August 9, 200620 yr Topic says it all. I think he should have, Maddux is a future hall-of-famer, who's worn #31 all of his career (I believe?). It would of been a classy move for Brad to give him the number.
August 9, 200620 yr Who cares? It's a damn number. To be fair... some players do actually care about their "damn number".
August 9, 200620 yr Author Who cares? It's a damn number. To be fair... some players do actually care about their "damn number". ya they do. If they didn't the team would just give them some random number.
August 9, 200620 yr Who cares? It's a damn number. I take it you've never been on an athletic team before.
August 9, 200620 yr No. Penny's LA's guy, he signed the big money extension, he started the All-Star game and he's guaranteed (contractually) to be there beyond this year, while Maddux isn't. Plus, Penny went through a lot of begging to get #31 since that used to belong to Piazza and the Dodgers weren't keen on reissuing it.
August 9, 200620 yr Who cares? It's a damn number. I take it you've never been on an athletic team before. Not true. I would like to have a certain number, but I wouldn't ask somebody else for it if they had it. Brad Penny isn't a rookie, in fact he is an all-star. Penny should do whatever he wants with the number. So I guess I answer no.
August 9, 200620 yr Naw, its Greg Maddux, arguably one of the top pitchers ever, you're gonna give hm the number. And to prove people do care about their own number Sebastian Telfair of the Celtics wants the celtics to unretire Cedric Maxwell's #31 so he can wear it.
August 9, 200620 yr Who cares? It's a damn number. Just a Damn Number.......wow..... dude you dont know how important it is to have your number..... I've worn #33 since i was a kid and when i got to H.S. a junior had it..... i had to give him $100 to get my DAMN number.... As for Penny giving his number to Maddux, it would have been a classy move to offer it to him but Penny is not a rookie, he's been around and is now a all-star pitcher so if he told him am gonna keep it i see nothing wrong with that....
August 9, 200620 yr No. Penny's LA's guy, he signed the big money extension, he started the All-Star game and he's guaranteed (contractually) to be there beyond this year, while Maddux isn't. Well, let Maddux use that number for the next two months and then Penny can have it back next year Who cares? It's a damn number. I take it you've never been on an athletic team before. Not true. I would like to have a certain number, but I wouldn't ask somebody else for it if they had it. Brad Penny isn't a rookie, in fact he is an all-star. Penny should do whatever he wants with the number. So I guess I answer no. Still, Maddux is one of the greatest pitchers ever...it's always appropriate to give up your number to a bigger name if asked
August 9, 200620 yr If it's some rookie having a poor season, then the rookie should give up the number. An all-star doing great should not give up his number. Besides numbers holding sentimental value, ballplayers are some of the most superstitious people there are.
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