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Yankees, fans got what they paid for

Wallace Matthews

Newsday columnist Wallace Matthews

Matthews writes on professional sports, with a specialty in professional

At Yankee Stadium this year, everyone got exactly what they paid for. The team paid an unprecedented $423 million for three free agents. The fans - well, some of them, anyway - paid an unprecedented $2,500 for the best seats in the house.

And around the country, more people paid attention to the Yankees-Phillies World Series than to any since 2004.

In return, the Yankees provided what...

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