guess.

But the talk of old Yankee Stadium got me thinking about forgotten ballparks. I have two books here that are just fantastic to look through:
1. "Lost Ballparks" by Lawrence S. Ritter
2. "Ballparks: Yesterday and Today" by Phil Trexler

Do yourselves a favor and check them out. They bring the baseball past we love so much alive!