The Yankees Red Sox

Thesis statement: The Yankees Red Sox rivalry exemplifies loyalty and betrayal which is evident in the modernism literary movement.

I. The Yankees -Red Sox rivalry History.

A. Since before the start of the American Revolution, Boston and New York have shared a rivalry.

1. When the sons of liberty stirred up the flames of revolution in Boston, Tories in New York argued that America should stay loyal to the crown.

2. When the siege of Boston ended, the citizens of Boston celebrated, while people in New York faced defeat.

B. For more than a century after the American Revolution the rivalry continued.

1. In the beginning of the 19th century Boston was the educational, cultural, artistic, and economic power in the United States.

2. During this time period New York was often looked down upon as the upstart, over populated, dirty cousin to Boston

C. The turn of the 20th Century

1. At the start of the 20th century New York became more industrialized and became the focus of American capitol.

2. The Red Sox were one of the most successful teams in baseball at the turn of the 20th century and through the following two decades. The team won the first World Series in 1903

3. During this period, the Yankees were called highlanders, because they played there games in Washington heights, a neighbor hood in Manhattan. They usually finished at the bottom of their division.

D. The "Curse of the Great Bambino".

1. In 1916 the Red Sox were purchased by Harry Frazee on credit for 500,000. Though the team wan the World Series in 1918, Frazee was in a hurry to pay off his debits he accrued by purchasing the Red Sox. After the Red Sox finished sixth in the American league in 1919, Frazee sold several Red Sox players , including the pitcher turned outfielder Babe Ruth to the Yankees.

2. Babe Ruth's arrival in New York immediately launched the Yankees dynasty while ravaging the Red Sox. While the Red Sox' five World Series titles were a record at the time, 1918 would be the team's last championship for 86 years. Meanwhile, Ruth's home run hitting prowess anchored the Yankee line-up, which became known as "Murderers' Row" in the mid-1920s. After his trade to the Yankees, Ruth's new team reached the World Series seven times during his career in New York, winning four. This abrupt reversal of fortunes for the Red Sox marked the beginning of the supposed "Curse of the Bambino".

E. Yankees first Red Sox second

1. From 1920 through 2003, the Yankees won 26 World Series championships and 39 pennants, compared to only four pennants for the Red Sox.

2. Every year that the Red Sox won the pennant in 1946, 1967, 1975 and 1986. They lost the World Series four games to three, leaving them with no World Series titles. During this time, the Red Sox finished second in the standings to the Yankees on twelve occasions in 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1978, and every year from 1998 to 2003. During the 84 year period, the Yankees finished with a better regular-season record than the Red Sox