Rookie Hazing Photos
September 20, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Odds and Ends
It’s that time of year again. The good folks over at Sons of Steve Garvey have photos of Dodgers rookies in full hazing attire. Enjoy…
[Update (Sep 22, 2007): Our friends at Gaslamp Ball have posted some pix of Pirates rookies in costume. View at your own risk.]
The Politics of Retiring a Number
July 17, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under Hall of Fame, Personalities
Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time. Seems Babe Ruth’s granddaughter wants MLB to bestow upon Ruth the same honor it has given Jackie Robinson. She wants the Babe’s number retired throughout baseball.
Slippery slope, meet can of worms.
The unfortunate truth is that whenever you honor someone in this way, you also make a judgment on everyone else. In San Diego, for example, Steve Garvey’s number 6 is retired essentially because he hit a home run in a playoff game. Garvey spent most of his career with the Dodgers, who have not retired his number. Among Padres, he …read more
