2017 MLB Opening Day Countdown Thread....

[JohnU]

 

[ChiSoxFan]

 

[JohnU]

 

[GNG]

The Brewers have the most young talent in their minor league system.

 

[Omar 382]

The Brewers have the most young talent in their minor league system.

lol.... no. Fuck out of here faggot

 

[JohnU]

The Brewers have the most young talent in their minor league system.

Hardly relevant to the theme of the thread.
Never let that bother you. There is, however, an NL Central thread.

 

[calsnowskier]

Mad respect to the man, but he does NOT deserve the Jackie Robinson treatment...

 

[Erie Warrior]

Mad respect to the man, but he does NOT deserve the Jackie Robinson treatment...

MLB went full retard with Jackie. Thankfully, they aren't quite there with Clemente.

 

[calsnowskier]

MLB went full retard with Jackie. Thankfully, they aren't quite there with Clemente.

There have been rumors...

 

[JohnU]

 

[Chewbaccer]

The Brewers have the most young talent in their minor league system.

Except they don't, and this is a countdown thread as anyone should have been able to easily pick up by reading the first post in the thread.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Warren Spahn was a WWII vet and came before Clemente. If they retire 21 throughout the game, this Braves fan will be a bit jaded since 21 has been a retired number for the Braves since 1965.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Warren Spahn was a WWII vet and came before Clemente. If they retire 21 throughout the game, this Braves fan will be a bit jaded since 21 has been a retired number for the Braves since 1965.

Clemente was a US Marine Corp reserve. His #21 was retired by the Pirates in 1973.
Spahn never played for Atlanta. His entire Braves career was spent in Boston & Milwaukee.
The year they moved to Atlanta in 1965, when his #21 was retired, Spahn was a member of the NY Mets & then the SF Giants before he retired at the end of the season.

I don't think MLB has any plans of retiring the number 21 across the board.

I'm okay with 42 being a retired number for all MLB teams...as it holds historic significance both in & outside of the game.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Clemente was a US Marine Corp reserve. His #21 was retired by the Pirates in 1973.
Spahn never played for Atlanta. His entire Braves career was spent in Boston & Milwaukee.
The year they moved to Atlanta in 1965, when his #21 was retired, Spahn was a member of the NY Mets & then the SF Giants before he retired at the end of the season.

I don't think MLB has any plans of retiring the number 21 across the board.

I'm okay with 42 being a retired number for all MLB teams...as it holds historic significance both in & outside of the game.

I'm not a fan of any number being retired throughout the league, but if there has to be one, without a doubt, the 42 was the right choice.

 

[JohnU]

 

[calsnowskier]

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Very underrated. I never really realized how bad-ass he was until the best-of tourney we had here a year or so back.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

HOJO

 

[broncosmitty]

Really packin em in there...


20 fans, maybe...

 

[broncosmitty]

MLB went full retard with Jackie. Thankfully, they aren't quite there with Clemente.

I'm game for more Player X Days.

Gehrig Day
Mays Day
Aaron Day
Koufax Day

Across the game, everyone pays tribute with their number on their back.

But I don't want to see any other numbers retired either.

 

[calsnowskier]

I'm game for more Player X Days.

Gehrig Day
Mays Day
Aaron Day
Koufax Day

Across the game, everyone pays tribute with their number on their back.

But I don't want to see any other numbers retired either.

Maybe not every year, but honor a few guys each year.

Maybe do all the HOF inductees for that year, plus a great or two from yesteryear...