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A note or two on the New York Yankees

• It seemed absolutely impossible that A-Rod could continue his streak of 30 HR, 100 RBI seasons (he'd done that 11 times in a row before this year). He missed about 40 games, and went into the final game of the season needing two homers and seven RBI. Impossible, right? So what did he do in the season's last game? Hit two homers and knocked in exactly seven, allowing him to finish the year with exactly 30 homers and exactly 100 RBI!
  

  By the way, A-Rod did that all in one inning. That is the only time in the long history of the American Lague that anyone ever knocked in more than six in an inning.
  

• This year's Yankees broke the team record for most homers, which was set in 1961 when Mantle and Maris staged their assault on Ruth's cherished record. The 2009 Yankees had seven players with 20 or more homers. Jeter finished eighth on the team with 18!