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The Yankees can pull this off, folks

It looks like a tall order in Texas, but the Bronx Bombers have reason to feel confident

Updated: October 22, 2010, 3:24 AM ET
By Rob Parker | ESPNNewYork.com

NEW YORK -- Your gut tells you that the New York Yankees are going to Texas for the inevitable -- to be eliminated from the American League Championship Series and denied a second straight trip to the World Series.

After all, the Yankees still have a lot of work to do -- even after their 7-2 Game 5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

They still have to win the final two games in Arlington in this best-of-seven series to advance. Worse, they'd have to ...

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