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Davidoff: Late struggles not always a problem

Quick ReadThe Yankees will take the field having lost six of their last eight games and 15 of their last 23.

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter pauses while

Photo credit: AP | New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter pauses while batting during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. (Sept. 28, 2010)

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The Yankees close out their regular season with a three-game series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, starting tonight. And seriously - first place or no first place - they have to get their act together in anticipation of the playoffs.

Unless they don't.

"I've been on teams that scuffled the last week of the season and won," Derek Jeter said late Wednesday night after the Yankees'...

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