Sports News

Yankees to be honored at Friday parade

Published: Nov. 5, 2009 at 4:42 PM
New York Yankees Derek Jeter lepas into the pile after the game against the Philadelphia Phillies in game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- New York City will honor the World Series champion Yankees Friday with a ticker-tape parade along the Canyon of Heroes, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

The Yankees won their 27th World Series title with a 7-3 win over Philadelphia Wednesday night, clinching it four games to two.

Bloomberg told MLB.com that the parade route will start on Broadway at Battery Place and continue northbound to Chambers Street, with showers of confetti bathing Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and their teammates.

It will be followed by a ceremony at City Hall Plaza, where Bloomberg will present Manager Joe Girardi with the keys to the city.

"What's sweeter than a World Series won at home?" Bloomberg asked. "The only thing that comes close is a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes."

"I can't wait," closer Mariano Rivera said. "It's satisfaction (and) the city of New York deserves it."

© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
NFL: Minnesota 35, Seattle 9 (<1 min)
Hundreds turn out for model competition (2 min)
COL BKB: Louisville 90, Morgan State 81 (31 min)
Princeton to replace football coach (38 min)
NBA: Orlando 104, Toronto 96 (42 min)
Sources say Kafka works hidden in safe (44 min)
Man listens to album for 524 straight days
fark
Design a patch for the final shuttle mission. Difficulty: has to include mission number STS-134
Another sign of a reviving economy: Michael Jackson's glove sells for $350,000, his fedora for $22,000...
Flooding continues in Lancashire. Maybe if they drilled some drainage holes...about 4,000 should...
Man to marry his virtual girlfriend this weekend. Newlyweds will honeymoon at resort basement with...
Ahmadinejad in Tehran has a plot / But the US and Israelis think not / So they'll ready their planes...
Be glad for the tryptophan in the turkey on Thanksgiving. It blocks the 9 aphrodisacs from turning...