By Jordan Heller
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — President Barack Obama, the White Sox Fan in Chief, brushed back the New York Yankees Monday during a ceremony to honor the team's 27th World Series title.
When manager Joe Girardi handed the president the trophy, a member of the Yanks' organization called out jokingly that the White Sox fan might not get to hold one again.
The president replied with a little high heat of his own: "And you wonder why the other teams don't root for them."
The White Sox last won the World Series in 2005.
"Success has always made the Yankees easy to love, and let’s face it, easy to hate too," Obama said earlier in the ceremony.
The Bronx Bombers presented the president with a No. 27 jersey — to commemorate the number of championships the team has won — signed by the team.
Yankee Captain Derek Jeter was pleased to meet the president — it was his fifth trip to the White House following a World Series title. The first time he went, Bill Clinton was still president.
"I think everyone enjoys trips to the White House, because not everyone has the opportunity to do it," Jeter said in an article on the Yankees website. "If you have that opportunity, I think it's something that people remember."
The team also visited wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital and Bethesda Naval Hospital.
