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Looking back at the
New York Yankees
This popular All-American baseball
team was actually known as the
Highlanders during its humble
beginnings, but apparently the nickname
Highlanders couldn't really catch on
fast with the local sportswriters which
is why they often used the monicker
Yankees or Yanks (the nickname Yankees
were actually coined from the fact that
the New York Yankees were an
All-American team while American locals
are actually referred to as Yanks mostly
by the British), since people obviously
liked this nickname more, they decided
to change their name in to the New York
Yankees and they didn't change it ever
since. The New York Yankees official
logo was actually written in script form
using the color red with a complementing
red bat serving as the background of the
k while it hangs down. The two other
letters in the logo are actually just a
k and an s which helps form a complete
circle and actually give the logo the
look of a baseball with matching
baseball stitching. As a finishing
touch, the logo is topped with Uncle
Sam's hat that conveniently rests on the
top of the bat.
The most famous insignia in sports is
actually the interlocking NY which
actually made its first appearance on
the New York Yankees' (known then as the
Highlanders) sleeves and caps way back
in the year 1909. As the interlocking NY
insignia gained more and more
popularity, the New York Yankees decided
to incorporate it at the front part of
their uniforms while having matching
navy blue baseball caps. The immensely
popular interlocking NY insignia was
actually designed way back in 1877 by a
fellow named Louis B. Tiffany who
originally designed the popular insignia
for a NYPD officer named John McDowell
who was highly regarded at that time for
his bravery and dedication to his work.
Mr. McDowell was actually the first New
York police officer who was shot during
the time of duty. Bill Devery, who was a
former police chief as well as one of
the New York Yankees original owners
chose the popular insignia for the New
York Yankees' uniforms, he made the
insignia a permanent fixture on the
baseball players' uniforms.
The official team colors of the New York
Yankees are Navy Blue, Red and White.
While the New York Yankees team motto is
courage, tradition and heart. While
there are actually two New York Yankees
songs, the official song being "Here
Comes the Yankees" while the unofficial
song is "New York, New York". From 1903
up to the present, the New York Yankees
had several managers, 41 all in all,
starting with Clark Griffith to Joe
Torre (the current New York Yankees
manager from the year 1996 up to the
present). The New York Yankees has a
total of 26 world champions to date
while a World Series appearance
totalling to 39 all in all. The New York
Yankees also boasts of 40 Hall of Fame
awardees, including the ever popular Joe
DiMaggio (1936-1942, 1946-1951) and
Mickey Mantle (1951-1969) - he was even
able to acquire three Most Valuable
Awards during his career with the New
York Yankees, while Joe DiMaggio had
three as well and everyone's favorite,
Babe Ruth received just one.
Since the establishment of their
baseball team, the Highlanders (better
known as the New York Yankees) had their
worst season way back in 1908 wherein
the New York Yankees, for he very first
time in franchise history, actually
dropped to last place with a horrible
record of 51-103.
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