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The next Yankees challenge will be so much harder

After the Yankees swept the feeble Twins out of the ALDS on Monday night in Minneapolis, Hal Steinbrenner said he and his family were very proud of his club.

“But we are not there yet,’’ Steinbrenner said. “This is Step 1.’’

Step 2 will be considerably harder to negotiate since it will be taken against the Astros, considered by many to be the best team in baseball, or the pesky Rays. Their best-of-five ALDS is set for a winner-take-all Game 5 in Houston on Thursday night after the Rays beat the Astros, 4-1, Tuesday night in St.