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What is still considered a rivalry, even though it is one-sided? (piefed.social)

submitted 3 days ago by Nytefyre@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees

These days, the rivalry isn't always as high-stakes, it's more like the history of the two teams are being used as an excuse for high ticket prices for both respective towns. But, it used to have had a lot of heat going through in the 2000s when players like Derek Jeter and Pedro Martinez were active for both teams.

2004 was the year the Red Sox really stuck it to the Yankees by still being the only team in the MLB post season, to come back from a 0-3 deficit, win the series and eventually sweep the Cardinals for a World Series in 86 years at that time.

And while it was still a great feeling, for the Red Sox to win a few more titles in later years while the Yankees currently is in a 16-year drought for championships. You still have to weigh in the teams as to which team honestly is more successful and is able to make moves the other team can't and even as a Red Sox fan, it still ends up being the Yankees. The Red Sox would need to win more titles than the Yankees to even contest the success rate of the Yankees. The Yankees do appear dominating every other season, including the current one, while the Red Sox either keeps squeaking in the Wild Card series or just outright not making the playoffs.

So what other rivalries, fiction or non-fiction, is still considered a rivalry, but it's so one-sided that it makes you wonder why it is.

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[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So what other rivalries, fiction or non-fiction, is still considered a rivalry, but it’s so one-sided that it makes you wonder why it is.

Sometimes English people insinuate there's still some rivalry with fence but they clearly haven't given the epic rivarly any thought since Napoleon. Oh but maybe that just shows we beat them very soundly, amd won. Huzzah!

2) Nerds versus Jocks. Believe it or not, some people still use terms like 'nerd' and 'geek' in a derogatory way.

Sorry dude, but if this is you, then you were born in the wrong century.

It's like announcing to the room "Yeah i'm a total BONEHEAD, and I'm proud of it. And that's why i have to bully people who like school or sci-fi, or video games. Because I'm not like them - I'm big and dumb instead!"

So, first half of my point is that it's identifying with a depiction designed to put you down. Second half of my point is basically that geeky hobbies and interests have effectively been in vogue for 21 years or so. I think a lot of people talk about this.

I'm also fairly convinced that the dynamic demonstrated in 70-90s high school movies (Think Grease, revenge of the nerds or Can't buy me love' for some particularly bad offenders) is completely fabricated. Perhaps demoralisation propoganda. Perhaps something to do with promoting anti-socialism or anti-civil-rights, tbh.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

English people insinuate there's still some rivalry with fence

What do the English have against fences? /joke