Fenway
10-12-2005, 11:49 AM
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/10/12/theyre_missing____but_not_necessarily_missed?mode= PF
Ed Gorin, president of Fox Sports, acknowledged, ''I think around the country the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry has become the greatest rivalry in sports, if not of all time. There's no question a lot of people would have liked to have seen a rematch. That's just not the way it works out in sports."
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, trying not to cry, said, ''It would have been hard to believe, even a month ago, that neither the Red Sox nor the Yankees would be playing for the American League pennant, but that's what makes the sport so great. The fact that so many clubs are competitive is good for baseball."
Lou Piniella, hired by Fox for some TV knowledge, said, ''The Red Sox-Yankee rivalry is so great and so intense and both teams have such a great fan following. Now we're missing that. But the Angels and White Sox are darned good baseball teams and this is going to be a good playoff. The two underdog teams got in."
Naturally, the owners of the White Sox and Angels think it's a good thing for baseball when the Yankees and Red Sox lose exclusive rights to the ALCS.
''There is a part of the country west of the Hudson River," said Chicago owner Jerry Reinsdorf. ''I would think having fresh faces in the postseason is a good thing."
Los Angeles's Arte Moreno added, ''Obviously this is good. We're here. It's always good for one to get to see new teams."
Ed Gorin, president of Fox Sports, acknowledged, ''I think around the country the Red Sox-Yankee rivalry has become the greatest rivalry in sports, if not of all time. There's no question a lot of people would have liked to have seen a rematch. That's just not the way it works out in sports."
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, trying not to cry, said, ''It would have been hard to believe, even a month ago, that neither the Red Sox nor the Yankees would be playing for the American League pennant, but that's what makes the sport so great. The fact that so many clubs are competitive is good for baseball."
Lou Piniella, hired by Fox for some TV knowledge, said, ''The Red Sox-Yankee rivalry is so great and so intense and both teams have such a great fan following. Now we're missing that. But the Angels and White Sox are darned good baseball teams and this is going to be a good playoff. The two underdog teams got in."
Naturally, the owners of the White Sox and Angels think it's a good thing for baseball when the Yankees and Red Sox lose exclusive rights to the ALCS.
''There is a part of the country west of the Hudson River," said Chicago owner Jerry Reinsdorf. ''I would think having fresh faces in the postseason is a good thing."
Los Angeles's Arte Moreno added, ''Obviously this is good. We're here. It's always good for one to get to see new teams."