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MLB Playoffs 2010: New York Yankees Finish Off Comatose Minnesota Twins

the Yankees faded down the stretch this season, many fans scrambling for any semblance of hope pointed back to 2000.

That was the year New York lost 18 of 21 games to close out September, their 87 wins still enough to win the division thanks to a little late period "Curse of the Bambino" action.

Those Yankees seemed bored by it all, a bunch of Roger Dorn types, thinking more about their retirement portfolios than continuing a dynasty. They'd won back-to-back titles and three out of four overall—you couldn't blame them for losing focus. What else did they have to prove?

It turned out they weren't done yet. They outlasted the A's in a five game ALDS, then worked past the Indians and Mets for their third straight World Series victory. It was awesome.

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