Nov 6, 2009 8:03 pm US/Eastern
'Sign' Of The Times: Fans' Artwork Speaks To Yanks
They Put In Some Cases Many Long Hours Into A Sign To Express Their Love For Their Team In The Canyon Of Heroes
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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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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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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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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For many fans, Friday was a chance to show off their signs of loyalty -- because nothing says "I'm a Yankees fan" like a homemade sign.
Some took minutes to scratch out, while others required hours of work.
CBS 2 HD found the best and the stories behind them.
Marker on cardboard … signs of devotion.
How sweet it is that so many Yankee fans took the time to make signs. Some, like one that read "I'm Your Daddy," added buttons and photos, with phrases both funny and heartfelt.
"They got 27 for me; I gave 'em a sign," Dan Rezac said.
Rezac's sign was a real labor of love.
"This was about 12 to 13 hours, I finished it on the train ride here," he said.
And another homemade sign had a lot going on.
"You have A-Rod. You have clutch work. You have the playoffs and then you have a champ. Then you have Kate Hudson, the beautiful Kate Hudson, with the exclamation point to top it all off," Glenn Petriello said.
Hudson popped up at the parade, but the real objects of fans' affections were the players.
"The MVP Matsui, love him," Kayla Corkum said.
Matsui sent the love right back when he saw the hand-crafted sign.
"He gave us the thumbs up," Corkum said.
There were postered propositions. One sign read: "I Waited All Night To Be Kissed By Derek Jeter."
"I want Joe Girardi to marry my mom," Nicholas McKechnie said.
"I wanna marry him. Please come manage my team. Love you Joe," Anissa McKechnie added.
There was also a little anti-Philly trash talk, but all the signs were soon trashed. The end of what was most certainly a banner day.
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