Outside The Lines - The Numbers Game

[Bouj]

Anyone see the Sunday edition of Outside The Lines? The subject was jersey numbers. Pretty good show. The last segment, which features the interviews, included ex-Bronco Ray Crockett and UniWatch-er Paul Lukas. Crockett talked about the importance of jersey numbers to a player, and how he almost bought #39 off of a teammate when he got to Denver. The teammate ended up getting cut, so he didn't have to. Lukas mentioned some other similar incidents, including when Mitch Williams bought John Kruk's # for 2 cases of beer.

Good stuff. I'd have to say I would probably do the same thing, although there are a coupel of different numbers I'd be willing to wear.

[steiny_ramone]

91, 51, 19, 9, 21, 23. I use 91 on my concepts, though I might switch at somepoint.

[Discrim]

heh, I'd been meaning to start a number thread anyway so here's mine, with the reasons:

95: varsity jersey number

67: freshman and sophomore number

64: worn for a couple games on JV. I also donned 95 on JV, though I have a very foggy memory of the other number I wore that year (something in the 50s or 70s)

53: my number in 8th grade ball

3: March

21: March 21st

83: 1983

8: one of my cousins has recently taken to calling me Eightball, so I figured I'd add that

99: the ubiquitous lineman number if there is one

00: always wanted to wear it cus of seeing Jim Otto in those old NFL Films highlights

0: heh, may as well add it since I got 00 listed

any other number is either that of a real player or random

[Michigan Dave]

1 and 7 were my football numbers. 19 my hockey number.

[Korkie]

I always wore 18, 19 or 29.

[VitaminD]

Mine:

1 - number choices were limited as a goalie, and I thought 0 looked stupid. (Sorry, 'Scrim.)

3 - couldn't have 12 for basketball [see below], so 1+2 = 3. And as a shooting guard, I shot the 3 (and made a few of them).

10 - JV baseball, because someone had my #12.

11 - Little League. Dwight Gooden and I have the same birthday (16 November). He wore #16, so I wore #11 in response.

12 - basketball/football/baseball. If I had to pick a number to say was "my number", it'd be 12 or 1. Needed double digits as a pitcher, got tired of the double-number thing (and Gooden's life and career went into the dumper), and I couldn't get #11 - so I went up to #12. Kept 12 for football. Had 12 for hoops until HS, where it was taken out of circulation.

17 - hockey. Always liked it. Don't know why.

85 - HS football. One year I changed from QB (we were a crappy option team, and getting the :censored: beaten out of me every down got old) to WR.

[M59]

My softball team will begin its 18th year in 2006. During that time, I've worn:

#89: one higher than the highest # in the majors at the time (former Oriole Rene Gonzalez).

#4: Earl Weaver. I'm the manager, so why not?

#72: Carlton Fisk. Old, fat catchers must stick together.

#13: The "unlucky" number

#39: Gave up 13, so just tripled it.

#59: Finally settled on the birth year. Still playing at 46, so I must be doing SOMETHING right!

[Youppi!]

3-pee wee basketball

5-grade school basketball

11,25- pee wee baseball

6,8,1-little league baseball

10,21,6-colt baseball

12-freshman baseball

14-sophomore

8-junior/senior

as for lucky numbers, 8, 12, 17, 83

[CJR]

Wore #16 and #18 in elementry-school tee-ball and #6 in little league, none for any reason other than those were the numbers I was assigned. Switched to soccer and wore #14 'cause I was born on the 14th. My last year playing soccer I was on a team where the coach's kid's best friend took #14 so I tried for #24, was too late and ended up with #23.

Now I would wear one of my "lucky" numbers, #11, #14 or #79.

[winters in buffalo]

Whenever possible, I always wore/wear #20.

I was #6 one year in little league, and had to wear #5 for a softball season when my team captain didn't order a #20.

[Cyclopsis Joe]

I always wear 87 (birth) or 25 (Not for Barry Bonds, it was purely random).

I even got to pick #87 for the Autism Awareness race..too bad I scratched.

[VandyDelphia Mike]

I always wear 87 (birth) or 25 (Not for Barry Bonds, it was purely random).

I even got to pick #87 for the Autism Awareness race..too bad I scratched.

Numbers I have worn, since somehow this turned into this ...

7, 20, 21: CYO basketball

9, 11, 14: rugby (they number you based on position; I was either a scrum half or a wing)

71: company softball team

1, 2, 13, 40, 51: community basketball league (actually on the game committee, but every year they'd order t-shirts for the all-star-game, and we'd always order extras for the people at the scorer's table)

[CityOfWalrus]

10- My h.S hockey number and 2nd yr midget hockey. (Reason: Marian Gaborik)

14- My first year of Jr Hockey # (Reason: Timmy Chang and Theo Fleury)

4- My Best year of Midget hockey I wore this # (Reason: Cause my Dad was #3 his whole life)

[leopard88]

Preferred numbers (in order of preference) --

16 -- birthday (and liked Scott McGregor growing up, for good measure)(I have about 5-6 jerseys floating around the house with this number)

8 -- birth month

4 -- Earl Weaver, and I just like the look of the number for some reason

5 -- Brooks Robinson

1 -- goalie number (and liked Al Bumbry growing up)

Others I have worn, to the best of my recollection --

84 -- youth football

14 -- 11-12 baseball

30 -- company basketball and softball when the others weren't available (and/or 16 was illegal for basketball)

15 -- club soccer when someone snatched up 16 first

[habsfan9]

football

wore #14 for 5 season

hockey wore #9 many times also used 16,18,11,5,6,98,

baseball

wore #9,#11, and 15

and my all time favorite number on a jersey

MITCH WILLIAMS #99

thanks mitch for the pitch,

[CS85]

Football

85 - year of birth

5 - fave number

Basketball

5

Hockey

95 -85 and 5 unavailable

[VitaminD]

and my all time favorite number on a jersey

MITCH WILLIAMS #99

There was someone else who wore #99, if memory serves. I think he was a hockey player, played in the NHL for a few years, with a couple of teams - he must have been pretty mediocre. Name escapes me, though, but it'll come to me. Wade Grassi? Gretzo? Ah, whatever...

[TFoA]

33 is my favorite # beacause...

A: The # of years Jesus lived

B: Equals 6, which is my other favorite #

C: It's just a kewl #.

[paynomind]

I always wear 5.

Bought it from a guy on my softball team a few years back.

Always wore it in soccer growing up, basketball, etc. Football I had to wear 50 and 55 a couple times. Got made a defensive end once, and they made me pick a 80s number. (dont know why) so I took 89.

15, 55, 50.. all are just place holders when I cant get 5

[usahockeyrube]

Football- 73, 78, 53

Baseball/Softball- 9, 22, 45

Videogame create a player-

Football- 4, number of kids when I'm a kicker, 66 as a linebacker/lineman (last name Phillips)

Hockey- 9 (Mike Modano) 23, 25

Baseball 4, 13 or 25