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Essay / The New York Yankees: popular sports organization in...
This is the team for which Ruth, Gehrig and Mantle played. Twenty-seven times world champion. The most valuable sports franchise in history. Ownership pays the world's best baseball players more than $200 million annually to ensure competitive games and victory. They have more Hall of Fame inductees than any other team in history. The most recognized sports franchise in the world. People on the other side of the world would kill to see the Yankees and their favorite players before their eyes. The classiest organization in all of sports, even banning hair under the lower lip. The Yankees are always mentioned in pop culture: songs, movies, TV shows, etc. The Yankee hat is the most popular and coveted piece of sports clothing available. From Nelson Mandela to Jay-Z, and from Rudy Giuliani to Muhammad Ali, some of the greatest and most influential men of all time proudly wear the Yankee cap. Yankee Stadium is the cathedral of sport. The perfectly manicured grass and the electricity of the crowd and other fans is breathtaking. You can explore history at the Yankees Museum, where signed memorabilia, World Championship trophies and other amazing pieces of history are on display for fans. Or visit Monument Park and see the plaques belonging to the greatest players of all time. Hungry? Your choices are endless. Sit down to a five-course meal at NYY Steak for some of the best steak New York has to offer. Or stop by Lobel's Gourmet Steak Sandwiches for mouth-watering pulled pork. Enjoy a draft beer on the Malibu rooftop terrace, while overlooking the Manhattan skyline; or order a Hurricane at Mohegan Sun Sports Bar and enjoy the game with a view of center field. And finally wash it all down with a delicious Johnny Rocket's milkshake. Yankee Stadium offers more than 100 concessions and restaurants. A trip to Yankee Stadium will be