Got Pride?

Reported By: Ashley Dreier, Mehadi Hassan, Eric Pagan

For most Bronx residents the New York Yankees are a symbol of Bronx
pride. Although most New Yorkers wouldn’t be able to name players
other than Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, they still consider themselves true Yankee fans.
“New Yorkers want the Yankees to do well,” said Ivan
Obregon, a Bronxite. But others feel that the Yankees are not keeping their good name. Ali Jorge thinks the Yankees have too many good players not to have won a World Series in seven years.
In the past seven years the Yankees have acquired players such as A-Rod and Roger Clemens and have paid them over $10 million a year. The Yankees have the most sizable payroll in Major League Baseball, totaling over $195 million dollars a year, not because they’re hitting homeruns, but because they represent the Bronx. This may be why most Bronx residents support the Yankees even though the team isn’t at the top of its game, literally.
But ironically, Bronx residents might begin to lose their pride once the new Yankee stadium is built. Steve Trimboli, for example, feels that the new stadium will have a negative effect on the borough: fewer Bronxites will attend due to higher prices for tickets.