teenchy Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I saw this morning that Nats rookie Brandon Watson, who homered in his MLB debut last night vs. the Astros, is wearing uniform number 00:I'm probably not following this closely enough but the last MLB player I recall wearing #00 was Jeffrey "don't call me Jeff" Leonard with the Giants (He'd switched from #26). Does anyone know if there's currently another player wearing #00 or if anyone else has worn it since Leonard? Omar Olivares maybe?I know I should search this and if time permits I will but I thought the intrepid regulars here may have that answer closer at hand. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Rick White wears 00 as a P for the Buccos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I'm probably not following this closely enough but the last MLB player I recall wearing #00 was Jeffrey "don't call me Jeff" Leonard with the Giants (He'd switched from #26). Does anyone know if there's currently another player wearing #00 or if anyone else has worn it since Leonard? Omar Olivares maybe?I know I should search this and if time permits I will but I thought the intrepid regulars here may have that answer closer at hand. TIA. Leonard also wore it when he was signed as a free agent by the Mariners in 89-90.Also, semi-related:In the recent past? the first major leaguer to wear number 0 (as opposed to hitting .000) was Al Oliver, starting in 1978. Whether that was because his name started in ?O? or whether he thought he didn?t get any respect? that?s hard to say. Another big zero in the uniform game is the immortal (thanks to The Ordonez Line) Rey Ordonez, who wore 0 in his first two years (1996 and 97) with the Mets ? thus matching his offensive value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Is there a reason it's double 0 and not just a single 0? You don't see players with numbers 1-9 wear 01, 02, 03 ect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenchy Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 Thanks for the replies thus far. I knew Oliver and Ordonez wore #0 but not #00. Leonard a/k/a "Hack Man" a/k/a "Penitentiary Face" a/k/a "One Flap Down" was quite the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Benito Santiago wore 09 for half a season with the Padres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suigi Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I like 00. It's unique.And it could also be construed as a truncated 100.I'd wear 00 if I made it to the bigs, especially if I was a closer.Gabe Lerman - The Late-Inning Hero Who Wears Double Zero!Nice ring, eh? Super Wario Comix!Iron Crossover IX Contender (Tied for 6th)Iron Crossover Halloween Contender (Tied for Bronze) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I've heard the #0 represents 0 and #00 represents 100, but it's strange since they both = 0 and I'm pretty sure a team cannot have both at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I believe that former Cardinal Kerry Robinson wore #0. I had thought maybe he had worn #00 at one time, but photos seem to show just #0 JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Benito Santiago wore 09 for half a season with the Padres Dumbest reason ever- because with his catching equipment on, you couldn't see the nine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Member Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I think Tony Clark wore 00 for the Mets a year or two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Willie "Mays" Hayes wore "00" for the Indians back in his first couple seasons in the Majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan39 Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 but it can lead to such cool nicknames "buckshot""double-o""big no""pipes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Omar Olivares. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Does Art Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Not sure who; but there was a hockey player with a fraction on his jersey. Hi, how are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampart Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I thought Ed Belfour wore #00 in an all-star game a few years back. Maybe someone knows this for sure. I don't know of an NHL player wearing a fraction. Eddie Gadel wore 1/8 with the St. Louis Browns (MLB), but that's all I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoneranger Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I think Al Oliver wore #0 when he was with the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I thought Ed Belfour wore #00 in an all-star game a few years back. Maybe someone knows this for sure. I know for sure he wore #00 in the '93 All-Star Game held in Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Curtis Leskanic wore 00 during most of his stint with the Brewers, though he went to 36 (IIRC) in his final season in Milwaukee. Another brief Brewer, Franklin Stubbs, wore 0 back in 92. and IIRC (Chris help me out here) the Jays had both a guy wearing a single 0 and a guy wearing 00 at the same time sometime in the 80s. I know in basketball you can't have both cus 00 and 0 for scoring reasons (notably, Brendan Haywood changed his number (formerly 00) so Gilbert Arenas could keep his single 0), and the NHL and NFL don't allow it to be worn anymore (which I think is complete and utter bullplop, but whatever). Heck, I heard this fella from the Rochester Royals wore 09 back in the NBA's infancy.eh well, I always liked 00 jerseys A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 The Jays had Cliff Johnson and Al Oliver wearing 00 and 0 at the same time once. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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