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The Associated Press

Published: October 24, 2009

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Chone Figgins and the Los Angeles Angels know they're heading straight into more than one kind of storm, and they can't wait to get wet.

Heavy showers in Saturday's New York forecast are threatening to wash out Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, yet that's a minor drizzle compared to the high-pressure system the Angels created for themselves and the Yankees by extending the series to the weekend.

Rejuvenated by a ramshackle win in Game 5 that cut the Yankees' series lead to 3-2, the Angels still face long odds to make the seldom-seen comeback from a 3-1 series deficit against their star-studded opponents. Yet Figgins still senses a team-wide confidence that the Angels can rain on the Yankees' 27th championship parade.

"It doesn't get any better than this, especially going into that ballpark," said Brandon's Figgins, the Angels' leadoff hitter. "It's going to be another crazy game, I can tell you that. You go back and just enjoy it. The pressure is on both teams."

The Yankees arrived back in New York early Friday morning and held an "optional" workout - "In the playoffs, it's not optional," catcher Jorge Posada said with a grin - under an overcast sky in the Bronx that afternoon. A chilly wind rippled the flags that line the top of the stadium and jostled the ceremonial red-white-and-blue bunting along each deck.

It was a much different scene than the picturesque weather they had in Southern California, but they were thrilled to be back.

"Our guys feel very good when we walk in this ballpark," manager Joe Girardi said.

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