| The New York Yankees are a Major League
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| | Division Series, the Yankees lost to the
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| Baseball team based in the borough of The
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| | Anaheim Angels in 4 games. The Angels
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| Bronx, in New York City, New York. The
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| | went on to win their only World Series
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| Yankees are one of two major league
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| | title.
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| franchises to operate in the City of New
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| | In 2003, the Yankees defeated their
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| York; the other team is the New York Mets
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| | long-time rival the Boston Red Sox in a
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| of the National League, who are based in
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| | tough seven-game ALCS, which featured a
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| the borough of Queens.
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| | near-brawl in Game 3 and a series-ending
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| Since the 1969 division realignment, the
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| | walk-off home run by Aaron Boone in the
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| Yankees have played in the Eastern
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| | bottom of the 11th inning of the final
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| Division of the American League. The
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| | game, only to be defeated by the Florida
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| Yankees have been Major League Baseball's
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| | Marlins - a team with a payroll a quarter
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| dominant franchise. No team has won more
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| | of the size of the Yankees' - in the
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| pennants or World Series, and many of the
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| | World Series, 4 games to 2.
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| game's biggest stars have been Yankees.
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| | After the 2003 season, the Yankees signed
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| The Yankees also have more championships
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| | traded for sluggers Alex Rodriguez and
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| than any other top league professional
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| | Gary Sheffield to add more power to their
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| team in North America.
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| | lineup that was shut down in the 2003
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| One of the American League's eight
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| | World Series. Throughout 2004, the
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| charter franchises, the Yankees have been
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| | Yankees' weakness was their starting
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| among the most storied teams in North
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| | pitching. But despite this, they managed
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| America over its 100+ year history. Along
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| | to reach into the playoffs and win over
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| with franchises like the Boston Celtics,
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| | 100 games with the power lineup.
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| Dallas Cowboys and Montreal Canadiens,
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| | In the 2004 American League Championship
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| the Yankees have helped exemplify the
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| | Series against the Red Sox, the Yankees
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| term "dynasty" in professional athletics.
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| | became the first team in professional
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| Appearance The team colors are navy blue,
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| | baseball history, and only the third team
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| gray, and white. Under George
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| | in North American pro sports history (it
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| Steinbrenner, long hair and facial hair
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| | happened in the NHL twice), to lose a
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| below the lip are prohibited.
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| | best-of-7 series after taking a 3-0
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| Design Home uniform is white with
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| | series lead. After the 2004 World Series,
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| distinctive pinstripes and a navy blue
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| | the Yankees needed to improve their
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| interlocking "NY" at the chest. Away
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| | pitching, which faltered in the
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| uniform is gray with "New York" written
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| | devastating collapse to the Red Sox. The
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| in capitals across the chest. The player
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| | Yankees signed pitchers Carl Pavano and
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| number is on the back of the uniform
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| | Jaret Wright and acquired dominant lefty
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| jersey and is not accompanied by the
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| | Randy Johnson from the Arizona
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| player name. (The interlocking NY was
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| | Diamondbacks.
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| used by the New York Knicks on their
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| | The 2005 season began with something the
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| warmup jackets, and later shorts from the
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| | fans in the Bronx were not used to. The
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| 1960s to 1990 and remains on the Knicks'
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| | Yankees were in last place in the
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| throwback uniforms.) In 1929, the New
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| | American League East Division.
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| York Yankees became the first team to
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| | Pavano, Wright, and Johnson struggled.
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| make numbers a permanent part of the
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| | As the season continued, the Yankees
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| uniform. Numbers were handed out based on
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| | improved and slugger Jason Giambi, who
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| the order in the lineup. In 1929, Earle
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| | missed most of 2004 with a variety of
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| Combs wore #1, Mark Koenig #2, Babe Ruth
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| | injuries (including a benign tumor)
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| #3, Lou Gehrig #4, Bob Meusel #5, Tony
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| | started to hit again. Tino Martinez also
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| Lazzeri #6, Leo Durocher #7, Johnny
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| | returned to New York, and began a streak
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| Grabowski #8, Benny Bengough #9, and Bill
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| | of home runs and big time hits, the
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| Dickey #10 (Grabowski, Bengough and
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| | center of a Yankees winning streak that
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| Dickey all spent time catching). While
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| | would bring them close to the lead in the
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| other teams began putting names on the
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| | AL East. Most of the season, the Yankees
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| backs of jerseys in the 1960s, the
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| | were chasing the Boston Red Sox for the
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| Yankees did not follow the trend. Many
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| | division title. This was all made more
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| companies create jerseys with names sewn
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| | important with the Cleveland Indians
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| on the back for fans to purchase, even
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| | holding the lead for the Wild Card. The
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| though no Yankee has ever had their name
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| | Yankees, however, won the division
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| on the back of a Yankee jersey in a game.
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| | (albeit with the same record), clinching
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| Logo An interlocking "NY" (based on an
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| | it in the second-to-last game of the
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| element of the original Tiffany design of
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| | season against the Red Sox, as the
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| the New York Police Department's Medal of
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| | Indians got devastated in a three-game
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| Honor, although the concept of the
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| | series with the AL Central leading
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| interlocking NY was first used by the New
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| | Chicago White Sox. Alex Rodriguez won the
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| York Giants in 1901).[5] Another team
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| | American League MVP award, becoming the
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| logo is "Yankees" written in red script
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| | first Yankee to win the award since Don
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| across the seams of a baseball, which is
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| | Mattingly in 1985. Giambi was named
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| outlined in red. A baseball bat forms the
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| | Comeback Player of the Year, as voted by
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| straight edge of the "k" in "Yankees" and
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| | fans, and Robinson Canó was
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| an "Uncle Sam" style top hat covers the
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| | runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting.
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| barrel of the bat. The inside lip of the
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| | Another highlight of the season was the
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| top hat, originally blue, has mostly been
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| | record-setting pitching by journeyman
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| reproduced in white since the mid-1970s.
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| | Aaron Small. Small was called up after
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| In the emotional October 2001, following
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| | the All-Star break to help fill some
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| the September 11 attack on New York
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| | holes in the Yankees' rotation and became
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| City's World Trade Center, the Yankees
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| | just the fourth pitcher in history to win
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| defeated the Oakland Athletics 3 games to
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| | at least 10 games without a loss, joining
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| 2 in the Division Series, and then the
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| | Tom Zachary, Dennis Lamp, and Howie
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| Seattle Mariners, who had won 116 games,
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| | Krist.
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| in the ALCS. After losing the first two
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| | In the 2005 American League Division
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| games to the Yankees at home, Seattle's
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| | Series, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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| manager, former Yankee player and manager
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| | defeated the Yankees in five games in the
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| "Sweet" Lou Piniella, guaranteed that the
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| | first round of the postseason, marking
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| Mariners would win at least 2 of 3 in
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| | the second time in four years that the
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| Yankee Stadium to return the ALCS to
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| | Angels gave the Yankees a first-round
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| Seattle. But that didn't happen and the
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| | playoff exit.
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| Yankees closed out the ALCS at home 4
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| | In the 2005-2006 offseason, general
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| games to 1. By reaching the World Series
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| | manager Brian Cashman was given more
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| for a fourth straight year, the 1998-2001
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| | control of the direction of the Yankees,
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| Yankees joined the 1921-1924 Giants, and
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| | and on December 23, 2005, the Yankees
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| the Yankee teams of 1936-1939, 1949-1953,
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| | stunned the baseball world by signing
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| 1955-1958 and 1960-1964 as the only
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| | center fielder Johnny Damon from their
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| dynasties to reach at least four straight
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| | archrival Red Sox.
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| World Series. The Yankees had now won
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| | In the 2006 season, the Yankees had a
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| eleven consecutive postseason series in
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| | slow start, like in previous years.
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| consectutive years. However, the usually
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| | Throughout the first half, the Red Sox
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| unhittable Mariano Rivera
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| | had a significant lead over the Yankees,
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| uncharacteristically lost the lead - and
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| | and the suprise Toronto Blue Jays also
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| World Series - to the Arizona
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| | put pressure on the Yanks. However, after
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| Diamondbacks in the bottom of the 9th
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| | the All Star break the Yankees made a
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| inning of Game 7.
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| | comeback to regain the AL East lead. On
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| After the 2001 season, fan favorite
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| | July 30, 2006 the Yankees and the
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| players Paul O'Neill and Scott Brosius
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| | Philadelphia Phillies made a deal sending
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| retired. Tino Martinez and Chuck
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| | shortstop C.J. Henry, left-handed pitcher
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| Knoblauch left for free agency. The
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| | Matt Smith, catcher Jesus Sanchez and
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| Yankees had huge holes to fill. They
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| | right-hander Carlos Monasterios to
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| signed slugger Jason Giambi and
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| | Philadelphia for Cory Lidle and Bobby
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| outfielder Rondell White. The Yankees
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| | Abreu. The team also sent pitcher Shawn
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| also managed to bring back David Wells.
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| | Chacon to the Pittsburgh Pirates for
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| The Yankees finished the 2002 season with
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| | infielder/outfielder Craig Wilson.
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| an AL best record of 103-58. In the 2002
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