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The 2023 Boston Red Sox are an average team with an up-and-down offense. Against the Yankees, they are explosive gods. Boston's 8-1 record against New York distinguishes them from .500.
"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America," wrote French-American historian Jacques Barzun in 1954, "had better learn baseball." More than any other sport, America's national pastime reflects its national character.