batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) When MLB retired Jackie Robinson's uniform #42 on April 15, 1997, 12 players who were then currently wearing #42 were grandfathered in as exceptions to the uni # retirement. Of those 12, [crossout]three[/crossout] four either played for, or would play for the Mets. Who are those [crossout]three[/crossout] four? One guess per post. Edited April 16, 2013 by Guest
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 The third one is escaping me, but I think he had his grandfather rights taken from him --- like he switched teams and the new team (Houston, I'm thinking?) wouldn't assign him the old number, and he didn't have the juice to fight for it.
Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket Guests Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 Oh, that would be Jose Lima
batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted April 16, 2013 Author Posted April 16, 2013 Well, I screwed up this quiz because I, once again, (I've done this before) forgot that Jose Lima was a Met. So there's one more, a total of four.
metsmarathon Old-Timey Member Posted April 16, 2013 Posted April 16, 2013 well, the royals surely couldn't give away tom goodwin's old number to just anybody.
batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted April 16, 2013 Author Posted April 16, 2013 I'll post the remaining player in about 10 or 15 minutes. OK?
batmagadanleadoff Old-Timey Member Posted April 16, 2013 Author Posted April 16, 2013 Dennis Cook was the last Marlin to wear #42.
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