It started with Babe Ruth. Or maybe with Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. It increased in ferocity with Thurman Munson and Carlton Fisk and reached its apex with Derek Jeter and David Ortiz. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have long been adversaries, although the rivalry has admittedly cooled off from that pinnacle of animosity 21 years ago.

For the sixth time, the Yankees and Red Sox are meeting in the postseason as they square off in the wild-card series, a best-of-three with all games at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox won the season series, 9 to 4, but the Yankees have been on a roll since mid-August. As the series kicks off, let's look at the 10 times when the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry was at its hottest.

1. 2003: Pedro, Grady and Boone

What happened: The Yankees beat the Red

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