Thoughts and observations from the parade
Some day-after thoughts and observations from the Yankees’ ticker-tape parade: * Fans brought very creative signs with them to the parade. Two stood out to people on the parade route. Suzyn Waldman saw one that said, “This one’s for Bobby,” a reference to the late Bobby Murcer, still one of the most popular Yankees of all-time. The other? Jorge Posada saw one that made him laugh. “I saw a picture of Matsui holding a baby, and the baby’s face was Pedro. That one stuck in my head.” * Derek Jeter said he tried to make eye contact with as many fans as he could, but with a million or so people on the parade route, it’s i

Parade was one last hurrah for 2009 Yankees
I hope everybody got a good look at the 2009 Yankees during Friday’s ticker-tape parade. That’s the last time you’ll ever see them all together in the same place. It’s sad to say, but with the current business model of professional sports, it’s impossible for a team to return all of its players from one year to the next. Some players will test free agency (Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Andy Pettitte are three of the seven free agents on this year’s team), while others will be non-tendered (Chien-Ming Wang) or traded (your guess is as good as mine). “That’s the business, unfortunately,” Mark Teixeira said. “This

Damon hopes parade wasn't the end
Johnny Damon has now experienced the thrill of winning a World Series with both the Yankees and Red Sox. But while he left Boston before the Sox won their second title of the decade, he’s hoping to get another crack at it with the Yankees. “I’m going to have a lot of options, so I think what it comes down to is what kind of option the Yankees want to give me or not give me,” Damon said after arriving at City Hall this afternoon. “Why wouldn’t I want to come back? We have the best owners in baseball, we have the best team and we have the most revenue and the biggest payroll. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of the Yankee tradition? I would

Yankees reflect on a memorable day
Rather than wax poetic about ticker tape, floats and the Canyon of Heroes, I figured I would let the Yankees themselves tell you what they thought of today’s parade. Derek Jeter: “You feel like you’re the President. You could do this every day and you wouldn’t get tired of it.” Hal Steinbrenner: “A magical day. It’s hard not to enjoy that. New York just has the best fans in the world, period.” Reggie Jackson: “There’s only one way to get here - to win it all. It’s New York at its best. New York’s finest.” Joe Girardi:

Yankees talk about trip through Canyon of Heroes
The Yankees react as the city celebrates World Series title No. 27: Mariano Rivera: "It was wonderful. Beautiful. The fans here are the best. It was magnificent." Alex Rodriguez: "I've never seen so many people collected in one place. I've waited a long time for this." Reggie Jackson: "You think about the Boss. I wish he was here. ... New York at its finest. New York at its best." Jorge Posada: "They don't get old. It was amazing. So many people."