Not-At-All-Rapid Reaction: Yankees Sweep Red Sox

Remember three days ago? The Red Sox were full of hope, preparing to honor their beloved ballpark, trying to use the parade of legends as a launching pad for their season. Instead, the Yankees turned Fenway Park into a launching pad of their own, thrusting their rivals into the throes of panic in the process. Just imagine how thorough this dismantling could have been had CC Sabathia vs. Daniel Bard not been rained out. I thought the ceremony was beautifully done. Perhaps if I were a Red Sox fan I would have appreciated all the non-legends, but still, I recognized most of the players despite never having watched them play.  That itself speaks volumes of the history this Red Sox organization has. There were so many beautiful touches – the piece written by John Williams and performed by the Boston Pops specifically for this event; the first pitches being thrown from the stands by a group including Caroline Kennedy; proposing a toast to the ballpark per FDR’s posthumous wishes. Not so g...