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Dreaming In Pinstripes: New York Yankees

By oddJoe ⋅ February 6, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Thinking of jumping on the Yankees bandwagon this year? (Why not, everyone else is or has.) Here’s some important facts for every new Yanks fan to know:

* The team was started in 1903 and was originally known as the Highlanders.

* New York has won 39 AL pennants and 26 World Series Championships.

* Because of the immense size of the Yankees’ payroll, Owner George Steinbrenner paid $34 million into MLB’s luxury tax system last year, and $25 million the year before that.

By the way, in case you’re keeping track, the last time the Yanks made it to the World Series was 2003 when they lost to the Marlins.