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WE ALL KNOW THE HISTORY INVOLVING JACKIE ROBINSONS NUMBER....WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE GRANDFATHER CLAUSE.....WE ALL KNOW WHOEVER WAS WEARING THE NUMBER COULD KEEP WEARING IT...
That being said I would think that a fellow minority would have enough respect to switch numbers, heck even non-minorities should have switched numbers even though they didnt have to out of respect. Lucky numbers? Give me a break....the man broke the barriers so that you could make your millions of dollars you selfish fruitcake...Now in honor of Black History Month DO THE RIGHT THING AND SWITCH NUMBERS!!!!
2007-02-25 03:39:46 · 14 answers · asked by Ballzy 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
What, you didn't like any of the answers that you got the first time you asked this question, and you thought that by waiting 12 hours to ask again, you'd get a different bunch of answers.
Your question was and remains disrespectful. And if 42 was good enough to Mo Vaughn to continue to wear, for the remainder of his career, as the tribute to Robinson that it always was, THEN WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH RIVERA DOING THE VERY SAME THING!!!!!!!!!!!
The next time that you ask this same question, you could also try dropping the slander.
2007-02-25 10:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No he's not.
That is being a bit harsh. If you knew anything at all about Mariano Rivera, you would know that he is one of the most, if not the most, respectful player in baseball. You would also know that he has every right to wear #42 and feels that he is honoring Jackie Robinson by continuing to wear it. You call him a selfish fruitcake? I bet if someone called you that on here, you'd report them now, wouldn't you? I don't think that Mariano is going to read this and give up his number just because you want him to. Did this question just pop into your head out of the blue? There were other players who were allowed to continue wearing 42 a the time when it was retired, in 1997 during the 50th anniversary if you didn't know that. They also continued to wear it, including Mo Vaughn, an African-American, did that make him a "selfish fruitcake" as well? Or are you just anti-Yankee? You talk about respect, but then you start throwing out insults,what does that say about you?
Ah, I also see that you are a Red Sox fan. Do you really care about Mariano Rivera wearing #42, or are you just taking an opportunity to take a cheap shot at a Yankee--in the month of February?
2007-02-25 08:32:03 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
some blindingly glaring factors: - because MLB retired 40 2 there should be a reason Rivera's been allowed to save donning it. He absolutely couldn't pick to placed on it in defiance of that call. And the reason, as many have already said, is that he became donning it earlier MLB placed it on the shelf. absolutely everyone who had 40 2 on the prompt became allowed to save it until eventually they retired. i trust Rivera's the finest participant donning it. - regardless of if he became by some means in a position to ignore MLB's decision (which he couldn't), would not donning or not it really is extra of an illustration of appreciate than disrespect? at the same time as given the alternative of choosing a kind for your self, did you ever pick one among someone you probably did not like?
2016-12-04 22:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he is not disrespecting Jackie Robinson by wearing his number. He is paying tribute to the first African-American player in the Majors! How is that disrespectful at all? Baseball should not have retired Jackie Robinson's number in the first place because future players would have wanted to wear it to pay tribute. The retiring of the number was all about the white people in baseball trying to get some good publicity saying "Look we're retiring the first minority player's number!". It makes me sick actually that they did that. Do you think Jackie Robinson would have wanted his number retired so future young African-Americans who looked up to him as a hero couldn't wear it as a sign of remembrance? I think not!
2007-02-25 08:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Manny 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Personally I would switch the number but if the memory of Robinson means that much to Mariano have no problem to him wearing it since MLB will not allow you to wear a tribute to anyone unless it is part of the team or MLB uniform.
2007-02-25 03:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by Colin L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a problem with players wearing other players' numbers...even numbers that have been "retired." How silly is that? If you think about it, eventually most single and double digit numbers would be off limits...just exactly how much can you fit on a jersey?
I can see it now: Brothers Dantolle and Didi-p Vegas-Wayans sign with the World Champion Chicago Cubs in 2017. Their jerseys read "D. Vegas-Wayans #341" and "D.P. Vegas-Wayans #375" in addition to the Cubs logo, the World Series Championship patch, the Ernie Banks memorial patch and the Gatorade, Nike, Speedo and Viagra advertising patches.
Oy vey!
2007-02-25 03:57:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I guess I don't really think it's that big of a deal. The man has been allowed by MLB to wear the number for the duration of his career, since he already had it before the league retired it. Now leave the man alone.
2007-02-25 08:15:02 · answer #7 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus Christ, do you really think Jackie Robinson would have cared? No he wouldnt care that someone would wear the same number as him because he loved the game of baseball. It's just a number.
2007-02-25 04:05:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
A number has NOTHING to do with Robinson's great accomplishment. I think you are blowing this thing way out of proportion.
2007-02-25 03:53:26 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1.Mariano wuz better than Robinson
2. Mariano is a minority
3. Baseball isn't played in february
4. Black history month is in february, and baseball season is April - October
5. When ur the greatest pitcher in the history of the MLB, u can do what u want.
2007-02-25 04:45:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋