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Yankees Will No Longer Play Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’ After Losses
The Yankees will now play Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" after wins only, no longer losses, according to a new mandate. Details.
As announced this week, the Major League Baseball team has decided to end its tradition of playing Frank Sinatra ‘s “New York, New York” over stadium speakers at the end of each game, win or lose, now opting to save the track for victories only. In the case of the Yankees’ 4-0 spring-training loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, a different, much more apt Sinatra track was queued up at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.: “That’s Life.” The story goes that he first heard Sinatra’s recording at Le Club in Manhattan; after testing it out over the speakers at Yankee Stadium, Steinbrenner reportedly wrote directly to the crooner for permission to make it an official part of game days.
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