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New York Car Rentals and NYC Sports Teams

Planning a trip to New York but can't seem to find anything that interests you? Why don't you check out one of the numerous professional sports teams that NY has to offer? There's baseball, basketball, football and even hockey in the Big Apple, so surely there must be something to spike your interest! Gather up the gang in your New York car rental and get ready for an afternoon or night full of hotdogs and foam fingers!

Baseball
In New York there are two Major League baseball teams: The New York Mets and the New York Yankees. These two teams have had a long standing rivalry between them so if you're in town during one of their regular season match-ups be sure to hop in your New York rental car and take in a game! The Yankees play all of their home games at the legendary Yankee Stadium. Yankee Stadium opened for its inaugural game April 18, 1923 and has long since become a symbol of America's love for baseball. The Mets play at Shea Stadium, which is named after attorney, William A. Shea who spearheaded the movement to bring baseball back to the Big Apple following the departure of the beloved Dodgers and Giants in 1957. Staring players from the New York Yankees 2003 - 2004 season include Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Stars from the Mets lineup include Mike Piazza and Danny Garcia.

Football
New York also has two Major League football teams: the Giants and the Jets. Even though football season overlaps with winter in New York, fans still flock to home games to watch their favorite players battle it out on the gridiron. If you're planning on watching one of these games be sure to go early and make sure that you pack your New York car rental full of goodies tailgate parties are the best in New York! As of November 29 the Giants were holding strong with a second place standing in the NFC East, while the Jets have had a tough go at in currently in fourth in the AFC East. The Giants play at Giant Stadium and are lead by their quarterback Kurt Warner, (watch for the Giants Rookie QB Eli Manning, son of legendary Archie Manning and brother of Indianapolis's quarterback Peyton Manning). The Jets currently reside in The Meadowlands Stadium but are in the process of building a brand new state of the art Stadium called the NYSCC.

Basketball
The New York Knicks are a member of the National Basketball Association and play their home games at Madison Square Gardens. Led by head coach Lenny Wilkens and high scorer Alan Houston the Knicks are looking strong this season so why not take a trip downtown in your New York city car rental to see a game during your trip?

Hockey
New York boasts two National Hockey League teams including the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers. The Rangers play all of their home games at Madison Square Gardens while the Islanders play at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Sadly, due to the lock out this year hockey has grinded to a halt, but be sure to watch for tickets the next time you come to New York!

For more information all off your favourite New York Sports teams visit www.mlb.com, www.nfl.com, www.nba.com and www.nhl.com and click on your New York team of choice!