| When people think of baseball they have certain | | | | been influential in many careers of the players |
| images that come to mind; the great player of | | | | that loved the sport of baseball. Babe Ruth, Joe |
| yesteryear that made the game what it is today; | | | | DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Mickie Mantle, Lou Gehrig to |
| the teams that built the sport into an American | | | | Steve Sax, Don Mattingly and many other great |
| pastime and are still remembered to this day; and | | | | names in baseball the New York Yankees have |
| the thrill that can only be experienced by | | | | consistently produced the most exciting games |
| attending a major league baseball game. | | | | and series every watch by fans of the game. |
| Perhaps the most famous team of all time is the | | | | As one of the teams biggest base fans, Ira Riklis |
| New York Yankees. While teams like the Dodgers | | | | has followed the careers of the New York |
| and the Angels changed cities and franchises were | | | | Yankees with excitement and anticipation from |
| sold to various owners the New York Yankees | | | | the time he was young to the present day where |
| stayed true to the sport and true to the lifelong | | | | he has a reserved seat waiting for him to watch |
| fans of New York City. Perhaps the best know | | | | the first pitch of the season to the last out of the |
| team in the league the New York Yankees have | | | | last inning. |