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November 7, 2009

It Pays to Be a Yankee in the Postseason

Hal Bodley, mlb.com

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Don't blame the Yankees if they pop champagne corks again early next month when the checks they receive for winning the World Series arrive -- just in time for Christmas.

Winning shares for each of the Yankees are projected to be about $400,000, a record by a wide margin.

Exact calculations haven't been determined by the Commissioner's Office, but I'm told the number will be close to $400,000 -- give or take a few thousand.

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