Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

[Bartolo Colon]

In MLB The Show it does not allow you to wear retired numbers that teams have. What do you all think if the game lifted that limitation by allowing a player, who is a 99 overall, to wear retired numbers?

I’m a uniform and numbers geek so it bothers me when my established RTTS player changes teams and has to switch numbers too.

[countryboy]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

I am of the opinion that retired numbers are retired numbers. No one, no matter how good of a player they may be, should wear that retired number.

[Bartolo Colon]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

I am of the opinion that retired numbers are retired numbers. No one, no matter how good of a player they may be, should wear that retired number.

That’s fair. I feel like I’m probably in the minority.

[El_MaYiMbE]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

ARod was the best player in baseball when traded from Ranges to Yankees in 2004.
For the sake the argument here, lets just say he was rated 99.

He used to wear #3 and switched to #13.
You can fill in the rest of the gaps....

[Bartolo Colon]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

ARod was the best player in baseball when traded from Ranges to Yankees in 2004.
For the sake the argument here, lets just say he was rated 99.

He used to wear #3 and switched to #13.
You can fill in the rest of the gaps....

That’s a good example.

Another is that, different sport i know, when Peyton Manning joined the Broncos, #18 was retired but Denver allowed him to use it. He did get permission from Tripucka (the one #18 was retired for) although.

ARod may not have really cared what number he wore. It was important to Peyton.

[Caulfield]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

When I name a player, say take for instance Graig Nettles I should be able to give him 9 on the Yankees but I can't cause of Roger Maris. So if you wore the number and then its retired later for a different player, well thats one of the little things that grind my gears .

[JaFFiTh]

Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

We will see about Tulo. He always wears #2 but that was Jeter’s #, so he will have to change his #. Problem with the Yankees, basically all numbers are retired lol. Well close enough

Wonder what happens in another 50-100 years if teams are still there, numbers turn into 3 digits cause they’re running out of numbers due to them retiring?

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[JDL375]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

I don't think we should be prevented from assigning any number to any player.

That defeats the purpose of allowing me to create players. Why do I want to play with a Mariano Rivera CAP who can't wear 42?

The less restrictions the better.

I believe 42 is currently the only number we can't assign. I used CAP's for guys who's numbers are retired by the Yankees like Pettitte (46) and Jeter (2) and I was able to manually assign those numbers.

[Bartolo Colon]

Re: Should a 99 overall be able to wear retired numbers?

I don't think we should be prevented from assigning any number to any player.



That defeats the purpose of allowing me to create players. Why do I want to play with a Mariano Rivera CAP who can't wear 42?



The less restrictions the better.



I believe 42 is currently the only number we can't assign. I used CAP's for guys who's numbers are retired by the Yankees like Pettitte (46) and Jeter (2) and I was able to manually assign those numbers.

#2 and #46 were retired this past year, so they’ll be locked for NYY in MLB 19 The Show.