Order your Yankees (and Angels) World Series gear? Not now

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We reported this morning that a Web page on the mlb.com shop had Yankees World Series gear available for sale. Times columnist Helene Elliott later found a page with Angels World Series gear, and she was able to place an order for some of that gear.

Those pages are no longer available. The pages were ‘beta’ -- that is, not intended for public view, according to Bob Bowman, chief executive officer of MLB Advanced Media.

If the Angels do not advance to the World Series, Elliott won’t be getting her gear. Bowman said no team World Series merchandise would be shipped unless the team in question makes the World Series.

-- Bill Shaikin