Yankees Robes
History of the New York Yankees
The New York Yankees professional baseball team, are normally considered the most successful professional sports franchise in history. The Yankees are the well known American sports team globally. They're based in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. The particular club had been among the original American League clubs but referred to as Baltimore Orioles for their initial two years. In 1903 they relocated from Baltimore to New York City and became the Highlanders. They officially became the "Yankees" in 1913.
The Yankees play at Yankee stadium, one of the most renowned sports venues the world has ever known. The initial stadium had been built-in 1923 and had been known as "the house that Ruth built" making reference to Babe Ruth, the renowned Yankee slugger. In 2009 they relocated in to the new Yankee stadium that has been constructed on a site across the street from the original ballpark.
The Yankees have won 40 American League pennants qualifying them for more world series than any 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 an average of about one out of every 3 world series since that time. A notable feat in any sport.
During the past 110 years, the Yankees have displayed some of the most renowned players in major league baseball (MLB). George Herman "Babe" Ruth played with the Yankees from 1920 until 1934 after playing 6 years for the rival Boston Red Sox. Along with Lou Gehrig and many other great players, Ruth began the Yankee domination of the sport. After Ruth and Gehrig, the remarkable 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 average teams.
In 1973 multi-millionaire George Steinbrenner led a group of investors to purchase the New York Yankees from CBS (the television network) which had acquired the team in 1965 ( many believe that CBS had been a major reason for the years of mediocrity). The recent "Curt Flood" court decision had resulted in free agency in major league baseball. Steinbrenner signed free agents including Catfish Hunter and Reggie Jackson to significant deals and reconstructed the team into a powerhouse going back to the World Series in 1976 after a twelve year absence.
Steinbrenner made the Yankees into the most valuable sports franchise in the world. Until his retirement in 2006, the Yankee owner used his pocketbook in order to guarantee that the Yankees remained among the top notch clubs in baseball. Over that period the amount of stars sporting the famous Yankee pin stripped uniform are too numerous to cover. Income with regard to the Yankees jumped as sales of caps, jerseys, headbands, shoes, helmets, jewelry and anything else which could have a Yankee logo ended up being gobbled up by countless enthusiasts, travelers and collectors.
Steinbrenner however had his share of controversy and detractors. fans of other teams have described the Yankees during his leadership as being 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 frequently left both enthusiasts and Yankee haters baffled. The talented gut erratic Martin was hired and fired 5 times by Steinbrenner and had been set for a sixth stint just before his untimely death in 1989.
The Yankees in the present day continue to be an excellent baseball team with Derek Jeter as their current superstar. They made the 2011 playoffs but were eliminated in short order,, an uncommon event for Yankee fans. Tv, films and the internet now take American sports worldwide. Much like a few football and basketball teams, you'll find Yankee fans in Utah, Texas, Los Angeles, Florida, Japan and even Thailand. The majority of us love to be associated with winners and the New York Yankees are definitely 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.
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