The Yankees face the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the World Series.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg hosted a pep rally in Times Square. New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling and Michael Kay of the Yankees' YES network joined the festivities.
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