World Series MVP Hideki Matsui shows off his key to the city Friday during the festivities honoring the Yankees.
As Howie Traudt and his family rode down on the train Friday morning to attend the Yankees’ World Series celebration parade, he knew what awaited countless fans like himself.
“Pandemonium,”?the Rhinebeck resident said. “Absolute pandemonium.”
The Bronx Bombers and the City of New York did not disappoint.
Players, coaches, legends and team officials soaked up the well wishes of a city this day, commemorating the Yankees’ first world championship since 2000.
“It feels good to be back,” shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter said when the parade reached City Hall, where the Yanks received a hero’s welcome.
The Yankees and their fans earned this celebration with the team’s 27th World Series title, which the Yanks secured with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Wednesday night, some 36 hours before the start of Friday’s parade in lower Manhattan.
Winners of four world titles from 1996-2000, including three straight starting in 1998, the Yankees also reached the Fall Classic in 2001 and 2003, only to fall short each time. Read more..
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