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[Dan_ref]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
The parade was a tremendous success today. I watched some of it from home before my scrimmage. Looked like everyone had a great time. My partner got a call from his buddy who was there. The sounded like he was having the best time of his life. Pretty funny. And even if you don't like the Red Sox or parades, a woman jumped into the Charles River naked. So there was something for everyone.

Now that there are no more games, here's a trivia question for the Yankee fans out there. Who is the only Yankee player to wear both uniform #3 and uniform #7 during his career?

Wow. Great question, give me a little time to dig up the answer. Whoever it was had to be on the team between '35 & '48 I think. In the meantime, enjoy this picture I stumbled upon:

[ChuckElias]

So. . . give up?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
Who is the only Yankee player to wear both uniform #3 and uniform #7 during his career?

The immortal Cliff Mapes.

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

The immortal Cliff Mapes.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! But can a .242 career hitter be "immortal"?

I was going to ask which is the only number to be retired in honor of two different players. That's probalby an easy one for you, JR.

But then I got to thinking that since every team has now retired Jackie Robinson's 42, maybe one of those teams had already retired it in honor of another player.

Any idea if any team has #42 retired for somebody other than Jackie Robinson? And -- other than #42 -- what's the only number retired in honor of two different players?

[mick]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
... every team has now retired Jackie Robinson's 42, ....

Why did every team do that?
Doesn't feel exactly right.
mick

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
But can a .242 career hitter be "immortal"?
[/B]

Bucky Dent?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

1) Any idea if any team has #42 retired for somebody other than Jackie Robinson?

2) And -- other than #42 -- what's the only number retired in honor of two different players?
[/B]

1) No.

2) #10 by the Expos--Rusty Staub and Andre Dawson.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by mick

Why did every team do that?
Doesn't feel exactly right.
mick

IIRR, Major League Baseball retired #42 in Robinson's honor on the 50th. anniversary of his first game for his breaking of the color bar.

[mick]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

IIRR, Major League Baseball retired #42 in Robinson's honor on the 50th. anniversary of his first game for his breaking of the color bar.

Mmmmm...kay.
Thanks, JR.
One of my first ball gloves was a Jackie Robinson model, ...sometime in the '50s.
mick

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

1) 2) #10 by the Expos--Rusty Staub and Andre Dawson. [/B]

Oops. I guess it's not the "only" number then. I was thinking of a different one. Figgered Dan would've come up with this one already.

[Jurassic Referee]

Is this too late to affect the election?

It's true, it's true......

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias

Oops. I guess it's not the "only" number then. I was thinking of a different one. Figgered Dan would've come up with this one already. [/B]

Dan must be busy. I'm sure he knows this.

Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey of the Yankees -- #8.

[ChuckElias]

Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey of the Yankees -- #8.

That's the one I was looking for. Next question, what happens if a player whose contract has expired doesn't file for free agency? Since he's no longer under contract to any team, doesn't that automatically make him a free agent? What's the point of filing?

And. . . Is Willie Randolph gonna help the JV club next year?

[ChuckElias]

My family is in the middle of a move and we've been packing up boxes all week. I don't normally think of myself as a pack rat, but in going through an old stack of books, I came across the Sporting News 1996 Baseball Yearbook, featuring previews for each team.

Here are a couple quotes that Dan and JR will find interesting:

Franchises on the Rise:
#2. Colorado Rockies
#4. Baltimore Orioles

Franchises on the Decline:
#1. New York Yankees [Remember this was 1996! ]

Meet the New Boss:
Joe Torre, New York Yankees: Torre was the second manager fired last season, when he was let go by the Cardinals. Guess what? He'll be the first manager fired this season.
Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles should have hired Johnson a year ago instead of Phil Regan. Johnson has been a winner wherever he has gone, and there's no reason to believe that the Orioles won't be perched atop the A.L. East at season's end.

Is it possible to be more wrong than that?!?!