"Oh, we beat them like 1,000 times."

I'll have a lot more to say about the Yankee-Red Sox rivaly in the coming days and months. But let's start with this heartwarming tidbit:

The Yankees are 993-778 against the Sox, a staggering number which includes an 11-8 postseason record (the "Bucky Dent" game counted as a regular season game) and 1,774 games played, according to wikipedia.

What this means is that by the end of this season the Yankees probably will have beaten the Red Sox literally 1,000 times.

Edit: Actually, this post seems to be innacurate. Wikipedia is wrong (of course, it was written by a Red Sox fan). The correct numbers are 1061-890. So they've beaten Boston well over 1,000 times. I think I'll walk with a bounce in my step for the rest of the day.