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ANDY GETS HISTORIC VICTORY

 
If this was Andy Pettitte's final start in New York, the Yankees fans gave him a sendoff he will remember. When Joe Girardi pulled him from the game in the sixth inning, the crowd gave him a long ovation and curtain call. Pettitte got the honor... (link)

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