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In sports, the narrative of second chances are routinely woven into nearly every major event and this year's baseball postseason is no exception. Indeed, the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball provide ample evidence of the inevitable triumph, whether deserved or not, of second chances.
It was entirely appropriate that Andy Pettitte was on the mound last night, pitching the Yankees to their 40th World Series with a strong performance that Yankee fans have become accustomed to in his two tours of duty in the Bronx. One can be excused for feeling as if they had been transported back to the late 1990's when Pettitte delivered clutch pitching in many a postseason contest.
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