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NY Yankees Look Poised for a Deep October Run After Surviving Late-Season Scare

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More than any other league or sport, the regular season in Major League Baseball truly is a marathon. Every team has its ups and downs throughout the summer. The teams that have the most highs and fewest lows end up contending in the crapshoot known as October baseball.

This year's version of the New York Yankees surely emphasizes this. They started the season 0-3 in St. Petersburg, Florida and were in last place as late as May 21st. The Bombers would soon surge, using a 10-game winning streak to catapult them to a 20-7 month of June and first place in the AL East.

Despite injuries to Mariano Rivera, Brett Gardner, CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte, the lead peaked at 10 games on July 18th, when they were 57-34. That was easily the best mark ...

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