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<p>Ah, the good ol&#39; New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Truly, it will never die.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="OK, this GIF is a bad example..." data-attribution="Giphy" data-attribution-url="https://giphy.com/gifs/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-joe-kelly-yL5qBsGPjFRFS/download" height="282" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-26-ax910j.gif" width="500" /></div> <figcaption>OK, this GIF is a bad example...</figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/new-york-yankees-derek-jeter-joe-kelly-yL5qBsGPjFRFS/download">Giphy</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Anyway, turns out the rivalry extends way beyond the baseball field and onto Twitter.</p><p>Tuesday morning, the Red Sox Twitter account account shared a video of a pretty iconic moment (in Red Sox history, that is) from <a href="http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2016/10/dave_roberts_steal_for_red_sox.html">Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series</a>. 12 years ago to the day, Red Sox player Dave Roberts stole second base from the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth, a move that allowed Boston to win Game 4, and later the remaining three games, clinching the championship. What a comeback!</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today&#39;s basically a holiday... <a href="https://t.co/yQSXabnY1t">pic.twitter.com/yQSXabnY1t</a></p>&mdash; Red Sox (@RedSox) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/920303877227937793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><p>&quot;Today&#39;s basically a holiday...&quot; the Red Sox captioned the video on Twitter.</p><p>Whoever runs the Yankees&#39; Twitter account noticed the tweet, and apparently they couldn&#39;t resist firing a comeback of their own. The Yankees tweeted the following response: &quot;Ah, work day for us. Game time is 5:08pm, if you&#39;re not busy.&quot;</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ah, work day for us. Game time is 5:08pm, if you&#39;re not busy.</p>&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees/status/920349223140372481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><div><div class="video-correcting-container" style="left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 0px;position: relative;padding-bottom: 56.2493%;"><iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/cF7QqO5DYdft6" width="320" height="240" frameborder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowfullscreen style="top: 0px;left: 0px;width: 100%;height: 100%;position: absolute;"></iframe></div></div></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Looks like the Red Sox couldn&#39;t think of a comeback on the Yankees&#39; level, so they went with a simple eye-roll emoji.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">🙄</p>&mdash; Red Sox (@RedSox) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedSox/status/920357964883558400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Baseball fans proceeded to lose their shit, with many pointing out how the Red Sox basically provided the perfect setup for the Yankees.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You walked right into that one.</p>&mdash; Delia Enriquez (@dfiregirl4) <a href="https://twitter.com/dfiregirl4/status/920361131222425600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/KHQGpfMs2l">pic.twitter.com/KHQGpfMs2l</a></p>&mdash; Abie Hassoun (@ahassoun26) <a href="https://twitter.com/ahassoun26/status/920360642187550721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/Crawf33/status/920373672178618368</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/yfreYj1Cgn">pic.twitter.com/yfreYj1Cgn</a></p>&mdash; Fletchlives1966 🇺🇸 (@fletchlives1966) <a href="https://twitter.com/fletchlives1966/status/920361200487190529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/flatcalm1/status/920363313070067712</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OH MY GOD IM DEAD 😂😂😂</p>&mdash; NickJBe (@NickJBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickJBe/status/920368891045572614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>May this rivalry never die.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Yankees Twitter account throws hilarious shade at the Red Sox Twitter account.

Ah, the good ol&#39; New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry. Truly, it will never die. OK, this GIF is a bad example... GiphyAnyway, turns out the rivalry extends way beyond the baseball field and onto Twitter.Tuesday morning, the Red Sox Twitter account account shared a video of a pretty iconic moment (in Red Sox history, that is) from Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. 12 years ago to the day, Red Sox player Dave Roberts stole second base from the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth, a move that allowed Boston to win Game 4, and later the remaining three games, clinching the championship. What a comeback!Today&#39;s basically a holiday... pic.twitter.com/yQSXabnY1t&mdash; Red Sox (@RedSox) October 17, 2017  &quot;Today&#39;s basically a holiday...&quot; the Red Sox captioned the video on Twitter.Whoever runs the Yankees&#39; Twitter account noticed the tweet, and apparently they couldn&#39;t resist firing a comeback of their own. The Yankees tweeted the following response: &quot;Ah, work day for us. Game time is 5:08pm, if you&#39;re not busy.&quot;Ah, work day for us. Game time is 5:08pm, if you&#39;re not busy.&mdash; New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 17, 2017 Looks like the Red Sox couldn&#39;t think of a comeback on the Yankees&#39; level, so they went with a simple eye-roll emoji.🙄&mdash; Red Sox (@RedSox) October 17, 2017 Baseball fans proceeded to lose their shit, with many pointing out how the Red Sox basically provided the perfect setup for the Yankees.You walked right into that one.&mdash; Delia Enriquez (@dfiregirl4) October 17, 2017  pic.twitter.com/KHQGpfMs2l&mdash; Abie Hassoun (@ahassoun26) October 17, 2017 https://twitter.com/Crawf33/status/920373672178618368  pic.twitter.com/yfreYj1Cgn&mdash; Fletchlives1966 🇺🇸 (@fletchlives1966) October 17, 2017 https://twitter.com/flatcalm1/status/920363313070067712OH MY GOD IM DEAD 😂😂😂&mdash; NickJBe (@NickJBe) October 17, 2017 May this rivalry never die.

After the Red Sox Twitter account posted a #tbt, the Yankees Twitter account came through with the perfect comeback.