Should Wood's number be retired some day?

[OleMissCub]

Seemed to be some debate about this today.

[Rizzo Smash]

Yes.

[Derwood]

No.

 

We all love the guy, but the career numbers don't bear it.

[Rizzo Smash]

No.

 

We all love the guy, but the career numbers don't bear it.

This isn't getting elected to the Hall of Fame. This is just retiring a number. I don't want any Cub to wear #34 again. It would be just too weird. Retire it.

[Derwood]

No.

 

We all love the guy, but the career numbers don't bear it.

This isn't getting elected to the Hall of Fame. This is just retiring a number. I don't want any Cub to wear #34 again. It would be just too weird. Retire it.

 

Sosa did way more with the Cubs and plenty of players have worn his number since. I just don't see it happening

[Little Slide Rooter]

He was a great pitcher when healthy but was by no means Greg Maddux or Fergie Jenkins. He did great things for the community, but was by no means Roberto Clemente. Put me down as a no.

[OleMissCub]

No. He already has his 20k flag.

[javy knows my name]

He was a great pitcher when healthy but was by no means Greg Maddux or Fergie Jenkins. He did great things for the community, but was by no means Roberto Clemente. Put me down as a no.

 

This is the best thing you've ever written, but I still disagree with it.

 

Kerry did some great things for this organization, was a class act and was for a brief time the best or among the very best in the game. I'm not sure what else he would have to do. Cy Young is basically meaningless, and a big suck it to ASG appearances. We're not giving him a statue. Do it.

[Little Slide Rooter]

He was a great pitcher when healthy but was by no means Greg Maddux or Fergie Jenkins. He did great things for the community, but was by no means Roberto Clemente. Put me down as a no.

 

This is the best thing you've ever written, but I still disagree with it.

 

Kerry did some great things for this organization, was a class act and was for a brief time the best or among the very best in the game.

I'm not sure what else he would have to do.

Cy Young is basically meaningless, and a big suck it to ASG appearances. We're not giving him a statue. Do it.

 

Kerry Wood was a great guy, a fan favorite, and a star pitcher when he was healthy. Some organizations will retire numbers for being just that, but those , but as I mentioned in another thread, if you look over the list of Cubs retired numbers, they're all Hall of Famers. Hack Wilson and Gabby Hartnett's numbers arent retired. I think that Wood should be at least in line behind those 2.

[SouthSideRyan]

Hack Wilson was a Cub for 6 years and Gabby Hartnett never had a number for more than 5 seasons.

[Garwilly]

Hack Wilson was a Cub for 6 years and Gabby Hartnett never had a number for more than 5 seasons.

 

Hack Wilson never even wore a number, the Cubs began in 1932, he was gone after 1931.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I love Kerry, but I Sosa meant more to the franchise and they have given his number to the likes of Jason Marquis and Tyler Colvin.

 

Until they fly 21 from the flags, no one else should get the honor.

[C.C.]

No.

[Sammy Sofa]

YESSSSSS.

[C.C.]

Can we combine Prior and Wood's numbers and retire them both?

[CubmanPi]

Can we combine Prior and Wood's numbers and retire Brian McRae?

[OleMissCub]

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[javy knows my name]

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