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Why Barack Obama's win is good for the Yankees (and not the Mets)

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera sits in the dugout

Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek

Regardless of your political affiliation, if you're a Yankees fan, you can take some comfort in Barack Obama's victory during Tuesday night's presidential election.

The Yankees have won 20 of their 27 championships under a Democrat president, including each of the last nine. They haven't won when a Republican has occupied the White House since Dwight Eisenhower in 1958. After winning their...

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