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Welcome, Brewluver.  A couple of things:  1. A magic number countdown thread is a pleasant little tradition around here, going back to 2008 and this message board's original ownership.  There's s

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Let's see who gets it and who is thoroughly confused.

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Don Sutton

Still a lot of pictures of obscure players without labels.

But how could you go past 21 without a picture of the architect of possibly the biggest clutch SP performance in Brewers history?

You could use him for 20 too because he switched to that after Gorman Thomas was traded. 
 

 

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2 hours ago, duewizard said:

Yes it was!

 

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2 hours ago, BruisedCrew said:

Don Sutton

Still a lot of pictures of obscure players without labels.
 

 

I haven’t seen any.  Maybe we are just bigger Brewers fans!!! 

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If it were up to me - and I doubt I’m alone in this - #20 would be retired. Gorman Thomas might not actually be worthy by the numbers, but he was as beloved as any Brewer ever. Well, by me anyway. To this day, if anyone asks who my favorite player is, that’s my answer.

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48 minutes ago, formerlybis said:

If it were up to me - and I doubt I’m alone in this - #20 would be retired. Gorman Thomas might not actually be worthy by the numbers, but he was as beloved as any Brewer ever. Well, by me anyway. To this day, if anyone asks who my favorite player is, that’s my answer.

This is the answer.  You are not alone.

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We, as a society, retire too many numbers. This has been my Ted Talk.

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We, as a society, retire too many numbers. This has been my Ted Talk.

Ok, Toby Flenderson. I kid.

Am I correct that you were born after the ‘80s? Not casting aspersions towards younger generations - I am sure I undervalued players before my time, and am possibly overvaluing players of my early fandom. 

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1 hour ago, homer said:

We, as a society, retire too many numbers. This has been my Ted Talk.

I agree. That is what team halls of fame are for, or in the Brewers' case, the Walk of Fame.

Reggie White type players get their number retired. As much as I loved Thomas and think of him every time I see a Brewers uniform with the number 20 on it, he just wasn't that type of guy.

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Ok, Toby Flenderson. I kid.

Am I correct that you were born after the ‘80s? Not casting aspersions towards younger generations - I am sure I undervalued players before my time, and am possibly overvaluing players of my early fandom. 

No, I'm in my 50s. Big Ben Oglivie fan.

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6 hours ago, formerlybis said:

If it were up to me - and I doubt I’m alone in this - #20 would be retired. Gorman Thomas might not actually be worthy by the numbers, but he was as beloved as any Brewer ever. Well, by me anyway. To this day, if anyone asks who my favorite player is, that’s my answer.

The Brewers have only retired numbers of Hall of Famers. 

I think that's a good bar. 

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