"I'm kind of off base with that. I think we've had five years now of some really good baseball games, really good series, postseason matchups and stuff. But Red Sox-Yankees is 100 years old. That's the rivalry in baseball, just from a historical standpoint. I'm not taking away from our battles with them, but I just think time and longevity mean something a little bit more than where we're at with them. But it's fun, though."
"I agree with that. Playing with the Red Sox, going into that rivalry, it's not just about baseball. I feel like here it's mostly just about baseball and who has the best team. It's a beautiful thing. I definitely enjoy coming into Petco and hearing all their fans and whatnot. Super loud and it's a great atmosphere to play baseball. But with the Yankees and Red Sox, it's baseball but it's about the cities."
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are competing for the National League West title late in the regular season, creating a rising intra-division rivalry. The Padres have challenged the Dodgers during stretches over the past five seasons, increasing competitiveness and producing more intense, compelling matchups. Players enjoy the heightened competition, but many view the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry as the sport's premier rivalry because of its roughly 100-year history and broader civic dimensions. Time and longevity factor heavily in assessments of rivalry magnitude. The Padres–Dodgers contests are characterized primarily by baseball competition and strong fan atmospheres, notably at Petco Park.
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