# all gone (o.t.)

[Rich S]

John Davidson wore "00" for one season I believe as a Ranger, until he was no longer allowed to do so.

I recall Don Cutts wearing it while at RPI in the early 70s.

[Pete Godenschwager]

[quote Trotsky]Teams should retire numbers for a set period of time after the player's retirement -- say, 100 years -- then put them back into service. How many single digit numbers are left for the Yankees?[/quote]

2 (Jeter) and 6 (Torre) are left.  I assume 2 will be retired when Jeter is all done though.

[seth]

How many single digit numbers are left for the Yankees?

Two.

2, which will probably be retired for Jeter, and 6, which is Torre.

[Rich S]

[quote Trotsky][

Jackie Robinson was The Great Emancipator.  What did tGO ever do in the way of transcendent social significance -- nail a mediocre SoCal model with a gambling habit?

Teams should retire numbers for a set period of time after the player's retirement -- say, 100 years -- then put them back into service. How many single digit numbers are left for the Yankees?[/quote]

Since when is "social significance" the requirement for having your number retired?  Do you want to pull down all the retired Celtics' uniforms?  And Yankees? etc, etc...

What's with the cheap shots at Gretzky and Janet Jones?

Setting aside the social significance aspect, it's fair to say that 99's impact on the game changed it significantly, not to mention that his presence dramatically increased fan interest in the western US.

[Beeeej]

[quote Rich S]Since when is "social significance" the requirement for having your number retired?  Do you want to pull down all the retired Celtics' uniforms?  And Yankees? etc, etc...[/quote]

From the overall context, I gathered Trotsky was talking about universal retirement of a number - i.e., when all the teams in a sport retire it, a la Robinson.  Social significance certainly isn't a "requirement," but I'm not aware of any requirements for any retirement of numbers of any kind.

[Liz '05]

[quote dietlbomb][quote ugarte][quote Liz '05][quote dietlbomb][quote Jeff Hopkins '82]Anybody ever worn 0?  ::rolleyes::[/quote]

Martin Biron wore 00, until the NHL decreed that only numbers 1 through 98 would be allowed.[/quote]

why not 99?[/quote]Probably universally retired, no?[/quote]

Aye.[/quote]

Ah, I hadn't realized it was universally retired.  It makes sense, I just didn't know it was an option.  Thanks, guys.

[ursusminor]

[quote Rich S]John Davidson wore "00" for one season I believe as a Ranger, until he was no longer allowed to do so.

I recall Don Cutts wearing it while at RPI in the early 70s.[/quote] Cutts wore 0, not 00.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote Rich S]John Davidson wore "00" for one season I believe as a Ranger, until he was no longer allowed to do so.
[/quote]

I forgot about Davidson.

And unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember him doing that (not to mention old enough to forget him doing that).

[KeithK]

[quote Trotsky]Jackie Robinson was The Great Emancipator.  What did tGO ever do in the way of transcendent social significance -- nail a mediocre SoCal model with a gambling habit?

Teams should retire numbers for a set period of time after the player's retirement -- say, 100 years -- then put them back into service. How many single digit numbers are left for the Yankees?[/quote]Retiring numbers in honor of their achievements on the field is a great tradition. It reminds people about those who have come before and IMO is especially important for a sport like baseball that celebrates its history. OTOH, I think it was wrong to retire #42 throughout baseball.  Honor the man and what he accomplished, create exhibits dedicated to his legacy in the National baseball Museum, whatever. But he never wore #42 for the Yankees, so why should it be retired in the Bronx? (It's not retired yet since Mariano Rivera still wears it [grandfathered] and the number will certainly be retired for the Sandman.) Naturally the Dodgers should have retired his number though...

Others have pointed out #2 and #6.  Torre is likely to have his number retired too, so it may be zero single digits in pinstripes within a decade or so.

[Rich S]

Ralph,

In at least one Ice Carnival game at Clarkson, which was always vs RPI, he wore "00".  I believe there's a photo of it in the Clarkson yearbook that year.

[ugarte]

[quote KeithK]Torre is likely to have his number retired too[/quote]Predicting a championship in the Bronx in '07? Or that the announcement that #6 is being retired will be made at the same press conference introducing Joe Girardi as the new manager?

[Ben Rocky '04]

Just goes to show that sorority girls know nothing about hockey.  

*hides under his steelcase desk*

[Liz '05]

[quote Ben Rocky 04]Just goes to show that sorority girls know nothing about hockey.  

*hides under his steelcase desk*[/quote]

*starts hitting ben with her sorority paddle*

:-P

[Will]

[quote Liz '05][quote Ben Rocky 04]Just goes to show that sorority girls know nothing about hockey.  

*hides under his steelcase desk*[/quote]

*starts hitting ben with her sorority paddle*

:-P[/quote]

Be careful.  He might start to like it. :-D

[The Rancor]

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