Omar and Aparacio (sp?)

[Jeffy25]

Surprised this hasn't been brought up on here yet.


What do you guys think of it?

Is it appropriate? Should it be allowed?

Do you support it?

[200tang]

He said Omar Vizquel could wear his number, so I'm not sure why anyone would be against it.

[haveacigar]

I know the White Sox are bush league morans, but this is ridiculous. Does anyone in that organization know what the word RETIRED means?

[Jeffy25]

There have been quite a few people against it apparently.


I am more or less surprised by it. I think it's a feel good story, and a positive thing....but it's a retired number...shouldn't it remain that way?

[200tang]

I guess. I see it as a number and nothing more. Not a big deal to me, but I guess some people see it differently.

/shrug

[haveacigar]

Well it just reflects poorly on the organization I think. It would bother me if some yahoo insisted on wearing 6 once they got to the Tigers, and even more so if they gave it to them.

[gRYFYN1]

when I first read the headline I thought is was bad; but once I hear Aparecio was cool with it, it seems no big deal

[Jeffy25]

Well it just reflects poorly on the organization I think. It would bother me if some yahoo insisted on wearing 6 once they got to the Tigers, and even more so if they gave it to them.

This is more how I see it.

I don't think you should even ask, not sure if Omar asked ever just saying. It's not like A-Rod should have gotten to keep number 3 in New York, or that Griffey should have gotten to keep 24 in Cincy.

I also think it reflects poorly on an organization when they retire a number of a guy who didn't do anything....cough cough Rickey Henderson in San Diego cough cough.

I understand the relationship of Vizquel and Aparacio, but it just seems like a poor choice to me.

I still don't know what I think about it overall.....it seems like it takes away from Louis IMO.

[kenny1234]

I said no, but that was before I'd read the story. If Vizquel is doing it to honour Aparicio, and he agrees, then I think that it is fine. In general, I don't think teams should retire as many numbers as they do, and if a number is retired, the team doesn't backtrack on that.

[Jeffy25]

I could make a list of numbers that are retired by organizations that I don't think should be....seems like organizations like to hang on and shout out that they had a specific player

[HoustonGM]

Where's the "I don't care" option?

[200tang]

Where's the "Hell no- Metsguy you're crazy' option?

fixed.

[Jeffy25]

Where's the "I don't care" option?

not an option

[Clay Dreslough]

when I first read the headline I thought is was bad; but once I hear Aparecio was cool with it, it seems no big deal

But doesn't "retired" mean that Luis shouldn't even be put in the position of having to say whether or not he's cool with it?

[ragecage]

Im fine with it if he is. Dont do it with dead ballplayers though, like when Wells asked for Ruth's number.