This story is great—love the “oh he’s gone, I can finally get my old number back” angles.  You obviously have to expand to the trade market, though.  Sandy Alcantara is #22, so either Jax is going to be included in the trade or he’s setting himself up for a big payday when the trade occurs.

Reminds me years ago about a story John Kruk told, trading his number to Mitch Williams for 20 bucks and a case of beer. He said that after a while, the money was gone, Williams was gone, and the beer was gone, too.  Sad!

Ober goes from 16 to 17?

That's odd.

4 hours ago, AlwaysinModeration said:

This story is great—love the “oh he’s gone, I can finally get my old number back” angles.  You obviously have to expand to the trade market, though.  Sandy Alcantara is #22, so either Jax is going to be included in the trade or he’s setting himself up for a big payday when the trade occurs.

Reminds me years ago about a story John Kruk told, trading his number to Mitch Williams for 20 bucks and a case of beer. He said that after a while, the money was gone, Williams was gone, and the beer was gone, too.  Sad!

I checked about 130 Baseball Reference pages. I wasn’t about to check everyone who might be traded too 

31 minutes ago, Greggory Masterson said:

I checked about 130 Baseball Reference pages. I wasn’t about to check everyone who might be traded too 

Slacker!

On 1/20/2023 at 7:00 AM, h2oface said:

Ober goes from 16 to 17?

That's odd.

I think there was a story last winter where Ober had 17 for a minute in the post-Berríos era, chosen because it was his lucky number or something, but then Archer got signed and wanted the number and they deferred to his veteran status.

Was Trevor May still on the market when Jax vacated #65?

28 minutes ago, whosafraidofluigirussolo said:

I think there was a story last winter where Ober had 17 for a minute in the post-Berríos era, chosen because it was his lucky number or something, but then Archer got signed and wanted the number and they deferred to his veteran status.

Was Trevor May still on the market when Jax vacated #65?

It was just a joke. A bad one, I guess. From an even to an odd number....... 17,,,,, that's odd.  

3 minutes ago, h2oface said:

It was just a joke. A bad one, I guess. From an even to an odd number....... 17,,,,, that's odd.

Not the hardest joke to pick up on, either...even if I didn't.

2 hours ago, h2oface said:

It was just a joke. A bad one, I guess. From an even to an odd number....... 17,,,,, that's odd.  

Too late for him to get even, anyway.

Miranda needs a new number.

20 hours ago, h2oface said:

It was just a joke. A bad one, I guess. From an even to an odd number....... 17,,,,, that's odd.  

Observations like this are a prime reason to visit TD regularly.

Pagan realized he had a better opportunity to become the all-time bWAR leader among Twins who primarily wore No. 15 (currently Al Worthington at 10.0) than among those who wore No. 12 (Cesar Tovar at 25.9). 

On 1/20/2023 at 6:00 AM, h2oface said:

Ober goes from 16 to 17?

That's odd.

It was even

5 hours ago, IndianaTwin said:

Observations like this are a prime reason to visit TD regularly.

And 16 is the composite I rely on daily. There’s something for everyone!

On 1/21/2023 at 10:24 PM, tony&rodney said:

Miranda needs a new number.

I wanna get a Miranda jersey but as soon as I get one with 64 he will change it because that's how my luck goes 

On 1/20/2023 at 7:00 AM, h2oface said:

Ober goes from 16 to 17?

That's odd.

So, to sum up what people are saying, when Ober was 16, his teammates figured he was a square.

With the switch to 17, chances are they’ll still think he’s odd.  Even as he hits his prime!