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What are you wearing, HoJo?

20 (Green will give way)

2 votes

20 (Green will be dealt)

0 votes

44 (briefly his number 1991, worn by Lastings Milledge last season)

0 votes

17 (All ex-teammates of Keith pay tribute)

2 votes

16 (Keith's OK, Doc's the one who needs a tribute)

0 votes

50-Something

11 votes

Other (please specify)

3 votes

Edgy MD Jan 26 2007 12:40 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 26 2007 12:50 PM

We have a number conflicti fast approaching. Howard Johnson is due to return as batting coach, but his familiar 20 belongs at present to Shawn Green. What will happen?

Johnny Dickshot Jan 26 2007 12:46 PM

Hojo does't care about 20 -- he'll take a coacherly number -- 52 or something. The real question is, with Cliff gone, does Willie re-take his customary No. 30?

Edgy MD Jan 26 2007 12:49 PM

Yeah, 50-something was supposed to be a polling option. I'm adding it.

Johnny Dickshot Jan 26 2007 12:50 PM

It also seems that recently, Met 3rd base coaches have taken low single-digit numbers, he could re-take Manny Acta's No. 3. Looks like Woody's No. 4 goes to Ben Johnson, if Johnson cracks the club. Which raises the question of whether they will have H. JOHNSON and B. JOHNSON nameplates. They did not distinguish last year's Hernadez Brothers that way (O, A and R).

Edgy MD Jan 26 2007 12:53 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jan 26 2007 01:31 PM

Interestingly, they probably almost never appeared in a game at the same time. HoJo wore an "H." to distinguish him from "D. Johnson" back in the day.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 26 2007 01:00 PM

If I remember right, HoJo had an H but Davey didn't have a D. I voted for HoJo's number to be 50-something. Bud Harrelson had to wear 53 back in the day because Rafael Santana was already wearing 3. And I think Mookie Wilson had to wear 51 because (somebody) was wearing 1 at the time. If Buddy and Mookie couldn't seize their traditional numbers, I doubt that HoJo will.

d'Kong76 Jan 26 2007 01:06 PM

Am I the only one who thought that this was going to be a joke about Hojo having more hair now than back in the day? He's gonna wear 52, to piss off Weissman.

Gwreck Jan 26 2007 01:30 PM

Edgy DC wrote: Interestingly, they probably almost never appeared in a game at the same time. Last day of the regular season, 2006, they did. (Anderson and Roberto). I don't remember about 2005 -- when they didn't have the A. or R. on the uniforms, either, I think.

soupcan Jan 26 2007 01:30 PM

I like JD's thinking and I voted 'other'. Number 3.

DocTee Jan 26 2007 03:10 PM

Other: 2+0= 2

SteveJRogers Jan 26 2007 04:13 PM

Yancy Street Gang wrote: think Mookie Wilson had to wear 51 because (somebody) was wearing 1 at the time. 1-Dawg, Lance Johnson They actually switched one day when Mookie was inducted into the Mets HOF in 1996

RealityChuck Jan 26 2007 08:34 PM

30. Since he was a 30-30 man. More likely, he'll just take a coach's number.

Edgy MD Feb 26 2007 07:18 AM

Cool spring number for Carlos Gomez:

TransMonk Feb 28 2007 12:03 PM

Dickshot calls it - HoJo sporting 52 for today's ST game with the Tigers.

G-Fafif Mar 01 2007 04:30 PM

HoJo was up as a coach at the very end of 2005. Sat on the bench mostly, but was sent out to stand in the first base box on the last day of the season (just the last inning, I recall). He wore 52 that day. Not a big story considering it was Mike Piazza's farewell. Thread title sounds a little like phone sex dialogue for ex-Major Leaguers.