Day: July 25, 2017

Did You Know?: New York Sports Teams

  • The New York Yankees had a mascot called Dandy from 1979 to 1981. It was shaped like a bowling pin and had a Thurman Munson mustache. George Steinbrenner did not like the look so Dandy was archived and never seen again.
  • The New York Mets is actually a shortened version of the full team’s name. Mets is short for Metropolitans, a tribute to New York. So, technically, the Mets full name is the New York Metropolitans.
  • The Yankees were originally called the Highlanders.
  • It was rumored that there was a jail cell beneath the original Yankee Stadium. There is no proving evidence, letting us to believe this rumor is false.
  • The Mets have a large apple underneath the batters eye that shoots through the tunnel into sight whenever a Met goes deep.
  • The Yankees removed the retired numbers circle on the concourse near the Monument Park Store before the 2017 season.
  • The Manchester City Football Club plays some games at Yankee Stadium.
  • The Mets’ current stadium is Citi Field, but the original Mets’ stomping grounds was Shea Stadium.