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Something I'd like to touch on really quick is that I like that Yankee fans have not booed Alex Rodriguez yet despite going 0 for 8 with 6 strikeouts in the first 2 games of the World Series. He's really been the reason we are in the Fall Classic, so even if he doesn't contribute in the final games of the Series, he's still a very big part of our quest for a 27th World Championship.
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