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(MLB.com) Yankee owner George Steinbrenner announced the daily Top 10 list for CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman," live on Wednesday night from the club's Spring Training home in Tampa.
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Here are the the top 10 "Good Things About Being a New York Yankee:"
10. "With a player discount, a hot dog at Yankee Stadium is now only $50."
9. "Your bobble-head doll is a legal form of identification in New York State."
8. "With me, there is very little pressure to win."
7. "Hideki Matsui can teach you to sing in Japanese."
6. "After every game, Yogi Berra gives you a complimentary foot massage."
5. "Our training facility in Tampa is one block from Hooters."
4. "Take it from the guy signing the checks -- some of the players do OK for themselves."
3. "Pinstripes make your butt look slimmer."
2. "You get to meet all of Derek Jeter's girlfriends."
1. "You think this A-Rod deal is good, huh? We're about to sign Ty Cobb."
Steinbrenner was congratulated by Letterman for acquiring Alex Rodriguez. Then Letterman joked with bandleader Paul Shaffer about CBS' decision three decades ago to sell the Yankees to the group led by a Steinbrenner.
"He purchased them from CBS for $10 million, and now they're worth an estimated $850 million," said Letterman. "Ten million. That's what CBS sold them for. And then they hired us."
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