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History of the New York Yankees
The New York Yankees professional baseball team, are usually thought to be probably the most successful professional sports franchise of all time. The New york yankees are also the well known American sports team globally. They're located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. The actual club was one of the original American League teams however referred to as Baltimore Orioles for their first two years. In 1903 they relocated from Baltimore to New York and became the Highlanders. They officially became the "Yankees" in 1913.
The New york yankees play at Yankee stadium, just about the most renowned sports venues the world has ever known. The initial stadium was built-in 1923 and was often known as "the house that Ruth built" referring to Babe Ruth, the well-known Yankee slugger. In 2009 the team relocated into the new Yankee stadium which was built on a site across the street from the original ballpark.
The New york yankees have won 40 American League pennants qualifying them for more world series than every other major league team. They won their last World Series in 2009 which had been the 27th world championship in their storied history. The Yankees won their first series in 1923 and have won on average about one out of every 3 world series since then. An outstanding feat in any sport.
During the past 110 years, the New york yankees have displayed many of the most renowned players in major league baseball (MLB). George Herman "Babe" Ruth played for the Yankees from 1920 until 1934 after playing six years for the rival Boston Red Sox. As well as Lou Gehrig and many other great players, Ruth began the Yankee domination of the sport. After Ruth and Gehrig, the incredible Joe DiMaggio years followed until the 1950s when the role of superstar was filled by Mickey Mantle. At the end of Mantle's career in the 1960s and into the early seventies the Yankees had unusually mediocre teams.
In 1973 multi-millionaire George Steinbrenner led a group of investors to purchase the New York Yankees from CBS (the television network) which in fact had purchased the team in 1965 ( some believe that CBS was a primary reason for that years of mediocrity). The recent "Curt Flood" court decision had led to free agency in major league baseball. Steinbrenner signed free agents like Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson to large contracts and rebuilt the team into a leader returning to the World Series in 1976 after having a 12 year absence.
Steinbrenner made the Yankees into the most valuable sports franchise on the globe. Until his retirement in 2006, the Yankee owner used his pocketbook to assure that the Yankees remained one of the elite teams in baseball. Over this time the quantity of stars sporting the well known Yankee pin stripped uniform are way too numerous to mention. Earnings for the Yankees leaped as sales of caps, jerseys, headbands, shoes, helmets, jewelry and everything else that could carry a Yankee logo was gobbled up by an incredible number of fans, travelers as well as hobbyists.
Steinbrenner however had his share of controversy and detractors. Fans of some other teams have referred to the Yankees during his leadership as the "Evil Empire" referencing Darth Vader's dark side in the Star Wars movies .His on again off again relationship with sometimes Yankee manager Billy Martin often left both followers and also Yankee haters puzzled. The gifted gut unpredictable Martin was hired and fired 5 times by Steinbrenner and was set for a 6th stint just before his untimely death in 1989.
The Yankees these days continue to be an excellent baseball team with Derek Jeter as their present superstar. They made the 2011 playoffs but were eliminated in short order,, an unusual occurrence for Yankee supporters. Television, movies and the internet now take American sports worldwide. Much like a few football and basketball teams, you will discover Yankee fans in Utah, Texas, Los Angeles, Florida, Japan and even Thailand. Many people enjoy being connected to winners and the New York Yankees would be the definition of the term "winners".
About the Author
I grew up near Syracuse, New York and was a huge Yankee fan in the late 50s and early 60s. Mickey Mantle was my favorite sports hero both then and now. In the 1970s I moved south and became an Atlanta Braves fan and one of those Yankee haters. In recent years after the drug scandals, strikes and ridiculous contracts, I have lost interest in major league baseball. However, I still daydream about Mickey, Yogi, Whitey and the boys when the fresh smell of a spring day reminds me of the great game of baseball.
Dave Foley- USA and Canada
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