Dodgers' Dave Roberts still enjoys “beating the team across town”

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was part of the greatest moments in baseball history in 2004 when he helped the Boston Red Sox overcome a 3-0 deficit in the American League Championship Series to beat New York defeat Yankees.

Roberts reflected on the moment Wednesday as he prepared to lead the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the crosstown New York Mets at Citi Field.

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts speaks to the media before Game 3 of the Baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

“It feels great,” Roberts told Fox News Digital when asked about being back in New York for playoff baseball. “You live to play baseball in October and definitely this market is always fun. This market is definitely always fun. I loved beating the team across town. I think everyone on this side of town does too. It's great. There really is.” There’s no better place. And I would rather be anywhere else in the world than here in New York.

Roberts made a crucial play in that Red Sox-Yankees series that put Boston in position to make the stunning run.

Oct 13, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Former Boston Red Sox player Dave Roberts is introduced before throwing out the first pitch during game two of the American League Championship Series baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. (Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports)

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Boston defeated New York in that series and went on to win the World Series, ending the “Curse of the Bambino.”

As manager of the Dodgers, he led the team to a World Series in the 2020 season. He hasn't made the playoffs in New York since taking over.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, right, speaks with pitcher Walker Buehler before Game 1 of a Baseball NL Championship Series against the New York Mets, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Greg Bull)

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Game 3 of the NLCS is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET.

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