tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post2512221684771554856..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Luis Aparicio, 2008 Topps Ring of Honor #RH-LAKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-36678105292702059452010-02-12T16:14:07.649-05:002010-02-12T16:14:07.649-05:00Steve - It's a great card alright. I like it b...Steve - It's a great card alright. I like it because most of the "retro" cards of Luis have him with the White Sox. It's nice to get some variety - as much as I love Frank and Brooks and Palmer, the other O's stars of the past need some love!<br /><br />Max - You may be on to something. I've always said that the O's do it right. As much as I might not mind if they retired Boog's #26 or Elrod Hendricks' #44, they reserve that honor for the longtime O's who are in Cooperstown. Anyone else can be content with their membership in the Orioles Hall of Fame.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-8843971084096035612010-02-10T06:54:19.928-05:002010-02-10T06:54:19.928-05:00I always preferred the Soccer (football) method of...I always preferred the Soccer (football) method of number honor. They don't retire numbered, per se, they use them to honor past great players with similar skills and/or positions. This kinda happens in baseball (speedy leadoff guys wear #1, sluggers wear #33 or #44) but I think only great great players should be retired. That Babe Ruth and Ron Guidry have the same honor on the Yankees is kinda silly when you think it through. #47 should be other great leftys (Andy Pettitte for instance, should have been #47) and #3 should be retired. There will be other good lefty pitchers but there will always be only one Babe Ruth. Also, it makes sense that Lou Gehrig or Roberto Clemenete's number is retired, as a tribute to tragic death. But players like Steve Garvey, Tony Oliva, Willie Horton, Mike Scott, even the aforementioned Harold Baines? They should be immortalized? <br /><br />p.s. Tony Perez said he would give Griffey Jr. his blessing to wear #24 on the Reds, but Junior went with his dad's #30 instead. This is the only other instance I can think of like this...jacobmrleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991748868368917576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-35549456037829273522010-02-10T01:47:23.232-05:002010-02-10T01:47:23.232-05:00The only non-White Sox baseball card in 2008 that ...The only non-White Sox baseball card in 2008 that I saw and immediately said to myself, "I am keeping this one!"<br /><br />I'm a little confused as to why Omar would feel the need to educate today's youth about Luis Aparicio. I thought that's what the statue and the retired number was all about. That, and the fact that he's in multiple card releases per year. You're right. Clear as mud.Steve Giermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291911419511893670noreply@blogger.com