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O'Neill says this Yankees team has right stuff

Neil Best

Newsday columnist Neil Best

Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned

Eight years to the night of Paul O'Neill's final major-league appearance - in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series - his role in Yankees Universe was as varied and unique as ever last night.

Before Game 6 he spoke to Joe Girardi to prepare for his job as a YES analyst, interrupted an interview in the dugout to give Robinson Cano a pep talk and batting tips, then discussed his options for watching...

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