why 26?

I understand why people get angry whenever Yankee fans talk about their 26 World Series championships, it's because they hate to admit that the Yankees are the most consistent franchise in all of sports. I might sound arrogant, but it's definitely the truth. how many other sports organizations can say that they win a championship every four year? None.
Its true that I am only 20 years old and it's true that I've only seen 4 of the 26 but people go lifetimes without seeing their teams win it all (Boston, Chicago, etc.). It's also true that some "Yankee fans" dont know what they're talking about and just ramble off numbers to try and make it sound like they know what they're talking about, but thats not me. I'm pretty much a Yankee geek and know a good amount of the history from day one all the way back in 1903.
Obviously I wasn't alive in 1903 but I enjoy looking back at legends like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, Micky Mantle, Roger Maris and the list goes on. I am also not the only one who likes to look back at Yankee history because ESPN came out with a very successful series this summer called The Bronx is Burning, about the Yankees 1977 season.
I really dont think that talking about history should make any people upset or angry, everyone should embrace it and realize that this team is special and that you probably wont see too many teams win 4 World Series' in 5 years in your lifetime. Im also not saying that everyone should be a Yankee fan or root for them in any way but you should be able to look at them when the day is over and say I respect the New York Yankees.