The New York Yankees are one of the power house team of Major League Baseball. The organization has come a long way to earn the respect they have in baseball today. The Yankees have won many World Series titles and have lots of veteran players that have mastered the game of baseball.
In 1913, the New York Yankees emerged from the New York Highlanders. From the time period of the 1920's and 1930's, the organization managed to win 8 World Series titles. It has also been known that The Yankees have set a record from 1949 to 1953 for winning the World Series five straight years in a row.
The Yankees are leading the Major Leagues with a payroll of $201 million dollars as on the 2009 season. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees starting 3rd baseman, has a contract for 10 years worth $275 million dollars making him the highest paid professional athlete in the world.
There are lots of baseball fans that absolutely hate the Yankees team such as the Yankees rivals the Boston Red Sox. Red Sox fans have claimed that the Yankees buy their World Series titles by signing all of the big named players in the game to make their team better. New York has the upper hand by having so much more money then the other organizations. They are able to get the cream of the crop to their team to make their program successful.
