Number Game: Who's #35

Bulldog Bruce

All-Conference
Nov 1, 2007
4,422
4,500
113
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.

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aTotal360

Heisman
Nov 12, 2009
21,045
12,721
113
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.
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dickiedawg

Senior
Feb 22, 2008
4,108
886
113
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.

A little before my time. I think of Wes Rea.
 
Nov 25, 2019
382
248
43
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.

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you launched quite a few over the fence. Much respect!
 

maroontide06

Senior
Dec 14, 2023
700
675
93
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.

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Awesome looking shadow box display!!! That is one iconic looking uniform. They need to go back to making identical copies of this uniform. What is the significance of the baseballs to the right of the bat?
 

HotMop

All-American
May 8, 2006
7,165
5,174
113
Notable: No driver has won a NASCAR race while driving the #35.
 

mcdawg22

All-American
Sep 18, 2004
12,686
9,331
113
Been waiting for this number. When I hear 35 I think:


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I actually got stuck with it. I wanted 26, because of Dave Kingman, but John MacDonald already had it. I asked for 44 because of Willie McCovey, but for some reason Coach Polk was only allowing 1 thru 36. When I was asked, only 35 and 36 was left. Tom McCullough, who wore 35 before me, was in the room and campaigned for 35. So that's what I picked. I wore that same jersey top for 4 years.

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I keed, I keed…
 

Bulldog Bruce

All-Conference
Nov 1, 2007
4,422
4,500
113
Awesome looking shadow box display!!! That is one iconic looking uniform. They need to go back to making identical copies of this uniform. What is the significance of the baseballs to the right of the bat?
Without going to look at the shadowbox. They are either Home Run balls from my Minor League career or the only 3 HR game I ever had. It was in a Little League tournament game when I was 12.
 

soccerdad

Freshman
Apr 16, 2019
115
67
28
Bruce you could really club that ball, doesn’t matter what number you wore. Remember Polks joke about you racing a pregnant women to first and you came in 3rd?
 

Bulldog Bruce

All-Conference
Nov 1, 2007
4,422
4,500
113
Bruce you could really club that ball, doesn’t matter what number you wore. Remember Polks joke about you racing a pregnant women to first and you came in 3rd?
Yeah. Told him I only needed to walk around the bases.