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Shane Victorino Leaves Mark On Two Top Sports Towns

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia and Boston. Two similar blue-collar towns that do not agree on much, if anything at all, when it comes to sports. Two towns that are defined by their rugged nature, intense passion, unforgiving attitude, and uncanny love for sports.

Two four-for-four towns that will appreciate a winner, a champion, forever.

An emotional Shane Victorino said goodbye to the city of Boston on Monday after being traded to the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Josh Rutledge. The speedy two-time all-star outfielder from Hawaii, who won a World Series with the Phillies in 2008 and another with the Red Sox in 2013, links the two most passionate sports towns in the country, whether they like it or not.