Joe DiMaggio

How would I break up the entire New York Yankees history into a 10 page research paper?

I need to write a 10 page paper for my English class and I can write it on anything I want. I decided to write about the history of the New York Yankees but I don't exactly know how to split it up into sections. There's just so much to write about, please help me with some ideas! Thanks!

Public Comments

1. I would break it up by decades (or eras).
2. Maybe like this: 1. Introduction 2. Beginning of their franchise 3. Purchase of Babe Ruth 4. Early Success 5. Maris and Mantle chase HR history in 1961 6. Middle Success 7. George Steinbrenner era 8. Rise of Yankee Popularity--sale of merchanise 9. Late Success--Joe Torre era (total of 26 WS championships) 10. Rivalry with Redsox, Yankees Legacy, their place in sports infamy, Payroll $$
3. A unique twist which would put it into decades in a more original way is by Ballparks: 1903-1912 - Hilltop Park 1923-73 - Yankee Stadium I 1913-22 - Polo Grounds IV 1974-75 - Shea Stadium 1976-2008 - Yankee Stadium II Present - Whatever the new stadium is called...
4. 1. Baltimore Orioles and the move to NY 2. Formative years and early struggles in Hilltop Park 3. Babe Ruth arrives 4. The 1927 Yankees (give them their own chapter) 5. The Gehrig and Ruth years 6. Joe DiMaggio and World War II 7. The Casey Stengel era 8. Decline in the 1960s 9. The CBS era (could be coupled with the decline) 10. Steinbrenner, free agency and the Bronx Zoo 11. Flatlining during the 80s - Rickey; Mr. May 12. Back on top 1996-2000 13. The new century - near misses, steroids, Jeter, A-Rod
5. you should just write about the history since George bought the team
6. Chronological order is best. Also, in the sections include a little update on what happened. For example, state that the Bombers have captured two more World Series since (year). Stuff like that. Introduction The Formation of the Yankees and Early Baseball Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig (his streak), and the 1927 Yankees Yankee Stadium Opening, Uniform Numbers, Baseball Changes The rest of the 20's, 30's and 40's Casey Stengel Mickey Mantle and Larsen's Perfect Game DiMaggio's 56 game streak and Maris's and Mantle's 60 HR chase Billy Martin's Managing The Pine Tar Incident The 90's Dynasty 2004 and the Curse of the Bambino History Also include little sections on pages in chronicalogical order. I'd include these players (beesides Mantle, Gehrig, Ruth, and DiMaggio) (Note they aren't in order by time, just randomly): Yogi Berra Don Mattingly Mariano Rivera Derek Jeter Bill Dickey Tony Lazzeri Whitey Ford Waite Hoyt Bernie Williams Graig Nettles Thurmon Munson Roger Clemens Catfish Hunter Sparky Lyle Rich Gossage Dave Winfield Reggie Jackson Andy Pettite Not all of them, just reccomondations.
7. Pick the 10 biggest events in Yankees history and write one page on each. Suggestions: 1. Babe Ruth coming to the Yankees. Detail the event. 2. The 1927 season. (Ruth's 60 HRs). 3. Lou Gehrig (his career and his 2130 consecutive games) 4. Yankees 5 straight world series titles (1949-1953) 5. Joe DiMaggio (career and 56 game hitting streak) 6. Mickey Mantle (triple crown season of 1956) 7. The 1961 season (many consider this team to be the greatest of all time) Talk about the Mantle-Maris home run race as they both chased Babe Ruth's single season record. The reaction when Maris finally gets his 61st HR. 8. The late 70's teams. (The Bronx Zoo and Mr. October). 9. The great Don Mattingly. 10. Finally talk about Joe Torre,Derek Jeter, the 90's and the 4 world series championships. You might want to touch on the steroid issue and how it directly effected the Yankees organization. (Giambi, A-Rod, Roger Clemens and others). Good luck