Since I was around 11 years old, I loved the New York Yankees with a passion! The Yankees are easily the most hated team in all of baseball and with all the World Series titles, that would make anyone hate them. But, when I first started watching the Yankees they lost the World Series to the L.A. Dodgers but that didn't stop me from loving the" hated" Yankees. All through the 1980s they really sucked but I still took pride in them and continued to watch them no matter what their record was. My dream was to be a first baseman for the Yankees with scrappy play, scoop up grounders with nasty tobacco dripping out of my mouth and wearing the pinstripes with pride for all America to see. I could see myself winning championships, pictures in the Ada News, signing autographs, doing tobacco commercials with huge amount of chaw falling out of my mouth and let's not forget being front and center on my very own baseball card holding my favorite Louisville slugger bat. The Yankees will always be my team win or lose and hopefully I can teach my one year old son the tradition and love for the Yankees.
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