For the first time since 1956, New York City is caught up in the furor of a baseball season's culminating in what seems to be every citizen's front yard. The first Subway Series in 44 years has almost everyone in town delirious with excitement. Yankee and Mets memorabilia are flying off store shelves. Tickets to games are more sought-after than rent-controlled apartments and those who for whatever reason can't join the sellout crowds at the ball parks are jamming every sports bar and restaurant with a wide-screen television.
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