Fun Trivia : Yankees 2008

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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Yankees 2008

The 2008 season was the last season played at the heralded Yankee Stadium. On which park was the new Yankee Stadium built on?

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Macombs Dam Park. Macombs Dam Park is north and adjacent to the old Yankee Stadium. Monument Park and all the monuments were transported to the New Yankee Stadium on November 10, 2008.



Who did the Yankees play in their final game at Yankee Stadium?

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Orioles. On September 21, 2008, the Yankees played the Baltimore Orioles in the final game at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the game 7-3. Before the game, there was a very memorable ceremony in which many old-timers and Yankee greats came out to their former positions.



Who hit the final home run at Yankee Stadium in 2008?

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Jose Molina. Jose Molina hit the final home run during the 4th inning of the contest, hitting a two-run shot to left centerfield with one out.



From what team did the Yankees get Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte from?

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Pirates. In July, the Yankees traded relief pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, prospect Jose Tabata, and 3 other minor leaguers. In return, outfielder Xavier Nady and relief pitcher Damaso Marte came to the Bronx.



What number did new manager Joe Girardi wear?

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27. Joe announced that he was going to wear number 27 while managing the Yanks. His reason for choosing that number is that he wanted to win the 27th World Series Championship for the Yankees. Obviously, that did not happen in the season.



In 2008, no player had 200 hits on the Yankees. What Yankee led the team in hits, and how many did he hit?

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Bobby Abreu-180. He also led the team in at-bats, and had a .296 batting average.



What relief pitcher was traded to the Tigers in the latter half of the season?

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Kyle Farnsworth. In August of the 2008 season, the Yankees traded Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit for catcher Ivan Rodriguez. After the trade, the two players did not help their new clubs much. Kyle had a 6.75 ERA with the Tigers in 16 games.



Against what team did pitcher Chein Ming Wang hurt his leg while rounding a base?

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Astros. During a game in Houston, under NL rules when pitchers have to bat, Chein Ming Wang was rounding third base when he made an awkward step before running limply to home. The Yankees won that game by a score of 13-0.



Remember Tyler Clippard? To what team was he traded to in exchange for Jonathan Albaladejo?

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Nationals. During the off season, Tyler CLippard was traded to the Nationals in exchange for Jonathan Albaladejo. He made his debut in 2007 against the Mets in which he allowed 1 run over 6 innings.



In the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium in May, which Mets batter hit a home run off the foul pole which was ruled a foul ball?

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Carlos Delgado. In the fourth inning of the game, Carlos Delgado hit a ball down the left field line off of Chein Ming Wang. The ball just cleared the fence, and hit the foul pole. The umpires initially called this a 3-run home run. Then the umpires has a conference and decided that the ball was actually foul. The Mets eventually won this game 13-2.