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Mariano Rivera, right, waves during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Jason DeCrow)
A baseball fan holds up a street sign in reference to Hideki Matsui during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Henny Ray Abrams)
Baseball fans cheers as the Yankees were honored along Broadway in New York on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, with a ticker-tape parade celebrating their 27th World Series championship. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
Hideki Matsui, the World Series MVP, celebrates from a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Henny Ray Abrams)
Yankees manager Joe Girardi, top left, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, bottom, left, wave during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Jason DeCrow)
CC Sabathia points to fans as he rides a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Kathy Willens)
Joe Girardi, right, waves as he rides a float with the World Series trophy and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Jason
Baseball players celebrate during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating the Yankees 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Jason DeCrow)
Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra, shown in a classic car with his wife Carmen, waves to fans during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating the Yankees 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Kathy Willens)
Derek Jeter, bottom, waves to the crowd during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Jason DeCrow)
Mariano Rivera, bottom, waves during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Mark Lennihan)
New Yorker Martha Hernandez peers around other spectators as she awaits the floats carrying Yankees players during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Kathy Willens)
CC Sabathia, left, and Mark Teixeira, right, lead a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Mark Lennihan)
Alex Rodriguez, right, and entertainer Jay-Z celebrate on a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Henny Ray Abrams)
Alex Rodriguez, front right, Francisco Cervelli, third from left, and entertainer Jay-Z, second from left, celebrate on a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009
Derek Jeter applauds as he reacts to fans screaming his name during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Nov. 6, 2009 (AP/Kathy Willens)


