When you think about how magnified every Red Sox/Yankees game is - how much effort is put into those games and that they simply mean more than the others, as well as how close they tend to be, winning 8 straight vs NYY is more impressive to me. It hasn't happened since 1912, and it likely won't happen again for a very long time (either way). When we play the Yankees (regardless of the venue) I never expect a sweep either way if that tells you anything. I mean, we could play the Pirates 8 times and probably lose 1 or 2 in between. All in all this has been a remarkable streak.