The trade of Andrew Benintendi by KC to the Yankees brings up the age-old question of which former Red Sox player did it hurt the most to see in pinstripes.
I'm limiting this to the post-1967 timeframe, since few of us saw players for both teams prior to that.
And I'm also asking about players who first played for the Red Sox ... then for the Yankees. Yes, there have been players going in the other direction, but you can't say that those actually hurt to see play in New York.
Some of these guys played just briefly in New York (but I wanted to fill out the poll), but it hurt to see my childhood favorite, George Scott, end his career with the Yankees.
My answer, though, is. Luis Tiant. Yaz said that Tiant going to the Bronx ripped the heart and soul out of the Red Sox, even if Luis was in the (ahem) twilight of his career. It was very tough to see him pitch for the Yankees.
if I've missed someone you want to point out, feel free.
I'm limiting this to the post-1967 timeframe, since few of us saw players for both teams prior to that.
And I'm also asking about players who first played for the Red Sox ... then for the Yankees. Yes, there have been players going in the other direction, but you can't say that those actually hurt to see play in New York.
Some of these guys played just briefly in New York (but I wanted to fill out the poll), but it hurt to see my childhood favorite, George Scott, end his career with the Yankees.
My answer, though, is. Luis Tiant. Yaz said that Tiant going to the Bronx ripped the heart and soul out of the Red Sox, even if Luis was in the (ahem) twilight of his career. It was very tough to see him pitch for the Yankees.
if I've missed someone you want to point out, feel free.
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