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[edit] Current Roster (2008)

What idiot made it say that Brian Bruney is on the 15 Day DL?? If you know anything about sports or watch ESPN, you should know that today (4-25-08) it was announced that Brian Bruney would miss the rest of the season with a torn ligament in his foot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DfraseR13 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Retired Section

The number 21 was reissued for a spring training game against the Pirates on March 13th, 2008 to a back-up player who did not start but was later inserted into the game. O'Neill explained on air that Brain Cashman had phoned him, saying the Yankees would reissue his number. Whether or not it will be worn in the future is unknown. (anon)

It was given to Morgan Ensberg at the start of spring training. However, until its actually worn in a regular season game, it hasn't actually been re-issued. JustSomeRandomGuy32 (talk) 21:07, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Alternate jersey

I'm removing the reference to the Tigers never having worn an alt jersey - UniWatch says that they had one in 1995 (although it was short-lived)[1]. I'll add this to the Tigers article... after I create a section on their uniforms, perhaps. SixFourThree (talk) 20:33, 28 March 2008 (UTC)SixFourThree

[edit] All-Star Game

THere's a line that says that the All-Star Game is being played at Yankee Satdium in 2008 because the new Yankee Satadiumis being built in Macombs Dam Park. Aside from not making any sense (siounds like the decison was made because of where the new stadium will be), it's uncited...there is no MLB rule that states that the All-Star game is played in a certain stadium because it's closing (why isn't the game being played at Shea?). 162.136.192.1 (talk) 18:59, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

It's not a rule, it's just a decision that MLB made. Yankee Stadium has a unique historical importance that far surpasses that of any other ballpark. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 19:15, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
I changed the wording to make it a little clearer why the All-Star Game is being played there this year. I'm sure it would be nice to honor Shea also, but they only have the one game. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 19:25, 23 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Logo

I think the NY logo deserves its own article. In all of the talk page archives there seems to be some debate about it. The symbol, it seems, came about before the Yankees adopted it, and its use these days obviously extends far beyond baseball. There are kids in outer Mongolia wearing Yankeees caps - and I doubt they even know what baseball or New York is (althougt, noticeably, the page Baseball cap makes no reference to the archtypal blue cap and its many varieties). - 121.208.89.99 (talk) 02:34, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

No. No logos need their own articles. PepsiPlunge13™ 04:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by PepsiPlunge13 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Casey Stengel Time Cover.jpg

The image Image:Casey Stengel Time Cover.jpg is used in this article under a claim of fair use, but it does not have an adequate explanation for why it meets the requirements for such images when used here. In particular, for each page the image is used on, it must have an explanation linking to that page which explains why it needs to be used on that page. Please check

  • That there is a non-free use rationale on the image's description page for the use in this article.
  • That this article is linked to from the image description page.

This is an automated notice by FairuseBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. --06:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Jackie Robinson retired number image

An editor changed the image representing Jackie Robinson's retired number from Image:Jackie robinson day.svg to Image:JR42Yankees.PNG. I think the original image is more appropriate in that it shows that Robinson was honored by all of MLB. Also the new image shows his number in pinstripes which would imply that he was a Yankee, which he was not. I would like to get a consensus before changing it back. --rogerd (talk) 12:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Change it back. 42 still isn't retired by the team as Rivera is still using it. --Michael Greiner 14:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure if using that logo on this page qualifies as fair use. It's not the article about Jackie Robinson Day, and this is definitely a copyrighted image. I don't have a particular suggestion because of the unique situation with Mariano Rivera (on the Phillies page, I just made an identical graphic in Dodger colors), but it's a thought to keep in mind relating to the image fair use policy. KV5 • Squawk box • Fight on! 15:09, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
Jackie Robinson's 42 is among the retired numbers in Monument Park in Yankee Stadium - so there is no reason to remove it just based on the fact that Rivera still wears it. JustSomeRandomGuy32 (talk) 15:13, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
The trend seems to be to show 42 retired in the colors of the individual teams. Check out Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs, for example. So the pin-stripe version is the obvious one to use here. It's still a retired number, and once Rivera retires, no Yankee (other than Rivera, presumably) will be able to use it. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 15:17, 29 May 2008 (UTC)