There was an article in the Chicago Sun-Times regarding Cubs numbers. Jason Marquis is the first to wear 21 since Sammy Sosa left. The Cubs said that for a number to be retired, the player must be in the Hall of Fame. They haven’t let anyone wear Ron Santo’s number, and this year a player requested 31, but they turned him down. So the Cubs are saying that 31 will be retired when Greg Maddux enters the Hall. Santo, Gil Hodges, and Jim Kaat weren’t voted in by the Seniors Committee.
Makes you wonder what cap Maddux will have on his plaque. After Dave Winfield went in, didn’t they change how the cap is determined? Wade Boggs wanted to have a Tampa Bay cap, but it wasn’t allowed.
Hear Dale Murphy’s comments on steroids, etc? Strong. He has been hurt as much as anyone, since his numbers pale in comparison to that bunch.
Tim Hudson was wearing Under Armor cleats instead of his usual Pumas.
I’m not that crazy with those red side panels on the BP caps…or on the BP jerseys. Don’t mind the navy bills, though. Of course the uni-watch community is all up in arms about this as well. I figure every few years they’ll change them in order to sell more apparel. Those will be what we’ll see when we get to games early this year for BP. Supposedly Eric Gagne isn’t wearing a BP cap…he’s wearing a game cap, so it will get dirty faster.
Interesting that the price for fans on the new non-wool caps are higher than last year’s wool cap. I have no strong opinion, but wonder if the new cap will look shinier. Uni-Watch had a good interview last week with a guy who had an extensive cap collection going back to the 70’s.
I liked that Rowland’s Office blog…good point on Dews catching. Guess that’s why he wears all that gear. The other blog certainly has a lot of detailed info.
Amazing what Calvin Johnson continues to do. Hopefully he’ll be drafted by a decent team who can make good use of him…perhaps Tampa Bay.
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