Bill Madden: Explaining the post-trade deadline boom (Yankees) and bust (Mets) in Big Apple baseball

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NEW YORK — There is no other way to put it: The contrasting fortunes of the Yankees and Mets since the July 30 trade deadline — when they had identical 54-48 records — has been absolutely stunning. In just three weeks, the Yankees have been transformed from a baserunning and defense-challenged, badly constructed too-right-handed team with a real chance of missing the playoffs for the first ...

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