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Can you name the teams that have lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series? Enter a team name (last names acceptable) in the box below Correctly named team names will show up below Answers do not have to be guessed in order This game contributed by jdfulp on 11/05/2009 Source: Baseball Reference You have 1 minute to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today You Do Know Jack 27339 Russia's Borders 26193 TV Shows (U.S.) 25985 Lousy descriptions of Tom Hanks movies 14408 Commonest English Words 10679 Same Last Name 8783 And more...
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Year(s)	Team
1923, 1936, 1937, 1951
1927
1928, 1943
1932, 1938
1938, 1961
1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956
1950, 2009

Year(s)	Team
1958
1962
1977, 1978
1996, 1999
1998
2000

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	joewhitey:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 21:01 GMT	0 points
	You listed the Cincinnati Reds twice, while other teams were only listed once (unless they changed cities).

	jdfulp:	Nov 5th, 2009 at 21:09 GMT	0 points
	Good catch, thanks, fixed it.

	sussman:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 01:35 GMT	27 points
	"Can you name most National League teams?"

	redsxfenway:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 01:47 GMT	23 points
	Damn Yankees.

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	Venom1989:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 02:21 GMT	0 points
	Cincinnati lost to the Yanks in 1939 not 1938.Still a good quiz!

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	mybeaglebelle:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 02:40 GMT	12 points
	BOO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

	bmaxxx:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 02:47 GMT	8 points
	rename this quiz: Can you name the teams that most of us would love to see humble the Yankees? :)

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	PBRbateman7:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 04:17 GMT	0 points
	Fix 1938.

	thejazzkickazz:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 04:23 GMT	0 points
	Best World Series win money could buy...

	Keonyn:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 04:45 GMT	6 points
	We don't hate them because they are the best AtoneMENT, we hate them because they buy their way in to being the best. They are the best because of their market, which is not what the deciding factor in a competitive sport should be.

	fmtiger124:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 05:26 GMT	4 points
	Keonyn: I accidentally hit the report button instead of one of the arrows button on one of your comments so if you get some sort of message its probably my fault--sorry good quiz--though it is kind of like name all of the classic national league teams and the padres

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	Skydog:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 06:25 GMT	1 point
	Keonyn you are sooo right, and Atone, your the sour grape in this comment section, because we have the right to our own opinion and CAN state it. ;]

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	weizenugb:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 07:30 GMT	3 points
	Also, the Giants and the Braves shouldn't be split up like they are above. The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants are the same team (i.e. franchise) just relocated to a new city. Same goes for Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves.

	drn211:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 08:13 GMT	3 points
	@weizenugb, The same should go for the Brooklyn/L.A. Dodgers

	betared:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 10:49 GMT	-1 points
	Would have been a better quiz if you went year by year. BTW everyone "buys" their title, for example the Phillies made the world series because they bought Martinez and Lee in the middle of the season. Real baseball fans should be embarassed at the well fare system in the Major's, where the teams of LA, New York, and Chicago have to pay the salaries of their competition. In the old days if your fanbase didn't support your team you moved.

	shakescene:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 12:55 GMT	1 point
	The Yankees have played and beaten every one of the 8 original National League teams (and also lost to most of them; a quiz on teams that have beaten the Yankees would make you very popular), so anyone who knows that has most of them, although the Mets are one of the earliest expansion teams, as are the Padres.

	wallyballz:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 15:45 GMT	-2 points
	Should have a quiz called " Can you name the players developed by small market teams and bought for outrageous prices to win a World Series for the Yankees?"

	Rossipotamus:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 16:11 GMT	5 points
	What would you suggest they do with all of the money they generate? Donate it? They do that. Build a new stadium? They did that. Share it with the less fortunate teams in the league? Im sorry but that is ridiculous, although thats what half of you seem to be expecting. It's no new scenario, the Yankees are the most recognized sports franchise in America, should they just sit on top their money and twiddle their thumbs? Find a new argument.

	betared:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 17:38 GMT	4 points
	They do share it, they give 100 million dollars annually to other teams in the league.

	MrsMcCartney1965:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 17:51 GMT	-3 points
	Why do they call it the "World Series" when they usually play it in the "BRONXS" !!!!!!!

	weizenugb:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 19:00 GMT	3 points
	No one cares anymore that the Yankees buy their championships. All the big market teams do it now, or at least try to. Just look at the payrolls of the Mets, Tigers, Dodgers, Cubs, Angels, Red Sox, etc. Up here in Boston we're just ticked off now because the Red Sox still try to pretend they are a small market team who can't afford to match Yankees money. Which they usually can. No reason why they couldn't have dished out the extra cash to bring Teixeira up here.

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	Rossipotamus:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 20:13 GMT	1 point
	Now you have to 'buy' Lee, he's a free agent and needs a deal. Agreed Weizen, the Sox missed out on Teixeira and Arod over a few million, pennies really.

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	calebann:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 20:27 GMT	3 points
	Rossipotamus: Lee isn't a free agent until 2011 - who knows if they'll agree to a long term deal in the next year. As for your earlier comment about the Yankees building a new stadium with their money - actually I believe that NYC taxpayers subsidized it with tax free bonds (pretty much jsut like every other team who gets a new stadium).

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Nov 6th, 2009 at 22:20 GMT	5 points
	Calebann, 13 of the 26 players on the World Series roster came from the Yankees' minor league system. They traded for 7. They signed 6 as free agents. Also, signing premier free agents does necessitate giving up draft picks.

	EASTstroud13:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 01:14 GMT	1 point
	Good quiz, but 1 minute is really quick.

	QueenRocks:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 01:57 GMT	-1 points
	sick comment rossiptamus

	QueenRocks:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 02:11 GMT	0 points
	every team has to use money to win a championship so you cant say the yankees buy a championship because every team who wins it does

	QueenRocks:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 02:14 GMT	-2 points
	calebann if the yankees have the best individuals who make up the team then how can they not have the best team?

	Rossipotamus:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 03:47 GMT	1 point
	The bonds used for the stadium were 1/4 of what the final cost was, and taxpayers saw a 8 million dollar tax break for the cashed bonds. So yes, as with most stadiums, the municipality aspect of it was in part funded by taxpayers, but the stadium cost over 1 billion dollars, and the bonds used, as I said, were less that 1/4 of the total cost. You won't see the Pirates or the Royals building themselves billion dollar ballparks. Stop trying to pretend that the new stadium has nothing to do with the money generated by the franchise, and get over the fact that the Yankees spend their money they way they should.

	Rossipotamus:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 04:39 GMT	-1 points
	And you can pay your 9 mil option for Lee now, but you'll have to ante up at some point!

	Dorkle:	Nov 7th, 2009 at 18:25 GMT	-2 points
	How about a salary cap? Doesn't every other major American sport have a cap system? Nothing but greed keeping that from happening. I mean, the Yanks should spend the money they have, but that doesn't change the fact that they have way more money than most teams. And it's not even close. The next highest team payroll is app. $65 million less. Not exactly an even playing field is it Yankee fans? I don't blame them for spending what they have, but don't tell me that the 27 championships would be there without the financial advantage.