Comments on: Tigers to retire Sparky Anderson’s number http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/22/tigers-to-retire-sparky-andersons-number-2/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Detroit Michael http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/22/tigers-to-retire-sparky-andersons-number-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106403 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:58:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=36292#comment-106403 Congratulations for finally doing the right thing here, Tigers.

]]> By: heiniemanush http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/22/tigers-to-retire-sparky-andersons-number-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106256 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:58:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=36292#comment-106256 11 was Bill Freehan’s number, as well. It would be nice if the Tigers gave their HOF caliber catcher and state of Michigan icon a tribute, too.

]]> By: D.J. Short http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/22/tigers-to-retire-sparky-andersons-number-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106252 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:20:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=36292#comment-106252 Thanks. That certainly helps explain it.

]]> By: sparty99 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/22/tigers-to-retire-sparky-andersons-number-2/comment-page-1/#comment-106250 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:18:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=36292#comment-106250 The Tigers (or perhaps more accurately, Tigers’ ownership) refused to retire Sparky’s number because he said he wouldn’t manage replacement players in 1995. Deciding to retire his number after he passed away seems particularly mean-spirited to me.

Also, it goes against the Tigers’ longstanding policy of only retiring the numbers of people who went into the HOF as Tigers (although they broke it with Willie Horton).

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