November 6, 2009

The Thrill in New York Is Back

Mike Lupica, New York Daily News

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There was a time when they were going to take this ride through lower Manhattan every year. Or so they thought. And so did we.

There was a time when it seemed all Derek Jeter and Mo Rivera and Andy Pettitte knew was winning, back when the winning started up again for the Yankees, when Jeter could hit a home run into a Read Full Article ››


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