* 2008 – Tommy Holmes, American baseball player ( b. 1918 )

Jerome Holtzman, Major League Baseball's official historian from 1999 until his death in 2008, believed Selig to be the best commissioner in baseball history.

Some of the starters of the 2008 season: Ian Stewart ( baseball ) | Ian Stewart, Troy Tulowitzki, Garrett Atkins and Willy Taveras

View from the Stamford Bridge ( stadium )# West_Stand | West Stand of Stamford Bridge ( stadium ) | Stamford Bridge during a UEFA Champions League | Champions League game, 2008 In October 1905 it hosted a rugby union match between the All Blacks and Middlesex, and in 1914 hosted a baseball match between the touring New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox.

* 2008 – Dave Smith, American baseball player ( b. 1955 )

* 1963 – John Marzano, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* 1944 – Steve Mingori, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

The franchise got back to. 500 baseball in 2008 despite trading their cornerstone players in the offseason.

* 1947 – Lance Clemons, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* 1945 – Dock Ellis, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

Aside from appearing in numerous radio and television commercials in the St. Louis area since retiring from baseball, Smith authored a children's book in 2006 and launched his own brand of salad dressing in 2008.

Lee, a longtime fan of baseball, donated 200 baseballs signed by famous Negro League players, including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Josh Gibson, to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in June 2008.

* 1921 – John McHale, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* 1932 – Johnny Podres, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008.

** Mickey Vernon, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

** Skip Caray, American baseball broadcaster ( d. 2008 )

** Sid Hudson, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* February 26 – Preacher Roe, American baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* August 28 – Jean Weaver, American female professional baseball player ( d. 2008 )

** Annabelle Lee, American female professional baseball player ( d. 2008 )

** Earlene Risinger, American professional baseball player ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 winner of CASEY Award for best baseball book.

Yankee Stadium closed following the 2008 baseball season, and the new stadium opened in 2009, adopting the " Yankee Stadium " moniker.

An official closing ceremony was reportedly discussed to occur in November 2008, but was scrapped when the organization decided the final event should be a baseball game.

Since the start of the 2008 season, the Falcons have recorded four consecutive winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

The Falcons finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 11 – 5, and the # 5 seed in the playoffs.

Ronald Koeman, succeeded Louis van Gaal after the 2008 – 09 season.

(€ 19 million as a group ) However, in 2008 – 09 season saw the decrease of gate and TV income, co-currently with finished 6th in Serie A, which saw Roma made a net loss of € 1, 894, 330.

As of the end of the 2008 season, players who have hit 115 or more career sacrifice flies:

Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972 – 73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

This version of the script logo has been on the front of the away jerseys since 2001 and the home ones since 2004. The Orioles began the 2008 season in a rebuilding mode under President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail.

He volunteered to play for his home team Trinidad during the start of 2008 domestic season.

On January 17, 2008, Selig's contract was extended through 2012, after which he planned to retire, but then decided to stay as commissioner until the end of the 2014 season, a move approved by the owners on January 12, 2012, which would take his leadership past his 80th birthday.

However, in January 2008, Selig agreed to a three-year contract extension, announcing he planned to retire after the 2012 season.

After finishing the 2006 and 2007 seasons with records of 8 – 8 and 7 – 9, respectively, the Panthers rebounded in the 2008 season, finishing the season with a 12 – 4 record, claiming the NFC South title and a first round bye in the playoffs.

During the 2008 regular season, the Cardinals traveled to play the Panthers and took a 17-3 lead at halftime, but the Panthers rallied in the 3rd and 4th quarters to win.

The Indians struggled during the 2008 season.

For that reason, the 2008 season may be regarded as the last hurrah of the Tribune years.

The Colorado Rockies began the 2008 season after few offseason changes from the National League champion squad of 2007.

At the end of the 2008 / 09 season, Chievo had an average crowd attendance of 13, 352.

In the tumultuous 2008 season, the Cowboys started off strong, going 3 – 0 for the second straight year, en route to a 4 – 1 start.

For instance, the jersey numbers of inductees Aikman ( 8 ), Staubach ( 12 ), Hayes and Smith ( 22 ), Irvin ( 88 ), and Lilly ( 74 ) were not worn during the 2008 season.

The 2008 team became the only team in NFL history to lose all 16 regular season games since the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978.

From the beginning of the 2008 – 09 season to New Year's Day, the Wings enjoyed success.

From the 2008 – 09 season to the 2011 – 12 season, England's home qualifiers and friendlies both home and away are being shown live on ITV.

Essendon struggled at the start of the 2008 home and away season, winning only two games out of their first 11.