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Are New Englanders Uniquely Prone To Holding A Grudge?

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Chuck Tanowitz: "It has now been determined: I’m a pox on the Sox. At least, I am when I buy the tickets." Pictured: The Green Monster scoreboard at Fenway Park is seen before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in Boston, on the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark, Friday, April 20, 2012. The author bought tickets to that game, and the Sox lost. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
Chuck Tanowitz: "It has now been determined: I’m a pox on the Sox. At least, I am when I buy the tickets." Pictured: The Green Monster scoreboard at Fenway Park is seen before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in Boston, on the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark, Friday, April 20, 2012. The author bought tickets to that game, and the Sox lost. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

According to journalist Ted Reinstein, the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is just one of many historic feuds here in New England, part of a long history that make us truly unique.

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Ted Reinstein, reporter for WCVB-Channel 5's nightly magazine show "Chronicle." His latest book is "Wicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds." He tweets @tedreinstein.

This segment aired on July 22, 2016.

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