Tuesday Trivia
Ok, new feature here at YR.com, Tuesday Trivia. Each week I will post a baseball question and give you 24 hours to answer in the comments. Sometimes they will be Yankees related (like this week) but not always.
Anyway, here is the first question:
How many former Rookies of the Year have played for the Yankees in 2009? As a bonus, name them.
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3
Jeter
Hinske
Berroa
Posted by: Cap'n | July 8, 2009 12:20 AM |
My guess is 3:
Jeter and Berroa were tagged as "wunderkind" when they came on the scene and I'm also guessing that Hinske was a hot guy as well when he hit the bigs.
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July 8, 2009 12:58 PM
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By the way, YR.com is actually the website for Young and Rubicam, the Advert folks...
Posted by: Andy | July 8, 2009 02:44 PM |
You are both right. As a bonus question- who did Berroa beat when he won the ROY and what was the reason given by some voters?
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July 8, 2009 05:31 PM
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OK, if I remember the years correctly, I remember that this was somehow a Steinbrenner Issue. George wanted Hideki to win it - but Hideki was tagged by some to be "not eligible" cause he wasn't a "true rookie". Yep, this was good for a few NY POST headlines as I recall.
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July 8, 2009 08:27 PM
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You nailed it Mitchell. Some voters decided that Matsui wasn't a rookie which was off because Ichiro had won the award in 2001.
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July 8, 2009 09:13 PM
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