The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers are back in the World Series. The storied franchises' have won their respective pennants and are set to square off for the 12th time in the Fall Classic.

For the first time since 1981, the New York Yankees will be playing their longtime rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in the World Series; the Dodgers punched their ticket to the Fall Classic on Sunday with a dominant 10-5 victory over the New York Mets to win the NLCS in six games.

For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little bubbly for a playoff berth, the AL East, the Division Series and their 41st pennant were just warmups. World Series rings are the only numbers that count when you are measured not among the living but against the ghosts: Yogi,