When I was comin up, in the late 50’s, the numbers ranged from 1-59.
Pitcher numbers ranged from 15-59.
But Today, Leake is #8, and numerous other pitchers wear “74,” “85,” et al.
This is addressed to the Rocky Colavito-lover, and other codger-types.
What do you think?
A Complaint about Uniform numbers
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Coeurd’Alene J
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Re: A Complaint about Uniform numbers
George Springer on his number
"My favorite player as a kid was Torii Hunter, and he wore 48, so I kind of stuck with it. I always wore some multiple of 4 -- whether it was 2, 4 or 8.
"When I was at Connecticut, we were at a fall practice and I was screwing around and my coach, Jim Penders, said, 'What, are you 4 years old?' When it was time to pick our jerseys, that was the smallest one. I weighed like 170 pounds at the time, and I needed it to fit. I was like, 'I need the smallest jersey, and coach says I act like I'm 4. So I'll be 4.'"