15 Years from now, whose numbers will the Phillies retire?

frayedsanity13 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:45:28 -0000

Editor's Note: Promoted from the FanPosts. Pretty interesting discussion about our Phillies.

2008 World Champion Phillies and the numbers they will retire.

Assuming (but hoping not) that this is the final championship for this group of players, who's numbers, of the 2008 Champs will be retired by the club? And a side question, who's number will be the first retired at Citizens Bank Park? Do you take all the big names? Will someone you would think would be a lock to have their number retired today follow a career path that will make it hard to follow through. (ie someone from the championship group god forbid signing with the stinkin Mets)

Here's my take:

2018, the 10 Year Anniversary of the title. #11 Jimmy Rollins.

2023, the 15 Year Anniversary, #26 Chase Utley, #6 Ryan Howard (this being the one I'm not sure of because his career could take a turn after this contract and if he plays more years with say the Red Sox or Yankees will there be a disconnect form the franchise?)

2028, the 30 Year Anniversary, #35 Cole Hamels (because hes the youngest of the group and will prolly play longer.)

Ok those are probably the locks. But what about others. Jamie Moyer was here a short time but has played a huge impacting, and if he retires as a Phil, do you at least consider honoring him with a "P" like Grover Alexander or Chuck Klein? How about Shane Victorino, or Brad Lidge, or dare I say Pat Burrell?

I think its going to be awesome to go down to the ballmark with my kids 20 or 30 years from now, point to the numbers and tell them all about this club.

A growing constituency...

frayedsanity13 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:33:26 -0000

I started to post a comment ont he issue of the Richards "dive" and realized that it I had much more to say on the issue than I thought.

Was it a dive? Yeah it was. But look who they were playing. He's just trying to even the playing field. If Malkin can topple over like an Oak when someone breathes on him, and get a penalty called, and Crosby can piss and moan for 60 minutes, and get phantom penalty calls, then why can't Richards embellish what WAS a trip to get the officials attention? Am I wrong? Richards was obstructed, and because he never quits on a play, unlike 71 and 87, he kept charging the point. Then he quickly, and wisely, realized he could get a call if he fell, so he lunged to make a play at the puck and got the tripping call. Can you really blame him? He's just playing the the blind officials just like everyone else in the league.

If you read National bloggers you start to see a growing trend of people that are starting to lump Ritchie in with the real whiners in the NHL and its getting really annoying. I've been watching hockey a long time and I haven't seenanyone work as hard as Richards does, night in and night out, since Messier!

Hey Ritchie, I woulda dove too, and you got the call, so who really cares?! The key is to know WHEN to dive, *cough* Biron *cough*

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15 Years from now, whose numbers will the Phillies retire?

A growing constituency...