 Hello former 1998 world champion Yankee teammates and Yankee fans first of all I want to apologize for not being there in person, but I'm pretty sure everyone in attendance Understands if you have children you cannot miss your daughter's first birthday party What can you say about the 1998 team that hasn't already been said we started one and four mr. Tory's job was on the line We finished 125 and 50 and won the 24th world championship in Yankee history I've never been a part of a team who collectively day in and day out thought about one thing and that was winning that particular game No one cared who the hero was no one cared who got the headlines We just wanted to win and that's what made it special. I'm a little bit biased But in my mind it's not only one of the greatest baseball teams in history for one of the greatest sports teams of all time I want to say thank you. Thank you to the Steinbrenner family Thank you the Yankee fans for always remembering supporting and acknowledging your history So enjoy the celebration and I hope to see all of you soon