'Must-see' rivalry: Yanks, Sox say May matchup is special

NEW YORK -- It's J.D. Martinez's first trip to Yankee Stadium as a member of the Boston Red Sox -- and he already knows the drill.

"Big series; rivalry; yeah, you know, it sucks; it's gonna be intense; the fans are going to be nuts," Martinez said prior to Tuesday's Game 1, listing off answers, tongue-in-cheek, to questions we hadn't even had a chance to ask yet.

"It's just another series to us; another division series; yeah, they're hot, but ..." he continued with a laugh. "Did I answer them all?"

That's close enough. Still, this week there seems to be something a little more special about Yankees-Red Sox than usual, particularly with young stars on each side and the rivals both playing…