Nov 6, 2009 5:23 pm US/Eastern
CBS 2 HD Goes On The Road With Yankees 'Family'
We Hopped In With The Rios Clan From Deer Park For A 'Joy' Ride From Suffolk County To The Canyon Of Heroes
DEER PARK, N.Y. (CBS) ―
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Jorge Posada #20 of the New York Yankees, his wife Laura Posada (R), their son Jorge Posada III (in front of Jorge), and daughter Paulina Posada (2R) celebrate on a float during the New York Yankees World Series Victory Parade on November 6, 2009.
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Fans cheer for the World Series Champions New York Yankees, on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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New York Yankees Nick Swisher sticks out his tongue at the crowd during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A priest from Trinity Wall Street Church swings incense during the parade for World Series Champions New York Yankees on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 in New York.
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Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for World Series Champions New York Yankees, rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez waves as he rides up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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New York Yankees CC Sabathia holds up a World Series sign during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A New York Yankees fan holds up a sign during a ticker tape parade November 6, 2009 in New York. The Yankees were celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Philles in the 2009 World Series.
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A fan holds up a sign for Hideki Matsui, Most Valuable Player for the World Series Champions New York Yankees, on lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during parade in New York.
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US film director Spike Lee (C) takes photos as he watches the New York Yankees baseball team pass along lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees and Jorge Posada # 20 (back L) celebrate on a float during the New York Yankees World Series Victory Parade on November 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
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New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez (R) and singer Jay-Z celebrate as they ride up lower Broadway November 6, 2009 during a victory parade in New York.
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Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees waves to the crowd from a float during the Yankees World Series Victory Parade as actress Minka Kelly looks on November 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
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It's Yankee pride that's all in the family.
A Suffolk County family hit the road Friday to celebrate the World Series champs in the Canyon of Heroes.
"Sadie" the dog was up with the Rios kids at the crack of dawn. Jordan and Jaelyn on the front steps of their pinstriped home-trimmed in Yankee blue. The front lawn signaled to all who pass by that this family in Deer Park lives in a virtual shrine to the world champions.
Every inch of the Yankee TV viewing room is bursting with memorabilia collected by Al and Michelle Rios, who are both dental hygienists -- in their non-Yankee lives.
So they packed up for the parade, singing and cheering all the way.
Goodbye Suffolk County, hello New York, New York!
To the Lower East Side where Al grew up -- a walk to the subway -- the kids utterly overwhelmed with the thrill.
Three hours after leaving Deer Park we made it to the intersection of Broadway and Wall. Now the heroes were just blocks away. The Rios' were trembling.
The Rios' were grateful a parish priest with incense was blessing us all.
Going to work or school Friday, said Al Rios, would've been sacrilegious.
"Yeah, it's like a religious holiday," Al Rios said.
Jordan had some explaining to do about his whereabouts Friday.
"I'm gonna tell my teacher on Monday I had an important meeting," Jordan said.
Jennifer Rios then told us how Jaelyn lost her two front teeth the night the Yankees clinched the World Series.
"I lost them for the Yankees!" Jaelyn said.
And then right before the Rios' eyes were Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada.
They were pinching themselves in the Canyon of Heroes.
"The Yankees bringing us together as a community," Jennifer said.
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