Trench warfare is pretty dumb. Dating back as far as Greek times, it’s generally the result of offensive technology outstripping defensive — when there’s nothing you can wear or build that will stop the opponent’s firepower, you dig down into the earth and wait. The First World War saw millions killed over imperial ambitions, covering a couple dozen kilometers of Western Europe, with front lines shifting a few meters a week. This Yankee-Red Sox game wasn’t quite an industrial horror that would have deep and terrible ramifications for the next half-century, but there were times it almost felt like it.

Boston wins round one, 6-3. The Yankees walked nine batters and committed four errors. The game was long, slow, plodding, and saw 2006-era levels of pitching changes. Dreadful stuff.

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