Yankee writer: Rivera should start the All-Star Game

Crookednose posted 7/6/2008 from newengland.comcastsportsnet.com [flag]

If you needed any additional evidence that the Red Sox own the Yankees’ soul, well, here it is: A Yankees’ beat writer is pleading with the Red Sox to extend an olive branch to the Yankees and their fans. [link]

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