Interesting new BR feature

[inari]

Or at least I think it's new. Basically, it shows the numbers someone has worn throughout their career as well as a small shot of the uniform. Take a look at Derrek Lee's page for a good example:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leede02.shtml

 

I think it's pretty neat. However, it lists Aramis as only ever being 16. Am I crazy for thinking he was something else for his first day as a Cub? Maybe 19?

[cubsfan5150]

The football section has been like that for some time. That's what we use for numbers/ages in our Tecmo Super Bowl leagues.

[BCVM22]

Am I crazy for thinking he was something else for his first day as a Cub? Maybe 19?

 

Not crazy at all. He wore 15 ever so briefly before swapping with Sonny Jackson for his no. 16.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r71/bcvm22/sigzeon/aramstarwars.jpg

 

Not the most dignified of photographic evidence to confirm your memory, but you can clearly see that the second numeral on his back there is a 5.

 

Being the uni number disciple that I am, I love this feature, even if the Baseball Almanac's had the same data with less flair for a while now and Casey Ignarski's page has been doing this for the Cubs for however long he's been at it.

 

My one complaint is that they didn't take steps to make similar jerseys more distinctive from one another.

 

Case in point, our old friend Michael Barrett:

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barremi01.shtml

 

His Expos number and his two Cubs numbers look too much alike. I realize the team name comes up with a simple mouse-over, but still.

[inari]

I really thought that was the case. I wonder why they missed that and got Nomar, who also wore 8 only for a game or two.

[Pushfrog98]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Almost makes me have to scroll horizontally.

[Derwood]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Almost makes me have to scroll horizontally.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgami01.shtml

[Pushfrog98]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Almost makes me have to scroll horizontally.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgami01.shtml

Haha good call. How did I forget about Mike?

[UMFan83]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Almost makes me have to scroll horizontally.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgami01.shtml

Haha good call. How did I forget about Mike?

 

I don't know. I personally can't forget all the horrible games he had down the stretch of the 1998 season.

[Garwilly]

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml

Almost makes me have to scroll horizontally.

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morgami01.shtml

 

When I noticed this feature, these were tow of the first players I looked up.