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Boston and New York don't care for each other.   There may be no greater rivalry on the planet than the one between the two cities.

 on July 5, her friends in the department were ready to cancel the outing to Boston's Fenway Park that she and the others in the 46th Precinct had planned to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox. After all, her funeral was just last week.

But some cops in Massachusetts said they should come and her friends said she would've wanted her colleagues to enjoy a good ballgame, 

the Boston Globe's Kevin Cullen writes today.

There are times for rivalry. This was not one of those times.

At Fenway, Officer Joey Ayala was given the honor of spray-painting home plate  before the game and then shouting, "Play Ball!".  He's the one who shot and killed Familia's killer.

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Bob Collins

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When NYPD officer Miosotis Familia was assassinated on July 5, her friends in the department were ready to cancel the outing to Boston's Fenway Park that she and the others in the 46th Precinct had planned to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox. After all, her funeral was just last week.

After cop is slain, a rivalry is set aside

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