10 Reasons The Yankees Vs Red Sox Rivalry Now Sucks

3. Both Teams Haven't Been Good At The Same Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNvh8duFn3s As previously mentioned, the rivalry is at its best when both teams are at the top of the division. From the strike-shortened season of 1994 until last season, either the Yankees or the Red Sox have made the playoffs as either the AL East champion or the Wild Card every year. And of those 19 times, both teams made the playoffs eight times, spawning three American League Championship Series between the two teams in 1999, 2003 and 2004. Since 2004, both the Yankees and the Red Sox have also won World Series championships, keeping the rivalry going as one team strives to keep up with the other. The past five years have seen one team make the playoffs while the other team misses them. In 2012, the Sox were in last place for the first time since 1994. The Yankees have missed the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in 21 years. The 2014 season is the first time that neither the Yankees nor the Red Sox have made the playoffs since 1994. Because of how good the Orioles, Rays and Blue Jays will be, this is a trend that might continue.