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The American League Championship Series is set. The Los Angeles Angels will take on the New York Yankees. As half of the nation turns their collective support from the Minnesota Twins to the Angels, the other half will continue to battle against the opposition’s growing fan base as the playoffs roll on. The Yankees and their 103 regular season victories will welcome the Angels into New Yankee Stadium on Friday night for a weekend of “Bronx cheers”, if you will, and serenades by Frank Sinatra.

The Yankees versus anybody is like the classic battle between good versus evil… or evil versus good. They are arguably one of the most fan-polarizing teams in professional sports. What’s to like about a team that spends almost twice as much as the rest of the league in order to buy their way into the playoffs, stall games to put them near the four-hour mark on average, and basically beat their opponents with nothing more than their sense of entitlement. Read more..

 

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If the bustle of unloading delivery trucks and the crowds of customers shouting orders over deli counters along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx are any indication, the recession still has not stopped a solid base of New Yorkers and tourists from spending to sate their cravings for fresh mozzarella, spicy salami and imported olive oils.
But business owners in the Bronx’s Little Italy, like David Greco, say that economic outlook from behind the deli counter is much more troubling.Mr. Greco, who took over his father’s business, Mike’s Deli, in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market 14 years ago, hustled in the boom years to promote and diversify the family business. He added a catering business that shipped out mammoth sandwiches to Wall Street traders celebrating banner profits and sandwiches for Yankee fans at the nearby stadium.

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