1. 02-21-18 07:02 AM #1
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    Who's the Greatest sports player to wear the number 8 jersey

    Any sport
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  2. 02-21-18 07:04 AM #2
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    Cal Ripken Jr
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  3. 02-21-18 07:07 AM #3
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    Yup

    End of topic there
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  4. 02-21-18 07:18 AM #4
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    Yogi Berra and his 3 MVP's
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  5. 02-21-18 07:24 AM #5
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    Steve Young
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  6. 02-21-18 07:28 AM #6
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    My best friend from high school LOL. Damn he threw a nice ball. I loved catching his passes.
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  7. 02-21-18 07:32 AM #7
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    Uhhhh Kobe
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  8. 02-21-18 07:47 AM #8
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  9. 02-21-18 08:10 AM #9
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    Yogi beats out Yaz, and Cal IMO.
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  10. 02-21-18 08:12 AM #10
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  11. 02-21-18 08:16 AM #11
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    Kobe easy

    Lol Kal Ripken
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  12. 02-21-18 08:19 AM #12
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  13. 02-21-18 08:29 AM #13
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  14. 02-21-18 08:58 AM #14
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    Kobe or Yogi..Ripken would be nothing without the streak. Guy cared more about the streak then winning games. Kobe and Yogi are winning players
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  15. 02-21-18 09:09 AM #15
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    Ripken played a lot of years just to break the record he was not good
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  16. 02-21-18 09:27 AM #16
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    Ripken a good defender only, average hitter who played a long time.
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  17. 02-21-18 09:28 AM #17
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    Agree with Kobe
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  18. 02-21-18 09:42 AM #18
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  19. 02-21-18 09:45 AM #19
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    Quote Originally Posted by rm18 View Post
    Ripken a good defender only, average hitter who played a long time.
    Career .276 hitter with 8 silver slugger awards....Cmon bro
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  20. 02-21-18 09:49 AM #20
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  21. 02-21-18 09:58 AM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by GT21Megatron View Post
    Career .276 hitter with 8 silver slugger awards....Cmon bro
    Plus he did all that playing every fuking day. I love Kobe but the hardest thing to do in sports is hit a baseball and Ripken did it well and never took days off. You will never, ever, ever see what he did again
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  22. 02-21-18 10:02 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
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    Ovechkin ?
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  23. 02-21-18 10:31 AM #23
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    OK

    Yogi was a great catcher

    But 6 of his last 7 years were beyond sub par as he was platooning and that directly correlates with the integration of baseball at that time.

    Cal has 2 MVPS and a ROY, 20 Plus seasons, literally was the face of Baltimore and baseball for 2 decades

    Steve Young- no
    Oveckin- no

    Kobe- I believe played more games in 24 than 8, so we only look at 97-05 and we don't have enough to say that 8 years makes him all time.
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  24. 02-21-18 10:38 AM #24
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    Kobe played 10 years with each number, 3 titles
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  25. 02-21-18 10:45 AM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR Tony View Post
    Ovechkin ?
    yup unless arod wore 8
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  26. 02-21-18 10:48 AM #26
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    If Kobe stuck with the one number then fair enough.Id say Ripken Jr.
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  27. 02-21-18 10:50 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post
    yup unless arod wore 8
    If you showed 100 drunks in a bar a picture of Oveckin, in his jersey, less than half could name him.

    That same deal, with Cal, 90/100 get it right.
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  28. 02-21-18 10:51 AM #28
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  29. 02-21-18 10:53 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    If Kobe stuck with the one number then fair enough.Id say Ripken Jr.
    why should that matter ?
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  30. 02-21-18 10:55 AM #30
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    Quote Originally Posted by SBR Tony View Post
    why should that matter ?
    Im not picking a guy that was flip flopping his numbers.Primadonna.
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  31. 02-21-18 10:55 AM #31
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    Me. I wore number 8 all six years in little league. Won 5 championships(pitching is important)and 4 MVPS
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  32. 02-21-18 11:02 AM #32
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    Afro Kobe
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  33. 02-21-18 01:54 PM #33
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    surprised no Joe Morgan's posted
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  34. 02-21-18 01:58 PM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by packerd_00 View Post
    Im not picking a guy that was flip flopping his numbers.Primadonna.
    He put up HOF numbers in both, if he changed his name we could put him in two times
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  35. 02-21-18 02:06 PM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by GzaTheGenius View Post
    He put up HOF numbers in both, if he changed his name we could put him in two times
    I don't give a shit mate,it would be like Micheal Jordan having two numbers or Tom Brady,every other legend is known for just the one number,and that's how it should be.
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