ESTABLISHMENT THE NEW YORK YANKEES ORGANIZATION BALTIMORE MARYLAND THE YEAR TEAM THE ORIOLES OWNED BY JOHN OWNERS MANAGERS THE AMERICAN LEAGUE VOTED MOVE THE TEAM NEW YORK WANTED THE NEW YORK GIANTS ALREADY CHANGED THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES NEW YORK HIGHLANDERS NAME CHANGE THE YANKEES THE HIGHLANDERS STADIUM HILLTOP PARK NORTHERN THE POLO GROUNDS THE GOLDEN AGE THE EARLY PAYROLL NUMBER THE RED SOX TRADING PLAYERS SUMS ACQUISITION BABE LEAD LAST RIVALRY AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAMS THIS WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE CURSE OF THE BAMBINO YANKEE STADIUM THE WORLD SERIES FIRST YEAR IN THE PARK TO COME THE FIRST SIX BATTERS THE LINEUP FEAR INTO THE HEART EARLE COMBS MARK KOENIG BOB MEUSEL TONY LAZZERI BASEBALL WINNING WORLD TITLES THE YEARS SAW MICKEY MANTLE JOE DIMAGGIO YOGI PHIL RIZZUTO WHITEY FORD HOUSEHOLD NAMES TO THIS DAY SUCCESS DRAMATICALLY LAST PLACE SHARP DECLINE OWNERSHIP THE FRONT INTRODUCTION THE MAJOR AMATEUR NOT SIGN WHATEVER THE SUPERSTARS PREVIOUS GOLDEN STAR SAME TIME LEFT LITTLE LEADERSHIP THE TIDES TURNED GEORGE STEINBRENNER DETERMINED RENOVATE THE STADIUM SHEA STADIUM TWO SEASONS RENOVATIONS PLAYER BILLY MARTIN HIRED REACHED CHAMPIONSHIPS REGGIE JACKSON THURMAN MUNSON AFTER THIS UP AND DOWN DYNASTY PRESENT YANKEE MANAGER JOE TORRE ONCE AGAIN ROSE CLASSIC GREATNESS EXISTED DEREK JETER MARIANO RIVERA JORGE POSADA FINALLY YOUNG EVEN THOUGH HEAVY DOGS GAME BRIAN CASHMAN GENERAL MANAGER 1998 YANKEES THE BEST OVERALL BASEBALL HISTORY SEASON RECORD OLD WAYS THE LAST EIGHT PLAYOFFS EXCEPTION STARS BOOSTING TOTAL TWENTY REFERENCES