NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: In this handout provide by the Office of the Mayor, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) speaks with Sailors and Marines as they watch aboard the USS New York, The New York Yankees play against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series on November 1, 2009 off the coast of New York City. The New York Yankees won the game 7-4. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: In this handout provide by the Office of the Mayor, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) speaks with Sailors and Marines as they watch aboard the USS New York, The New York Yankees play against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game Four of the 2009 MLB World Series on November 1, 2009 off the coast of New York City. The New York Yankees won the game 7-4.

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  1. Edwin Jackson, center, and Ian Kennedy, left, talk with Arizona Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch after the two baseball pitchers were introduced during a news conference at Chase Field on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Phoenix. The right-handed pitchers, Jackson, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers, while Kennedy pitched for the New York Yankees, were acquired in a three-team trade last week.
  2. Pitchers Ian Kennedy, right, and Edwin Jackson are introduced as new Arizona Diamondbacks baseball players during a news conference at Chase Field, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, in Phoenix. Kennedy, who last pitched for the New York Yankees, and Jackson, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers, were acquired by the Diamondbacks in a three-team trade last week.
  3. Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Ni Fu-te delivers to the Minnesota Twins during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Detroit, Michigan in this October 1, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Ni, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  4. Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Kuo Hong-chih of Taiwan faces the San Diego Padres in the 7th inning during their MLB National League baseball game in San Diego, California in this September 29, 2009 file photo. A chain of injuries suffered by New York Yankees player Wang Chien-ming has thrust a pair of more obscure Taiwan-born Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, such as Kuo, into the limelight as dejected fans in Taiwan seek someone else to support.
  5. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.
  6. TOKYO - DECEMBER 10: An employee of the traditional doll maker Togyoku displays 'kawaribina' or news related dolls which are produced each year depicting the most relevant news story of the year during the press preview on December 10, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The dolls feature New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 06: New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg celebrates on a float during the New York Yankees World Series Victory Parade on November 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMEBER 2: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, (C) walks off the amphibious transport dock ship the soon to be commissioned USS New York after an arrival ceremony on November 2, 2009 in New York City. The New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Avondale, Louisiana, using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center site in her bow will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7.
  9. NEW YORK - NOVEMEBER 2: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, (C) takes a tour during an arrival ceremony of the amphibious transport dock ship the soon to be commissioned USS New York on November 2, 2009 in New York City. The New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Avondale, Louisiana, using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center site in her bow will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7.
  10. NEW YORK - NOVEMEBER 2: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, (C) leaves after an arrival ceremony of the amphibious transport dock ship the soon to be commissioned USS New York on November 2, 2009 in New York City. The New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Avondale, Louisiana, using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center site in her bow will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7.
  11. NEW YORK - NOVEMEBER 2: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg speaks during an arrival ceremony of the amphibious transport dock ship the soon to be commissioned USS New York on November 2, 2009 in New York City. The New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Avondale, Louisiana, using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center site in her bow will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7.
  12. NEW YORK - NOVEMEBER 2: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, (C) leaves after an arrival ceremony of the amphibious transport dock ship the soon to be commissioned USS New York on November 2, 2009 in New York City. The New York was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in Avondale, Louisiana, using 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center site in her bow will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7.
  13. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter dances with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, during a rally for the baseball team at City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Phillies take on the New York Yankees in the World Series beginning Wednesday in New York.
  14. Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth (R) congratulates teammate Pedro Feliz (7) after scoring on an RBI double by Phillies' Raul Ibanez (Not Pictured), against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning of their Major League Baseball NLCS series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  15. Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and manager Dallas Green (L) speaks with Phillies manager Charlie Manuel before the Phillies met the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of their Major League Baseball NLCS playoff series in Philadelphia October 21, 2009.
  16. The Philadelphia Phillies Cole Hamels pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Philadelphia, October 8, 2009.

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