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Old 12-11-2012, 12:41 AM   #1
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Aroldis Chapman needs a number change
Talking about Reds jerseys and the pursuit of the almighty dollar in another thread got me to thinking: Can anybody tell me why Aroldis Chapman is not wearing #100 on the back of his jersey?

He throws a baseball harder than any human ever. He's regularly over the century mark. It's unreal how fast he throws the ball. How about marketing that for all it's worth?
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Old 12-11-2012, 01:08 AM   #2
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Is there an MLB rule stipulating which numbers you can use?

All the same, I don't know that I would want to encourage him. He's already got the tattoos and license plates. He's gonna have to keep the fastball around 97-98 on average if he's really a starter now.
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Old 12-11-2012, 01:19 AM   #3
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Talking about Reds jerseys and the pursuit of the almighty dollar in another thread got me to thinking: Can anybody tell me why Aroldis Chapman is not wearing #100 on the back of his jersey?
Because he would look like a spring training invite?
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Old 12-11-2012, 01:25 AM   #4
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Because he would look like a spring training invite?
I think we know he's not. Plus #54 already has that non-roster invitee smell to it.
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Old 12-11-2012, 01:51 AM   #5
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Is there an MLB rule stipulating which numbers you can use?

All the same, I don't know that I would want to encourage him. He's already got the tattoos and license plates. He's gonna have to keep the fastball around 97-98 on average if he's really a starter now.
His fastball only averages 97-98 as a reliever.
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Old 12-11-2012, 07:14 AM   #6
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His fastball only averages 97-98 as a reliever.
Key word = only?

Calling Sidd Finch (who I think wore #168)!

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Old 12-11-2012, 08:04 AM   #7
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Charlie Finley would go for that.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:07 AM   #8
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I don't think MLB would go for that.

However, I think in honor of his favorite pitch, you could give him the number 1.
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Re: Aroldis Chapman needs a number change
I'm just relieved that the thread title, which shows up on the main page as "AroldisvChapman needs a...." didn't end with "new kidney" or some such thing.
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I don't think MLB would go for that.

However, I think in honor of his favorite pitch, you could give him the number 1.
I believe 1 is retired. That was Hutch's number. 54 seems to fit him to me. I hope he keeps it.
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Talking about Reds jerseys and the pursuit of the almighty dollar in another thread got me to thinking: Can anybody tell me why Aroldis Chapman is not wearing #100 on the back of his jersey?

He throws a baseball harder than any human ever. He's regularly over the century mark. It's unreal how fast he throws the ball. How about marketing that for all it's worth?
If you're going to go there, just make it 106.
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If you're going to go there, just make it 106.
Why did you have to bring his driving into this?
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Clown question, bro.

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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