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"Sox in the Bronx" - Round 6!
Friday, August 7th, marks our return date to New York, for our first visit
to the New Yankee Stadium. Bill and the crew are heading back to the Evil Empire
for "Round 6" of our "Sox in the Bronx" rivalry tour. Sixteen buses in the last
four years has made this our most popular trip for the Maine division of Red Sox
Nation!
Our first trip consisted of four buses full of excited Red Sox fans, most of who had
never stepped inside historic Yankee Stadium. The Sox dropped the first game to the
Yankees on Friday night, with a score of six to three, but our dedicated Sox fans were
rewarded on Saturday with a seventeen to one blasting of the blue pin stripes. It was
the worst home beating of the Yankees, by the Red Sox, in this historic rivalry. We
celebrated that evening in the Big Apple to top off a great sports weekend. The Red
Sox closed out the series on Sunday, as we headed home, with a seven to two victory.
ROUND ONE...RED SOX!!!!
With a second weekend series scheduled on September 9th, of 2005, we tossed it out
there and Red Sox Nation responded with two more buses heading to the Evil Empire.
Friday night offered the same results with the Yankees winning eight to four. The
Sox rebounded on Saturday with a nine to two victory, followed by more celebrating
that evening in the city that never sleeps. The Yankees countered with a one to
nothing shutout in the rubber game on Sunday. A great time was had by all again
and we knew this trip would become a yearly favorite.
ROUND TWO...YANKEES!!!!
The MLB 2006 schedule limited us to just one weekend series in New York on September
15th. We jumped on it early and tallied five buses, including our very first Family
Bus, filled with kids of all ages heading to New York to see their beloved Red Sox
take on the Yankees in the house that Babe built. Although the Red Sox won three
out of four games this series, it was a bitter sweet feeling with a rain out on
Friday night and the injury plagued Red Sox way too far behind in points to gain
any ground on the division title.
A GOOD FIGHT BUT...ROUND THREE...YANKEES!!!!
In 2007, the baseball gods again limited us to just one weekend series in the Evil
Empire. It was an early season knockout in April, with the Red Sox sweeping the
baffled Yanks in this three game series and cruised to the division title and World
Series Championship, without ever looking back on this once great foe.
ROUND FOUR...RED SOX!!!!
You want baseball drama? Check out 2008!
The Red Sox cruised through the first two games of the series,
winning 7-0 on Thursday, and 6-4 on Friday, July 4th. We
attended the pivotal Saturday afternoon game, after recovering from our
Independance Day celebration the night before in the Big Apple. The great
firework display that night didn't even come close to what we were about
to experience at the ballpark.
Rookie Justin Masterson, gave up just two runs
over six innings in his Yankee Stadium debut. Talk about pressure! Mussina and
the middle relief did their part, pitching eight shutout innings against the Red
Sox. Then came the top of the ninth and Mariano Rivera! Down 2-0, J. D. Drew
led off with a single. Manny Ramirez was then hit for the third time of the
game. In all, there were seven hit batsmen in the game, tying an all time
record. Fireworks? Oh Ya! A single to right by Lowell sliced the deficit to
one and the noisy Evil Empire became even louder as the out numbered Red Sox
fans drowned out the fans of the blue stripes, anticipating another classic
Riveria melt down. Kevin Youkilis was also hit by a pitch, loading the bases
with nobody out. Rivera then got down to business, striking out Coco Crisp on
three pitches. Next was our beloved Captain Varitek popping out to first.
Finally, our anticipated hero, Julio Lugo, couldn't get the job done, striking
out to cap off one the the best games that we had witnessed in this classic
rivalry.
The Yankees edged the Sox again on Sunday to even the series,as we
headed home with our baseball appetite satisfied again from another great road
trip.
ROUND FIVE...EVEN - A DRAW!
Would you like to be a part of Round Six?
Last year we said farewell to the "House that Ruth Built." This year you can
join us by welcoming in the new house that steroids built (just kidding Yankee
fans).
We are now taking deposits for this trip. We depart on Friday morning, at
7:30 AM, from the Maine Mall in South Portland and return Sunday evening by 6:30
PM. Every baseball fan should witness this rivalry at least once in their life
time. And what better way to do it then to "Get in the Game" with Our Tickets
and Tours! Give us a call for more information at 787-3184, or fill out the
Request Form to reserve your spot to experience the "Sox in the Bronx"