The New York Yankees

The New York Yankees have to be considerd the Crown jewel  of major League Baseball. They won the World Championships  26 times, the most in team sports, and they won the pennant of the American League a stunning 39 times.

The Yankees were founded in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, but they lasted two seasons as Orioles before moving to New York as the New York Highlanders. They became the Yankees in 1913 and Yankee Stadium in the Bronx moved in 1923 and the most victorious team in professional sports is born.

From the 2009 season the Yankees have Christened their new ballpark, which is also known as Yankee Stadium, directly across from the original Yankee stadium. The new stadium  cost an estimated one point six billion which makes it the most expensive stadium ever built in the United States.

The Yankees are on the point to remain the dominant team of the next decade due, in part, the additional income will be generated by the new stadium. Curiously there are fewer seats in the new stadium than in the former, but there are more luxury boxes and premium seats.

The Yankees main competition in recent years has been the Boston Red sox, but the field becomes a little more crowded with the Tampa Bay Rays should also be in the mix in future seasons. The Yankees finished behind the Red Sox and the rays in 2008, and they are determined that won't happen again soon.

They went and got the best players available in the 2008 free agent class. Player first baseman Mark Teixeira, from pitcher c.c. Sabathia and veteran pitcher all-Star Game A.J. Burnett, all joined the Yankees during the shoulder season. They spent  423.5 million on these three players for the duration of their contracts so far less than a couple of World Championships will be a disappointment.

The Yankees and their fans hope certainly that their free agent class of 2008 will join the ranks of the Yankee legends who brought the pinstripes before them. The Yankees have currently twenty-one players who have been in the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing a Yankees hat on their bust, and yet they withdrew only sixteen of these figures. This means that there are five players in the Baseball Hall of Fame were not enough good have their numbers retired by the Yankees. It is now a star studded franchise.

The Yankees are a world class organization that only considers a season a success if there is a world series trophy presented to them in October. Because of their new ballpark, large signatures off season and the continued leadership of shortstop Derek Jeter, they will be the Favorites to win for several upcoming seasons