Two stops away from a Subway Series. When the New York Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series on Thursday night, that put both Big Apple teams in baseball's final four for the first time in 24 years.

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Doc Gooden, who won the World Series with both the Mets and the Yankees, says New York City “deserves” a Subway Series as both teams have now reached baseball’s Final Four. “I think New York deserves that,