Retired Numbers

[Scrapps]

Is there any sort of work-around in 2014, to use retired numbers in a franchise?


Due to OCD issues, it irritates me to no end, for players not to be able to wear their current number.

[RHutch]

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But if the number is retired it wouldn't be their current number correct?

[Scrapps]

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Chicken. Egg. Not the point.


I did a fantasy draft. And am inquiring about a potential work-around.

[RHutch]

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I don't think so.

[Billy...a_kid]

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Chicken. Egg. Not the point...

The only way to use a retired number is for that player to have it. In other words, only someone named Babe Ruth can wear #3 for the Yankees, #4 has to be named Lou Gehrig, #9 on the BoSox has to be named Ted Williams.

As far as the chicken/egg quote...it exactly IS the point. You are rewriting who plays where, but then want numbers on organizations that do not issue those numbers anymore. Ain't no chicken, or egg, simply an impossibility for you to do what you want.

If you truly were OCD, you would never want those players on different teams than they are in real life.

[Scrapps]

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I was merely asking if anyone knows a workaround. I would just prefer players wear the number, they currently do. I'm not here to debate the history of why numbers were retired.


Btw, no offense to the Astros. But, why do they have so many numbers retired?

[Knight165]

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I was merely asking if anyone knows a workaround. I would just prefer players wear the number, they currently do. I'm not here to debate the history of why numbers were retired.


Btw, no offense to the Astros. But, why do they have so many numbers retired?

I don't think he's debating that.
He's asking...if a number is retired....how is that the number the player is currently wearing?
If he's wearing it currently...it can't be retired.

Unless you mean the number YOU are assigning in the editor(as the "currently wearing")....if that's what you mean...you can understand the confusion I'm sure.

M.K.
Knight165

[Scrapps]

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Yes, Knight. That's what I meant.


I did a fantasy draft with the 'stros, and I had no idea how many retired numbers they had. I was merely trying to get Gregory Polanco 25. Back in the day, I was a fan of Jose Cruz. But had no idea, they had retired his number. Along with eight others, including Jimmy Wynn, who retired with a career batting avg of .250.

[Knight165]

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Yes, Knight. That's what I meant.


I did a fantasy draft with the 'stros, and I had no idea how many retired numbers they had. I was merely trying to get Gregory Polanco 25. Back in the day, I was a fan of Jose Cruz. But had no idea, they had retired his number. Along with eight others, including Jimmy Wynn, who retired with a career batting avg of .250.

You could try the old trick(not sure if it still works)....put the player in the minor leagues......change his number to something....save it(not the roster...just the changes to him when exiting)...go back in and give him the number you want him to have(make sure nobody else at that level is wearing it as well....it will still give him something else as no two players can have the same number at the same level)....and save it again.
It used to allow the player to keep the number as long as you don't go back into the editor for anything at the MLB level(IN MOST CASES)....
I don't know if this still works(haven't done any historical rosters yet)

M.K.
Knight165

[SoxFan01605]

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You could try the old trick(not sure if it still works)....put the player in the minor leagues......change his number to something....save it(not the roster...just the changes to him when exiting)...go back in and give him the number you want him to have(make sure nobody else at that level is wearing it as well....it will still give him something else as no two players can have the same number at the same level)....and save it again.
It used to allow the player to keep the number as long as you don't go back into the editor for anything at the MLB level(IN MOST CASES)....
I don't know if this still works(haven't done any historical rosters yet)

M.K.
Knight165

Just to add to this...

The workaround only worked through roster control and NOT in regular franchise/season roster management (call ups/send downs within the waiver system). So roster control would need to be set to "on" before starting a season/franchise.

[Scrapps]

Re: Retired Numbers

Just to add to this...

The workaround only worked through roster control and NOT in regular franchise/season roster management (call ups/send downs within the waiver system). So roster control would need to be set to "on" before starting a season/franchise.

Thank you.