The Yankees have a history of winning games at the end of the season, hence their 27 World Series titles, which means they often bide their time in the spring and early summer. Coming off their most recent championship, this year's edition of the Yankees has put together one of the best starts in the team's storied history. They are looking up at the red-hot Rays in the American League East, but they have won each of their first five series to begin the 2010 season. New York began the season by taking two of three from Boston, then two of three from Tampa Bay, two of three from Los Angeles (Angels), all three from Texas and two of three from Oakland. Three of the five series were on the road. In 2003, the Yankees were undefeated in their first nine series, but they split a two-game set with the Rays (one game was postponed due to rain), which kept them from beginning the season by winning nine consecutive sets. It's worth noting that today's strict series-led schedule wasn't followed as closely decades ago. There were a lot of two-game sets in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In 1926, the Yankees started the season by winning five-straight series and they did so in grander fashion. Miller Huggins led New York to two of three wins over Boston, two out of three against Washington, three of four over Boston and three-game sweeps of Philadelphia and Washington.