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Last week, Basketball star Kobe Bryant announced that he would be switching his jersey from #8 to #24. And then, following the NFL Draft, Reggie Bush's stated his desire to petition the NFL to let him wear jersey #5 this year for the New Orleans Saints. (He'd also have to work out an agreement with backup quarterback Adrian MacPhearson - who currently owns #5 for the Saints.)
I'll get back to that in a minute. In my days, I played a few different sports and in different leagues. Most of us pick our favorite numbers and stick with them if we can. We switch if we have to. My sister, for example, wore #8 in honor of Cal Ripken, but had to take #14 in High School because there was a girl a grade above her who already had the number.
I wore a bunch of different numbers, #4, #5, #17 but my preference was #20 because I wanted to play third base and that was Mike Scmidt's number. It was also Frank Robinson's number and Frank was cool so there it was. When I tried out for football, I didn't get it - because #20 is a running back's number and usually goes to a really good player. I was neither - and wound up getting assigned #38 because they already had a #38 in my size. But nowadays, when I play on a softball team that does #s I go back to #20.
( Discussion of Jersey Number Switches )
So for those on the flist who have played organized sports - tell me tales of your jersey numbers. What numbers did you wear, what are your favorite numbers, and why? Who are some iconic players that you always associate with certain numbers. A la MJ and #23. Who else thinks Kobe switching is just dumb.
I'll get back to that in a minute. In my days, I played a few different sports and in different leagues. Most of us pick our favorite numbers and stick with them if we can. We switch if we have to. My sister, for example, wore #8 in honor of Cal Ripken, but had to take #14 in High School because there was a girl a grade above her who already had the number.
I wore a bunch of different numbers, #4, #5, #17 but my preference was #20 because I wanted to play third base and that was Mike Scmidt's number. It was also Frank Robinson's number and Frank was cool so there it was. When I tried out for football, I didn't get it - because #20 is a running back's number and usually goes to a really good player. I was neither - and wound up getting assigned #38 because they already had a #38 in my size. But nowadays, when I play on a softball team that does #s I go back to #20.
( Discussion of Jersey Number Switches )
So for those on the flist who have played organized sports - tell me tales of your jersey numbers. What numbers did you wear, what are your favorite numbers, and why? Who are some iconic players that you always associate with certain numbers. A la MJ and #23. Who else thinks Kobe switching is just dumb.