ESPN's Page 2 gets Rudy Giuliani to explain why he was so happy to see Alex "The Centaur" Rodriguez finally hold a trophy C.C. Sabathia and Hideki Matsui won for him.
Rudy:
Growing up a Yankees fan in Dodgers-crazed Brooklyn taught me character.
My father came from Manhattan, and was a devoted Yankees supporter. After my parents were married, they moved to Brooklyn, where all of my mother's relatives lived. They lived within a mile of Ebbets Field, and my mother and her entire family were enthusiastic Dodgers fans. My father bought me a Yankees uniform and regaled me with stories of past Yankees heroes
.... The New York Yankees are not just a baseball team. They represent a tradition of excellence unmatched anywhere else in professional sports. More than that, the New York Yankees provide a link to a glorious past, and an inspiration to create a remarkable future.
