Marlins Allow Morrison to Don Carl Barger's #5

[TheMendozaLine]

If anyone is curious, the bust is by sculptor Robert Berks, who apparently sought to make every one of his subjects appear afflicted with leprosy

JFK
Einstein
Lincoln
MLK
LBJ and Lady Bird
Reagan
And yes, even Mister Rogers (Fred Rogers)

[Swifty]

Hopefully the plaque ends up being a bit more attractive than this monstrosity

It looks like it was pulled from a fire.

[Metes]

That would be awful if Carl had been killed in a fire

[Party]

It's like that dead cook in the Poseidon Adventure who had his face burned off.

[TheMendozaLine]

It looks like a cross between a fat James Spader and Joseph Merrick

[Jorge18]

"You just shouldn't un-retire numbers without 100 pct. approval -- but the Marlins did it. http://t.co/RuMLPSRQ I hope they reverse this. -- Buster_ESPN (@Buster_ESPN)"

"If you retire a #, it means no one will ever wear it again;that's the honor a team commits to. What if future Bulls owner un-retired No. 23? -- Buster_ESPN (@Buster_ESPN)"

Can we give this clown the award for the stupidest thing ever said? I can't believe a professional columnist would say something like this.

I always liked Buster, but this is just ridiculous.

[Ramp]

yea, his twitter feed right now is absolutely ridiculous

[Beef]

I can't really disagree with

If you retire a #, it means no one will ever wear it again;that's the honor a team commits to.

[Ramp]

Different ownership though. Wasn't Loria that retired it. And Barger will be getting a plaque somewhere in the ballpark. Hopefully one that explains his significance, because you know 95% of the people in the stands had no idea why the #5 was retired at Dolphin Stadium.

[Beef]

I understand the different ownership thing and that Loria and his front office didn't make that promise, but his point stands. The organization retired the number which has a certain meaning in sports and this is something I've never really seen.

[TheMendozaLine]

Wake up in the morning feeling like Busted Puséy.

[Miamarlin21]

Ehhh

[Ramp]

Numbers are unretired all the time, the problem here is that did the Marlins reach out to the Barger family and if so, we're they simply ignored?

Obviously, one of the two parties here is lying.

[Beef]

Yeah, when I say something I've never really seen, I am referring to un-retiring a number with the parties most concerned with that retired number not playing a significant role in allowing its use.

[TheMendozaLine]

"David Samson doesn't care about dead people" - Kanye West