tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post116066614118892774..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: A Tale Of Two Franks & Then SomeScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160846469880543992006-10-14T13:21:00.000-04:002006-10-14T13:21:00.000-04:00Yes--MickNats and I have known about it all season...Yes--MickNats and I have known about it all season. When I went to A Mets/Nats game in 2005, they were chanting the Jose Song, but not as many as now. MickNats noticed everyone doing it when he attended the Nats Opening Game at Shea in 2006. We claim they are copying us??!! ThanksScreech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160787808687833952006-10-13T21:03:00.000-04:002006-10-13T21:03:00.000-04:00Say, SBF, were you watching the NLCS tonight? Mets...Say, SBF, were you watching the NLCS tonight? Mets fans were chanting the SAME "Norway" chant for José Reyes that you guys in 320 started for José Vidro! They owe you royalties!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160699355509955202006-10-12T20:29:00.000-04:002006-10-12T20:29:00.000-04:00For me, the real reason Frank's number should be r...For me, the real reason Frank's number should be retired is not that he was a popular Oriole great or that he was the Nats first manager in Washington. As much as Nats fans want to pretend the Montréal Expos didn't exist, you have to see what Frank meant to the team the last few years in Montréal when everything else was falling apart around them. He was a rock of stability---both for the team and the Expos fans who kept coming to the Big O. As difficult as the last few years have been, Robinson refused to yuk it up and pretend that this was all a joke. He told the Nats in their inaugural year in Washington to take PRIDE in their new uniform and their new city. That as much as anything may have accounted for their terrific start in 2005.<BR/><BR/>Frank Robinson means a great deal to the Reds, Orioles, and yes---the Expos/Nationals franchise and I believe he deserves to have his number retired in all three ballparks. For Cleveland, Frank Robinson was just a footnote and I don't think he needs to have his uniform retired there.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of manager's uniforms, I just thought of something. Bucky Harris never wore a number as a player, but he was manager of the Nats for many, MANY years and he surely wore a uniform number then. I think Harris' manager number should also be retired. (Walter Johnson wore a uniform number as the Nationals manager, but although he won a lot of games as skipper, it will be as a pitcher that he is most remembered so he should only have a "W" within a circle.)<BR/><BR/>Eddie CunninghamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160678677923923732006-10-12T14:44:00.000-04:002006-10-12T14:44:00.000-04:00I believe the Reds have retired his number, but th...I believe the Reds have retired his number, but the Indians, for whatever reason, have chosen not to. I agree that Frank is a mediocre manager at best, but, I feel, Frank did stick it out for 5 years--under less than a decent situation, not many people would have, MLB Ownership of the Expos/Nationals was atrocious--I would give it too him for that--and it really smooths out--the club moving forward under new management--and as I mentioned in the post--The Nats building their own heritage. Thanks for the comments--I appreciate your thoughts.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-1160676041858175712006-10-12T14:00:00.000-04:002006-10-12T14:00:00.000-04:00I can get behind any of that (whatever makes the f...I can get behind any of that (whatever makes the fans happy), except the retiring of Frank's number. Essentially we'd be retiring it because a great player took some time out to manage our team in his later years. He wasn't a great manager, maybe not even a good one, we just liked having him around because he is such an icon. <BR/><BR/>I also don't see how the Reds aren't more important than the Expos/Nats. Hell I'd argue Cleveland would be more important figuring they gave him the break to be the first African-American manager.Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.com