Senate Bill 2700

    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2700

    By Senator Grant





    13-2078-99                                              See HB

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution commending the New York Yankees

  3         for winning the 1998 World Series and for their

  4         contributions to the State of Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, Major League Baseball's New York Yankees are

  7  owned by George M. Steinbrenner, a productive and valued

  8  resident of the City of Tampa, Florida, and

  9         WHEREAS, the Yankees, 24-time World Champions, conduct

10  their annual spring training in this state as well as

11  maintaining in this state their year-round player development

12  training facility for both their major league and minor league

13  players, and

14         WHEREAS, the presence of the Yankees organization in

15  this state provides an economic boost to the state, and

16         WHEREAS, members of the New York Yankees who either

17  live in or are from this state include players Derek Jeter,

18  Joe Giradi, David Cone, Tino Martinez, and Coach Don Zimmer,

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20         WHEREAS, the Yankees, characterized by Time Magazine as

21  the "best team ever," had an outstanding 1998 season, winning

22  125 games and losing only 50, and

23         WHEREAS, the Yankees capped the season by winning first

24  the American League Eastern Division title, then the American

25  League pennant, and ultimately the 1998 World Series, to win

26  the World Series for the second time in 3 years, and

27         WHEREAS, Yankees Manager Joe Torre did an extraordinary

28  job of managing the team through its amazing 1998 season, his

29  third with the team, after a long and stellar career as a

30  major league player, and

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    Florida Senate - 1999        (NP)                      SR 2700
    13-2078-99                                              See HB




  1         WHEREAS, it is fitting and appropriate that the members

  2  of the Florida Senate commend an organization that is

  3  responsible for so much benefit to the State of Florida, NOW,

  4  THEREFORE,

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  6  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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  8         That the New York Yankees are commended for their

  9  record-setting season and for winning the 1998 World Series.

10         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that owner George M.

11  Steinbrenner, Manager Joe Torre, all Yankees coaches and

12  players, and the entire Yankees organization are further

13  commended, not only for their distinguished accomplishments on

14  behalf of Major League Baseball, but also for their many

15  contributions to the State of Florida.

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