What idiot is Retiring that clowns number?

[frikativ54]

Re: What idiot is Retiring that clowns number?

This reminds me of Roman history. After the months of July and August were re-named for Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus, the Senate of course had to offer the same honor to the next emperor. But Tiberius refused, saying that they would run out of months before they ran out of emperors! So the re-naming stopped there.

+1 for the Roman history mention.

[mbrieve]

Re: What idiot is Retiring that clowns number?

As a fan of the Detroit Tigers, I often get frustrated by their number retirements. I believe all of the retired numbers are justified, but I feel they are a bit too stingy with the honor.

They waited until after Sparky Anderson passed away to honor him (Ilitch showing his lack of class). They have yet to retire Alan Trammell's number 3, even allowing Gary Sheffield to wear it during his brief stint with the team (again, stupid). I would understand that decision if they were only honoring HOFers, but they retired Willie Horton's number 23 even after it was issued on several occasions after his departure (fans didn't even vote him as one of the top 3 outfielders in team history in 1999).

In my opinion, a case can be made for the Tigers to retire the following numbers: Alan Trammell (#3), Lou Whitaker (#1), Jack Morris (#47), Mickey Lolich (#29) and Bill Freehan (although #11 has already been retired for Sparky).