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ALCS 2010: A Texas Sized Beat Down Over The New York Yankees

almost seemed that it was over before it started. The Texas Rangers' homecoming to an Arlington stadium full of their rowdy fans and a Colby Lewis gem finally put an end to the Yankees' hopes of defending their World Series title.

Unlike Game 5 back in New York, the Yankees didn't have their ace CC Sabathia on the mound. Instead, they were relying on a young and relatively inexperience Phil Hughes who had already taken the Game 2 loss when he gave up seven earned runs in only four innings of work.

Even with Cliff Lee awaiting the game 7 start on Saturday night, the Texas Rangers had no intentions of letting it get that far if they could help it. They refused to be intimidated by the rich history of the New York Yankees franchise that includes 27 ...

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