They already stated they definitely will?Originally Posted by Dojji
They already stated they definitely will?
Well yeah, and I'm glad to see the Red Sox franchise has dropped some of their absurdly rigid standards for retiring numbers. I still say #24 should be up there too. Dewey Evans deserved a shot at the Hall he never got, he's worthy.
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
If Ortiz comes back next year mid season because we need a big bat and he misses the game but he comes back after they retire his number , he would be the only active.player to wear his already retired number.
The King of TalkSox has Spoken.
Did they set a date for his jersey retirement? I don't pay much attention to these types of things.
That would be amusing, but I think I would counsel the team to wait until we absolutely know he's absolutely definitely completely not coming back before going forward with the retirement ceremony. There's no reason not to wait.
If history tells us anything, the path to redeption for any bad baseball team is marked with a deep rotation of durable starters, a world class defense in both infield and outfield, a lineup that can generate runs in more than one way, a bullpen that won't steal defeat from the jaws of victory, and a top end catcher to hold the whole package together. These are the conditions by which victory is achieved, anything that does not accomplish these objectives is a waste of resources.
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