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Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Clapp - 03-18-2009
On May 3rd. Sweet.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - veryzer - 03-18-2009
i was going to make a thread about this this morning but i thought, "whats gonna interest cub fans more, threads about cub greats being honored or threads about wives, nicknames, and homosexuality?" i think we all agree that i made the smart choice.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - rok - 03-18-2009
It's about damn time. But I guess they needed to wait for Maddux to retire first. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blush.gif[/img]
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - ruby23 - 03-18-2009
Gay, Maddux is a Brave. Retire it for Fergie, but Maddux should have his number retired in Atlanta.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - veryzer - 03-18-2009
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totally fucking agree. totally fcucking agree.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Brock - 03-19-2009
If anyone has an extra $350 + laying around there are two $175 tickets available in the bullpen box section for this date on the Cubs site. That seems to be the only place to get a pair of tickets together on there right now.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Runnys - 03-19-2009
<!--quoteo(post=23940:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23935:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Gay, Maddux is a Brave. Retire it for Fergie, but Maddux should have his number retired in Atlanta.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
totally fucking agree. totally fcucking agree.
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I also have to agree. The guy won 3 of this Cy Youngs with the Braves, had the best years of his career with them and won the WS with them. As much as I love him, his number should not be retired by the Cubs. He sure as hell won't go into the Hall as a Cub.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - rok - 04-05-2009
Now the Braves are also retiring Maddux's number on July 17.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Ace - 04-05-2009
<!--quoteo(post=24032:date=Mar 19 2009, 11:26 AM:name=Runnys)-->QUOTE (Runnys @ Mar 19 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23940:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23935:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Gay, Maddux is a Brave. Retire it for Fergie, but Maddux should have his number retired in Atlanta.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
totally fucking agree. totally fcucking agree.
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I also have to agree. The guy won 3 of this Cy Youngs with the Braves, had the best years of his career with them and won the WS with them. As much as I love him, his number should not be retired by the Cubs. He sure as hell won't go into the Hall as a Cub.
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Um, guys? IMO, it's because they shared the same number. If they had different numbers, they would only be retiring Fergie's. But since they're the same, and they're doing Fergie's, they're calling it both.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Runnys - 04-05-2009
<!--quoteo(post=26937:date=Apr 5 2009, 10:57 AM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Apr 5 2009, 10:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=24032:date=Mar 19 2009, 11:26 AM:name=Runnys)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Runnys @ Mar 19 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23940:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 18 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=23935:date=Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Mar 18 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Gay, Maddux is a Brave. Retire it for Fergie, but Maddux should have his number retired in Atlanta.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
totally fucking agree. totally fcucking agree.
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I also have to agree. The guy won 3 of this Cy Youngs with the Braves, had the best years of his career with them and won the WS with them. As much as I love him, his number should not be retired by the Cubs. He sure as hell won't go into the Hall as a Cub.
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Um, guys? IMO, it's because they shared the same number. If they had different numbers, they would only be retiring Fergie's. But since they're the same, and they're doing Fergie's, they're calling it both.
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But why? IMO that is disrespectful to Fergie. I don't know for sure, but I am guessing other guys wore Santo's number after he retired, but they aren't sharing the retirement. Now, I understand that Maddux is a HOFer, however, he is not a Cubs HOFer...Fergie is....Fergie deserves this all by himself.
Like I said, I love Maddux, but he is a HOFer with the Braves and should have his number retired by them and them only...not the Cubs also.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Runnys - 04-05-2009
And no, I am not trying to compare the glut of 3B's we had since Santo to Maddux.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Clapp - 05-03-2009
This is tomorrow.
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Coverage starts on WGN at 12:30 CT.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - dvdastud - 05-03-2009
If anyone needs their number retired it's Grace.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Coldneck - 05-03-2009
<!--quoteo(post=35053:date=May 3 2009, 11:24 AM:name=dvdastud)-->QUOTE (dvdastud @ May 3 2009, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->If anyone needs their number retired it's Grace.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm a huge Grace fan, but couldn't disagree more. I also don't think Maddux should be recognized. He's a Brave.
Fergie, Maddux To Have #31 Retired By Cubs - Giff - 05-03-2009
In my mind, 31 wouldn't be retired for just one of the two guys. I mean, if Fergie was gonna get his number retired, I think it would have been a long time. However, since two great, but not quite legendary, Cubs wore the number, it deserves to be retired for the both of them.