5.09.2006

Red Sox vs. Yankees -- The Ultimate Rivalry

I had the good luck of catching "Red Sox vs. Yankees -- The Ultimate Rivalry" on TV last night, even though I did miss the first half hour. I came into it right as they were discussing Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. And I just got an email about this DVD, apparently it's new? And you can choose the DVD to be narrated by Terry Francona or Joe Torre; unfortunately for me, Comcast SportsNet chose Joe Torre's voice. It did give me some good Torre quotes, though. Here are some of the quotes from the documentary I enjoyed; some you will remember, some you may not.

"Unfortunately for the Yankees, when a game lasts longer than 5 hours, you're bound to face Big Papi one too many times." - Joe Torre on Game 4

"It was there again for Big Papi." - Joe Torre on Game 5

"The Yankees really don't lose 4 games in a row." - Johnny Damon, gloriously wrong

"I hit it and it silenced the crowd." - Johnny Damon on his grand slam

"We have a chance to shock the United States of America. The world? All right, the world, there you go." - Kevin Millar, talking to reporters

"It's like a Space Jam movie, they take your powers away. That's how we're playing." - Derek Jeter, apparently high, referring to the Yankees' 2005 season start