Jeff McNeil Signs Off Channel 68

[G-Fafif]

Jeff McNeil has shed his "just happy to be here" No. 68 and will report to Spring Training as a legit major leaguer wearing No. 6. Pat Roessler fans are stunned by the disrespect.

[Centerfield]

Is Ben Grimm live on site at the protests? Maybe he has some images of the Roessler fans to share with us.



My heart skipped a beat when I saw the thread title. I thought for a second he had been traded.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The protesters (male and female!) painted pictures of Pat Roessler on their chests but it's too cold today and they're wearing coats and shirts over the images.



Sorry!

[G-Fafif]

My heart skipped a beat when I saw the thread title. I thought for a second he had been traded.

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Yet my ears were burning underneath my porkpie hat. Or was that just static?

[bmfc1]

6, for the number of positions that he'll play in '19.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Saw they have a whole rash of new unis assigned

[smg58]

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6, for the number of positions that he'll play in '19.

[ashie62]

I thought we got Uncle Floyd and Oogie

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Here's the http://www.mbtn.net/?p=3040whole numerical roster. Only vacancies are 0, 25, 69 and 85-99.



Espinosa presumably gets 25.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cano is going to wear 24, isn't he?



I like Alonso as 20.



And just give somebody number 8 already. They didn't retire it when Carter went into the Hall of Fame. They didn't retire it when he got sick. And they didn't retire it when he died. Unless they're holding it for the return of Dave Gallagher, they might as well give it to somebody. It may have to wait until they get a prominent player who wore 8 elsewhere.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Yeah I fixed that 24 thing!

[Edgy MD]

The way to get past the awkwardness of re-issuing semi-retired numbers is to give the players in question another honor that perpetuates their memory. Name the centerfield gate or something (is there a centerfield gate?) after Willie Mays and the St. Lucie ballpark after Gary Carter. Get the blessing of the family, hold a ceremony, and there's no uproar when Patrick Mazeika or Will Toffey or somebody shows up in #8.

[Lefty Specialist]

Damn, when I saw Channel 68, the first thing I thought of was Uncle Floyd.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: The way to get past the awkwardness of re-issuing semi-retired numbers is to give the players in question another honor that perpetuates their memory. Name the centerfield gate or something (is there a centerfield gate?) after Willie Mays and the St. Lucie ballpark after Gary Carter. Get the blessing of the family, hold a ceremony, and there's no uproar when Patrick Mazeika or Will Toffey or somebody shows up in #8.

I still can't wrap my head around this Gary Carter fetish. Why should the Mets retire his number, or heavens to Betsy, name a stadium after him? If I were Keith Hernandez or Jerry Koosman, I'd be up the wall and livid over this nonsensical talk that never goes away. I mean, we're talking about a guy that, with hindsight, we know was more or less done by 1987.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, you won't hear a word from me if Toffey gets 8 tomorrow.

[LWFS]

Going from 68 to 6 is the numerical change OF A COWARD