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Twenty years after absolutely the peak of the rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Crimson Sox, most of the key figures from that season have reconvened for an upcoming Netflix documentary titled The Comeback: 2004 Crimson Sox.
In a teaser for the documentary, key members of the Crimson Sox group, together with Jason Varitek, and Boston media recall the notorious brawl between the star catcher and Alex Rodriguez that occurred in the course of the 2004 common season.
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The incident occurred third inning of a game between the AL East rivals at Fenway Park on July 24, 2004.
Red Sox starter Bronson Arroyo hit Rodriguez in the arm with a pitch. A-Rod began saying something to Arroyo, leading to Varitek stepping in and exchanging words with the Yankees star.
Tempers quickly boiled over when Varitek shoved Rodriguez and both benches cleared. A total of eight players had been disciplined for his or her roles within the altercation, with Varitek and Rodriguez each receiving a four-game ban and an undisclosed advantageous.
Tanyon Sturtze, Gabe Kapler and Trot Nixon had been fined and suspended for 3 video games. Kenny Lofton, Curt Schilling and David Ortiz acquired fines however no suspension.
In an oral historical past of the altercation written by The Athletic’s Jen McCaffrey for its fifteenth anniversary in 2019, Schilling defined what Varitek stated that received to Rodriguez:
“He hit him. I do know precisely what Alex was doing. He was speaking shit as a result of he wished to be a troublesome man and Alex was working laborious that yr to attempt to be part of that staff. And him and ‘Tek are going head to head. He says, ‘Throw that s–t over the plate.’ And ‘Tek says, ‘Hey dude, we do not hit .260 hitters.’ After which that is whenever you see Alex take a look at him and go, ‘F–k you. F–k you.'”
The Yankees had been main 3-0 on the time of the brawl. They prolonged their benefit to 9-4 going into the underside of the sixth after scoring six runs within the prime half of the body.
Boston received inside one by scoring 4 occasions within the sixth, however the Yankees went up 10-8 with a run within the seventh. After being held scoreless within the seventh and eighth, Mariano Rivera got here in to shut out the sport for New York.
Rivera had a 0.89 ERA with 35 saves in 36 alternatives at that time within the season. The Crimson Sox received to him for 3 runs on three hits, capped off by Invoice Mueller’s walk-off two-run homer to steal the win.
The Crimson Sox entered the day with a 53-44 file, sitting on the outside of the AL playoff image and 9.5 video games behind the Yankees within the division race. The walk-off after the brawl has been credited with sparking the staff’s turnaround.
Boston went 45-20 over the ultimate 65 video games of the common season to complete with the second-best file within the AL, behind solely the Yankees (101-61). The 2 groups met within the ALCS for the second consecutive yr.
After dropping in Sport 7 on Aaron Boone’s walk-off homer within the eleventh inning of the 2003 ALCS, the Crimson Sox exorcised 86 years price of demons by changing into the primary—and to this point, solely—staff in MLB historical past to drag off a 3-0 sequence comeback.
The Crimson Sox capped off their miracle season by sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals to win the franchise’s first World Collection title since 1918.
Netflix will launch the documentary on Oct. 23, precisely 20 years to the date that Sport 1 of the 2004 World Collection was performed at Fenway Park.
