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The events around this are very notable to that of the rivalry. When a manager who says he hates the other team in the rivalry gets fired, it is worth mentioning. Furthermore, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox to clinch the division and home field advantage in the playoffs. That too is notable within the context of the rivalry. This isn't a "game by game" recap as you said. Winning the division and securing home field advantage is a notable moment. Arnabdas (talk) 20:37, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So notable that the Yankees are down 0-3 and losing Game 4 as we speak. The fact that the Yankees clinched home field against the Red Sox is coincidence. That the Red Sox fired their manager is completely immaterial to the Yankees and their rivalry, regardless of what he said to try to stir things up and inject himself into things. His comments may be worth including here, but not his firing. The "game by game" recap I was talking about was the game by game recap of the April series I deleted. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:49, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Coincidences are exactly why the rivalry takes place. All rivalries result because of games they coincidentally play against one another. I know you don't like the rivalry articles based on your past opinion, but given that they exist, the Yankees winning the division and clinching home field advantage after playing them is a relevant piece in a long history between the two teams. Arnabdas (talk) 15:03, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

CBS Sports showed a breakdown of Connecticut's lines between where fan loyalties tend to lie. I think expanding a section regarding fan demographics, celebrity fans, or something like that could be worthwhile. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24424988/geopolitics-the-actual-border-between-red-sox-yankees-nations 161.185.157.22 (talk) 22:33, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. That map is pretty good too. PointsofNoReturn (talk) 22:00, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I was wondering if there were notable things that fans have done to show the intensity of the rivalry. One such example I found: http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/05/buck_foston_bar_wins_court_verdict_yankees_red_sox_fans_react.html 161.185.157.23 (talk) 18:53, 2 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The result of the move request was: Not moved. Please note that the Google searches are two-faced, because some hits under each string are for the opposite order. Even so it appears that the Yankees are usually listed first for the hits in Google Books and when -wikipedia is used to exclude material copied from Wikipedia. EdJohnston (talk) 18:13, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yankees–Red Sox rivalry → Red Sox–Yankees rivalry – Alphabetical order of teams Sportsgamaniacre (talk) 16:57, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Seems reasonable. This would put the article in line with other rivalries such as Bears-Packers, Celtics-Lakers, and Dodgers-Giants. Calidum ^{Talk To Me} 17:04, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Support, and Boston comes first too Red Slash 05:02, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Why is alphabetical automatically better? Shouldn't it be what the majority of reliable sources use? This has been discussed several times over the years and the current title has always been the consensus. See the archives. 72.251.70.59 (talk) 05:50, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Past discussion to use『Yankees–Red Sox』is at Talk:Yankees–Red_Sox_rivalry/Archive_5#Article_renamed.—Bagumba (talk) 22:13, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose WP:COMMONNAME advises to use the name commonly used by sources. The proposal to use an alphabetical order is purely arbitrary—an WP:ILIKEIT-type argument. A search of Google Books, as advised by WP:COMMONNAME, shows 1,240 hits for "yankees–red sox rivalry" and 667 hits for "red sox–yankees rivalry"—Bagumba (talk) 22:23, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose per Bagumba. Dwscomet (talk) 23:09, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Why not include score of the 2021 wild card game? - 212.164.64.208 (talk) 14:11, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It’s standard practice to not include this because it is a single game and not a series of games. Including the score is very likely to confuse readers due to it being runs in an individual game rather than games in a series. Carson Wentz (talk) 19:08, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

However, the Cardinals–Dodgers rivalry page uses score 1-0. 212.164.64.208 (talk) 08:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]