Giving Up Your Number

[JimBeam]

<p>They were talking this morning, on Mike&nbsp;&amp; MIke,&nbsp;about the fact that Brad Penny didnt give up his #31 to Greg Maddux when he got traded.</p><p>They were saying how he should've done it becasue Maddux is gonna be a Hall Of Famer.</p><p>I'm a big fab of Maddux but<em> </em>I think Penny was right to keep his own number.</p><p>If Maddux wanted to be #31 on the Dodgers he should've went there as a free agent.</p><p>As far as Penny may be concerned maybe he wants to go down in history as being the best #31 in Dodger history so why should he just give up his number ?</p><p>Just my take on it.</p>

[absinthe]

I'm always amazed when athletes argue over a number.&nbsp; It reminds me of little league.&nbsp; I don't think Penny should be forced to give up his number, though I can see the argument of giving to a lock Hall of Famer.&nbsp; Unless Maddux/The Dodgers do something special then most everyone won't remember him as a Dodger anyway.&nbsp; My .4 nickel.

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>Russo also claimed that it was Sanchez's fault that he got injured when he was traveling in a car (not driving) that was hit by another driver because Russo couldn't understand someone being hungry at 2am, when they usually work from 5pm to midnight.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If someone already has the number, something should be worked out, but if someone is so superstitous that they want to keep the number, there's nothing you can do about it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What about the respect to Penny that he had the number first?&nbsp; It's not like he's Aaron Guiel.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[A.J.]

<strong>JimBeam</strong> wrote:<br /><p>They were talking this morning, on Mike&nbsp;&amp; MIke,&nbsp;about the fact that Brad Penny didnt give up his #31 to Greg Maddux when he got traded.</p><p>They were saying how he should've done it becasue Maddux is gonna be a Hall Of Famer.</p><p>I thought the same thing when Clemens came to the Yankees and after Paul O'Neill retired.</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>JimBeam</strong> wrote:<br /><p>They were talking this morning, on Mike &amp; MIke, about the fact that Brad Penny didnt give up his #31 to Greg Maddux when he got traded.</p><p>They were saying how he should've done it becasue Maddux is gonna be a Hall Of Famer.</p><p>I thought the same thing when Clemens came to the Yankees and after Paul O'Neill retired.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...Clemens came to the Yankees while O'Neill was still an active player.&nbsp; And O'Neill's number hasn't been re-issued since he retired.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>I'm sure baseball clubs have different unwritten rules when it comes to rights to numbers...&nbsp; and who is making a big stink about Penny not giving up his number?&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Ogre]

<strong>absinthe</strong> wrote:<br />I'm always amazed when athletes argue over a number.&nbsp; It reminds me of little league.&nbsp; <p>word..</p>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>absinthe</strong> wrote:<br />I'm always amazed when athletes argue over a number.&nbsp; It reminds me of little league.&nbsp; <p>you can always have bobby deniro kill brad penny , so maddux can have his number</p>

[Gvac]

I thought this thread was going to be about giving out your phone number.&nbsp; It's always uncomfortable when someone you really don't want to have it asks for it.&nbsp; <br />

[patsopinion]

<p>im with you gvac.</p><p>i know this one indian kid and i hadnt seen
him in like 3 years( oh yean and he has ocd which bugs the f out of me)
and he asked for my number and i was a little scared to give it to him.</p><p>I
ended up feeling bad becuse we were friends so i gave it to him, 2
hours later he called me telling me he was going to go home but he
wanted to kick it, since then i get almost daily updates on him.&nbsp;
&quot;hey im at work... blah blah&quot;&nbsp; random shit like that.</p><p>Oh yea and like 2mins after i gave him my number he started calling some mexican guy he met earlier in the night his punto.</p><p>Just a disaster.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As far as the baseball number penny is in the right.&nbsp; Its not like maddox needs luck anyway, hes got talent.</p><p>Penny
was there first and that should mean something.&nbsp; Even if its only
a number.&nbsp; Tean allegience shit and if he doesnt want to give it
up he shouldnt have to&nbsp;</p>

[Marc with a c]

<p>delgado gave clemens his number when dipshit came to toronto.&nbsp; delgado got a rolex for his kindness.</p><p>go mets.</p>

[A.J.]

<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>A.J.</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>JimBeam</strong> wrote:<br /><p>They were talking this morning, on Mike &amp; MIke, about the fact that Brad Penny didnt give up his #31 to Greg Maddux when he got traded.</p><p>They were saying how he should've done it becasue Maddux is gonna be a Hall Of Famer.</p><p>I thought the same thing when Clemens came to the Yankees and after Paul O'Neill retired.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...Clemens came to the Yankees while O'Neill was still an active player.&nbsp; And O'Neill's number hasn't been re-issued since he retired.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No I know that's why said AFTER O'Neill retired.&nbsp; Why didn't Clemens take it then?&nbsp; Did O'Neill object?&nbsp; Was it because it was/is going to be retired for him (O'Neill)?</p>