The New York Yankees will celebrate with the public on Friday, November 7 at 11am and the NYC.gov site gave away 500 tickets to some very lucky fans. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will present keys to the city to the Yankees at the ceremony, which begins Friday at 1 p.m. after the ticker-tape parade.

Not only are the New York Yankees on top with their World Series 2009 win over the Phillies, they are also at the top of the MLB payroll list. The 2009 payrolls and average salaries of the 30 major league baseball teams show that the New York Yankees are at the very top of the list.

The New York Yankees won the 2009 World Series and the amazing statistics of NY Yankees Hideki Matsui made him the MVP. Dubbed in the news as "Statsui", Hideki Matsui is the first Japanese-born player to win the MVP trophy for the Most Valuable Player of the World Series. Hideki Matsui had 6 RBIs in game six of World Series 2009.

It took the New York Yankees six games, but they are the World Series 2009 Champions. They beat the defending World Series Champs, Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in game 6.

The New York Yankees won the World Series 2009 Wednesday night with a 7 to 3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. New York City will be buzzing with Yankees fans Friday morning when the winners of the World Series parade through the streets of NYC to honor New York Yankees, who won their 27th World Series title on Wednesday night.

The New York Yankees fans may be secretly happy the Philadelphia Phillies won the Yankees vs Phillies game 5 Monday night 8-6. The Phillies' win in game 5 meant the World Series 2009 game 6 will be played in the new Yankees Stadium.

World Series game 4 of Yankees vs Phillies was a thriller to watch down to the ninth inning. When the final pitch was thrown Sunday night, the Yankees held a 3-1 game lead with a 7-4 win.

For the first two games of the 2009 World Series, the hot New York Yankees bats had been fairly quiet. They came to life in the Yankees vs Phillies World Series game 3 as the Yankees won 8-5.

Alex Rodriguez has had a great postseason. That could not be said of A-Rod’s World Series play going into Yankees vs Phillies World Series game 3. It all changed when A-Rod’s double in the sixth inning was ruled a home run through instant replay.

Going into World Series game 1, the New York Yankees were expected to win it all. Going into World Series game 2, the Yankees must win to even the series before it heads to Philadelphia for three games.

The World Series game 1 of the Phillies vs Yankees started off just as Philadelphia wanted it to. The Phillies won 6-1 to take a one game lead in the World Series 2009 thanks to the play of Cliff Lee and Chase Utley.

The World Series 2009 begins with game 1 Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. The showdown between powerhouses Yankees vs Phillies will be a battle between two of the best pitchers against some of the best hitters.