Through the first Sunday of this season, there were 79 nine-inning games, compared with 85 at the same stage last year. The average length of those games this year has been 2 hours, 54 minutes, 39 seconds. A year ago, the average was 3 hours, 2 minutes and 25 seconds. Although it is difficult to know if this trend will hold, the average game time through the first week last season varied very little over the course of the season, finishing at 3 hours, 2 minutes and 21 seconds.
New York got its name from the Duke of York, who gained control of the land in the 17th century. Originally it was called New Amsterdam by the Dutch settlers but when control of this area was taken over by English, its name was also changed to New York, to honor the Duke of York. There is an Old York (or just York) back in England. New York was named for the Duke of York, later King James II of England.
The Dutch were the first settlers of New York City and they called it New Amsterdam,, after the capital city of Holland. The colony was conquered by the British in 1664 withouâ¦t a shot being fired; the appearance of the British ships in the harbor was enough to convince the colonists they had no chance.