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At Sunday night's Republican presidential debate in Orlando, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a longtime fan of the New York Yankees, mocked Hillary Clinton for becoming a Yankee fan while "growing up in Chicago."

But Giuliani might get a Bronx cheer of his own for telling Bostonians that he's rooting for the Boston Red Sox – who are, of course, The Yankees' bitter rival – to win the World Series against the Colorado Rockies.

The Associated Press reports that Giuliani explained his going to bat for the Red Sox by saying "I'm an American League fan, and I go with the American League team, maybe with the exception of the Mets."

He said he made the comments "not just because I'm here in Massachusetts."

Chris Dodd’s attempt earlier this week to boost his fundraising has struck out swinging. On Wednesday we reported that Dodd, a fan of the Boston Red Sox, was offering anyone who donated at least $20.04 to his campaign the chance to be entered into a raffle to win a ticket to Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox face the Cleveland Indians.

But, apparently, Major League Baseball didn’t like the sound of this gimmick once they caught wind. According to an e-mail Dodd sent to his supporters, posted on the blog Don’t Tell The Donor, the tickets are technically the property of Major League Baseball, which has strict rules about promotional giveaways, and asked the campaign to suspend the contest.

Dodd spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan told CBS News that those who already forked over the cash can get their money back or remain entered in a contest to spend a day with Dodd on the trail in either Iowa or New Hampshire. Flanagan didn’t say how much money the promotion had netted the campaign before its abrupt end.

Listen up, members of Red Sox Nation: Democrat Chris Dodd wants to take one of his supporters to Game 6 of the American League Championship Series at Fenway Park against the Cleveland Indians. The cost? Only $20.04 … or a lot of time persuading your friends to visit Dodd’s Web site.

Dodd, who says he’s been a Red Sox fan all his life, made the offer today. Anyone donating at least $20.04 – representing the last time the Red Sox won the World Series – or getting 24 people to sign up at Dodd’s Web site will be entered in a drawing to attend the game with Dodd.

Entrants may hope for a Red Sox sweep over the Indians, however. If there is no Game 6, the winner gets to attend Game 2 of the World Series.. assuming, of course, that the Red Sox make it that far. If they get eliminated, the prize isn’t quite as glamorous – in that case, the winner gets to spend a day with Dodd in either New Hampshire or Iowa.

As anyone who’s been to a game at Fenway knows, Red Sox fans are a ferociously loyal group of people, and many may eagerly pay $20.04 for a chance to see a sold-out ALCS game – even ones who don’t support Dodd, or even know who he is.