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Originally Posted by YOhio

Where do you guys rank the Giants-Dodgers rivalry? Second only to the Yankees-Red Sox?

I know Cubs and White Sox fans hate each other pretty bad, but it doesn't really count as a rivalry because they rarely play each other. When they do it doesn't feel right. I can't really think of any other fierce rivalry's in the MLB.

I definitely put it behind the Sox/Yanks, but only as far as media pimping goes. If you go back to the late 80s and mid 90s when both teams sucked, nobody on the west coast watched those games. Yankee stadium was mostly empty and Fenway didnt even sell out. Admittedly, since the Yankees rebirth, it has become the best rivalry in baseball.

Having grown up with the LA/SF rivalry, I can tell you that the ravine is a great place to be when the Giants are in town, esp the pavilions. Remember, a giant fan got shot and killed several years ago after the game for fighting in the pavilion. It was because of this rivalry that the dodgers stopped selling beer in the pavilion seats and there are always cops all over the place for that series. I have personally seen about 10 fights over the years and I cant count how many food items I have seen thrown at Giants fans. I always hate if a Giant fan sits near me because it usually means I am going to get hit with something.

If you ever see replays of the Angels WS, you will see Dodger fans in the stands....simply there to cheer against the Giants. When you havent won a series in 20 years, this is all you have to live for...everything is fine as long as the Giants dont win.