tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post470268888755621701..comments2024-03-04T07:33:09.398-05:00Comments on The Phillies Room: 2003 E-X Behind the Numbers #BTNGU-JT Jim ThomeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-26643958933579211332012-01-20T01:53:04.095-05:002012-01-20T01:53:04.095-05:00De Fratus wore #37 with the Phils last year and it...<i>De Fratus wore #37 with the Phils last year and it appears as if he surrendered the number to the slightly more veteran Bastardo. But why go with #78?</i><br /><br />Maybe he's a hockey fan, where the high numbers are worn by the elite players, not non-roster scrubs looking to catch on.Jim from Downingtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537007940455183397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-49780817877852397362012-01-19T13:34:15.649-05:002012-01-19T13:34:15.649-05:0014k - Yikes on that list. I thought they were mor...14k - Yikes on that list. I thought they were more selective when handing #45 out, but my memory was totally wrong. I recall Gordon taking the number and specifically mentioning how honored he was to wear it considering it was Tug's number. He, Pedro, Mulholland and maybe Tartabull (since he was established at the time) get passes. The other guys (I'm looking right at you Chris Brock) should have been forced to go with their second choices.<br /><br />Phungo - I felt ridiculous just typing that "number."Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-68373169656915394002012-01-19T13:07:25.990-05:002012-01-19T13:07:25.990-05:00BTNGU-JT has got to be one of the longest card num...BTNGU-JT has got to be one of the longest card numbers out there.dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04633750324558738343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-89867451592475231192012-01-19T13:05:35.980-05:002012-01-19T13:05:35.980-05:00I was originally going to leave a quick comment st...I was originally going to leave a quick comment stating that letting Mike Mimbs wear #45 in the mid-90s didn't show the number much respect. Then I decided to take the time to see who wore #45 since McGraw. The list is as follows: Pedro Martinez, Tom Gordon, Chris Brock, Jeff Brantley, Yorkis Perez, Danny Tartabull, Mike Mimbs (who had to give it back to Mulholland on his brief return), Tom Eden, Terry Mulholland, Dave Palmer & Greg Jelks.<br /><br />(All info gathered from baseball-almanac.com)Matthew Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241671933663795599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-32287518911095420922012-01-19T11:43:01.578-05:002012-01-19T11:43:01.578-05:00The #38 assignment surprised me as well.
I like t...The #38 assignment surprised me as well.<br /><br />I like that #45 is given out very sparingly. Tug won't make it into the Hall and there have been guys who have worn it since his retirement, but they won't give #45 to just "anyone."<br /><br />(Although bench coach Pete Mackanin wore the number before giving it up to Pedro in 2009.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161762602291616465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6433941530167569659.post-33371352733702244652012-01-19T11:34:53.769-05:002012-01-19T11:34:53.769-05:00I know that the Phillies official policy these day...I know that the Phillies official policy these days is that they only retire numbers for Hall of Famers (let's ignore that Ashburn's, Schmidt's and Carlton's numbers were all retired before induction), but I'm still surprised that they let Kendrick take Schilling's #38 back in '07 and that he's still wearing it today. I know his induction is no sure thing and there's no guarantee that he'll go in as a Phillie, but I think there is a really good case to be made for retiring the number.<br /><br />(From 14,000 Phillies -- for some reason Blogger is having problems with OpenID and captchas today)Matthew Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241671933663795599noreply@blogger.com