A collection of the finest writing available on the greatest rivalry in not only the history of baseball but in American sports From Yankee Bucky "F**ing" Dent’s spirit-shattering home run in the 1978 American League East playoff to Roger Clemens’s treasonous signing with the Yankees in 1998 and the infamous Curse of the Bambino that started it all, the New York Yankees, year in and year out, crushed the hopes and dreams of a veritable nation of Red Sox fans. Those defeats gave rise to an enmity that was woven into the mythologies of the two cities and inextricably linked to the very identity of the fans that inhabited them. That all changed in October of 2004 with the Red Sox virtually inconceivable four-game comeback to defeat the damn Yankees in the ALCS followed by their first World Series victory since 1918. Far from bringing the glorious rivalry to an end, this new chapter has taken it to extraordinary new heights. The Yankees vs. Red Sox Reader collects the finest writing on what is surely the pinnacle of contentious athletic competition. With over thirty entries, the finest names in sports journalism are all here -- from Peter Gammons and Bob Ryan to Jim Caple; from Roger Angell and Red Smith to David Halberstam -- chronicling every cheer, jeer, and "Who’s your daddy?" shouted from Fenway to the Bronx, The Yankees vs. Red Sox Reader is an absolute must for not only the fans of these storied franchises, but also anyone interested in the truly epic nature of a great sports rivalry.