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The Boylston Boogers replaced the Atlanta Glitter Sharks in the Hot Water league, surprising their frenemies since childhood, the Alewife Arsonists . The two immediately established the MTA Crown as the seasonal competition between the two teams.

The Boylston Boogers are based at the Boylston Street station, on the Boston Metro Transit Authority (MTA) Green Line. The Alewife Arsonists are based at the Alewife station, on the MTA Red Line. Despite their surface-level conflict and fights, the two teams are deeply connected. Both teams hail from Boston, but both teams are too proud of their home subway stations to accept the general blanket label "Boston". Both teams are on subway lines that are important parts of Boston's transportation network, and many residents and visitors moving through the city of Boston pass through the Alewife and Boylston Street stations.

Many people who live far from Boston are unaware of the existence of the MTA, the Red Line, the Green Line, or even Boston in general. For Boston Outsiders, the differences between the red and green trains can seem subtle, even indistinguishable. Alewife and Boylston fans will often get into heated debates on the street, in bars, or on public transit, arguing about the relative merits of red versus green, or the Alewife station or the Boylston Street station. Boston Outsiders are often confused by the formulaic use of "red" and "green" interchangeably throughout such debates.