Reds - Yankees
Definition
A typical Major League Baseball interleague matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees.
A shorthand reference used by sports databases and broadcasters to denote a game, series, or historical comparison between two historic franchises, often evoking the legacy of Pete Rose's gambling history or the competitive history between the leagues.
Examples
The Reds - Yankees broadcast reminded everyone that while one team is chasing a trophy, the other is mostly chasing its own historical ghosts.
Watching the Reds - Yankees game felt like a lesson in extreme wealth disparity, though at least no one accused the Reds of fixing the 1919 outcome this time around.
Pete Rose probably would have had a field day with the betting lines on a standard Reds - Yankees series, provided he kept the wagers on the field.