“From The Red Sox Reader:"The Yankees may have always had the better players, but the Red Sox always had the better writers.”

“All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life.”

“... there’s almost nothing worse than spending an entire day anticipating watching a Yankees vs. Red Sox game, only to have the score be 9-0 in the third inning.”

“I am a die-hard Red Sox fan, and yes, I dated a Yankee fan. I know I should be kicked out of The Nation for that, but I couldn’t help it. He was way too charming back then.”

“The NRA was laying down its weapons. Yankee fans were rooting for the Boston Red Sox. The French were eating English food and loving it. Matthew was sure all those things were happening.... This was the proverbial cold day in hell, and Matthew was living it.”

“There was no telling who would win. It would definitely be close. But she knew which side she was pulling for. Go Red Sox.”