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Tom Crann
St. Paul, Minn.

NY Daily News writer on the Twins-Yankees series

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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez connects for a two-run home run in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium in New York Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is behind the plate.
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson

Whether you're a baseball fan or not, you've probably heard that the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will face-off again in this year's American League Playoffs.

While that match-up hasn't favored the Twins in the last decade, this time the Yankees are the wildcard team and the Twins are division champs. And, along with a new ballpark and revitalized fans, the Twins have home-field advantage.

Now, if you think that makes the Yankees the underdogs, New Yorkers have a different idea. Yesterday's sports page in the New York Daily News made the Twins seem like a routine formality for the Bronx Bombers -- "EZ Pass" was the big headline.

Sportswriter Anthony McCarron joined All Things Considered host Tom Crann from Minneapolis. McCarron covers the Yankees for the New York Daily News.

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Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez connects for a two-run home run in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium in New York Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is behind the plate.
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson