Yankees Organization By Matt Richard

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.

The Game Matt Richard

As you step up to the plate, millions of peoples eyes are on you. The bases are loaded and your team is down by a run. Its the bottom of the 9th and there are two outs on the score board. Can you hadle that kind of pressure?







Baseball has been America's favorite sport for years and I will inform you on the basics of baseball.



Baseball is a game played between two team at least nine innings long. The object is to score as many runs as you can. The team with the most runs at the end of the game is declaired the winner. Each team takes turns hitting and playing the field in each half of inning. Each half of an inning is ended after three outs are recorded. There are four bases on the baseball field which is home, first base, second base, and third base. The bases are ninety feet apart to complete a square. The game is under the control of the officials called umpires. The umpired call outs and control the organization of the game just as officials would in any other sport.

Baseball has blown up into a big entertainment for millions of fans around the world. For many people, baseball is more than just a game. Its life!