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Red Sox vs Yankees: Greatest rivalry in sports history

By Gabe Faulkner

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 27: A rainbow appears over the Budweiser Deck as rain stops falling before the Boston Red Sox take on the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park on June 27, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - JUNE 27: A rainbow appears over the Budweiser Deck as rain stops falling before the Boston Red Sox take on the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park on June 27, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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28 Sep 1999: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Boston Red Sox winds back to pitch the ball during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox defeated the Orioles 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport
28 Sep 1999: Pedro Martinez #45 of the Boston Red Sox winds back to pitch the ball during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox defeated the Orioles 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport /

October 11th, 2003

This is one of the most memorable moments in MLB history.  It was Game 3 of the 2003 ALCS and tension was high between the two teams.  The starting pitcher for the Sox was Pedro Martinez, while Roger Clemons  was the starter for the Yanks.

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It all started with Pedro hitting Karim Garcia in the back in the 4th inning.  This did not make Garcia happy at all and he immediately started yelling at Pedro.  Both benches were then warned.  Next , Garcia was forced out at second that same inning and slid hard into Sox second baseman, Todd Walker.  Garcia then got up and got in Walker’s face.  This caused Pedro to start talking and gesturing towards the Yankees dugout. This, of course ignited the “Yankees Suck” chant from the Fenway crowd.

When the Red Sox came up to hit the same inning, Clemons threw a ball up and in on Manny Ramirez.  Manny started walking towards the mound which then caused the benches to clear.

The most memorable part of this fight was the incident between Pedro and Yankees bench coach, Don Zimmer.  In the middle of the bench-clearing fiasco, Zimmer charged at Pedro.  Pedro then proceeded to throw Zimmer down.  After the altercation, Zimmer apologized and accepted full responsibility for his actions.

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