Whatt Jersey Name and Number to Get?

by zogger on Oct 8, 2011 1:16 PM EDT

When the end of season sales come, I usually get a tee shirt or something. I want to go with a player on the team, rather than for a past player like Maz, Roberto, or Stargell. Everyone has a McCutchen or Walker or Hanrahan, so I am looking for something different but a player I like. Plus a player I am pretty sure will be on the team next year. I am thinking of a Presley No.44. What would you get?

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What Jersey Name and Number to Get?

Andrew McCutchen

22 votes

Alex Presley

20 votes

Garrett Jones

4 votes

Neil Walker

24 votes

Other

24 votes

94 votes | Poll has closed

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what about...

Taillon or #12 Cole jersey?

BUT if you wanted a jersey for someone who will be on the team next year I’d go with a #50 Morton (could be a top 5 pitcher in the NL next year) or a #24 Alvarez (will almost certainly be our starting 3rd basemen on opening day and you could say you supported him all along instead of jumping on his bandwagon when he hits 30 HRs next year).

by FusilliJerry88 on Oct 8, 2011 1:31 PM EDT reply actions

*** #19 Taillon

by FusilliJerry88 on Oct 8, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Other

Clemente or Stargell.

The yellow throwback Stargell jerseys are awesome — and you don’t see many of them.

by insane_sanity on Oct 8, 2011 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Ciriaco

Of course.

by maguro on Oct 8, 2011 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

Took the words off my keyboard

by theatrain on Oct 8, 2011 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Wagner '09.

by RDV across the sea on Oct 8, 2011 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

Someone who will be with the team next year, for sure?

Ray Searage, #54.

Free your ass and your mind will follow.

by cocktailsfor2 on Oct 8, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

#31

Jose Tabata.

by MDBuc on Oct 8, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions

Safe bet right there.

by ATribeCalledGreg on Oct 8, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

good call

but id have to go with the Daryle Ward throwback!!

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by omar moreno on Oct 8, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Only one choice here.

by shortman8889 on Oct 8, 2011 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

gag

Presley and Jones? You might be better off buying a Pokey Reese jersey.

I’d buy Tabata, Alvarez, Cutch, or… Taillon/Cole? Get someone from the core, not someone doomed to be professional bench player. That is, unless you think Presley will be a starter 3 years from now.

by H2O on Oct 8, 2011 10:14 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like others have the current player

options covered, so why not try something different? Here are some options:

Tony Pena
Johnny Ray
Al Oliver
Manny Sanguillen
Elroy Face
Ralph Kiner
Paul Waner
Honus Wagner

by SteelStealth on Oct 8, 2011 11:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Gee, thanks. Now I’m going to be searching the internets for a Kiner Jersey.

Put on your dancin' shoes.

by PensFan024 on Oct 10, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

PensFan024,

if you check a site like Ebay, they do offer Pirates jerseys which can be customized, or you can buy numbers and have it done yourself. It’s more work, but if you want something unique, it could be worth the time.

BTW, on those players listed above, I made the mistake of hitting the number key before tyoing the actual number. Here are the true numbers for those Pirates of the past:

Wagner 33
Waner 10
Kiner 4
Face 26
Sanguillen 35
Oliver 16
Ray 3
Pena 6

by SteelStealth on Oct 11, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions

"MVP"

by Mr. E on Oct 9, 2011 1:16 AM EDT reply actions

Only time this number was used

0 Junior Ortiz. My wife still has her Ortiz jersey.

by almcbean on Oct 9, 2011 4:38 PM EDT reply actions

Wow, I almost forgot about Ortiz,

it is rare to see a player wear zero. I do recall Al Oliver with Montreal wearing zero as well.

by SteelStealth on Oct 9, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

On the current team,

I’d take 50, Charlie Morton.

by almcbean on Oct 9, 2011 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

I wanted a d'Arnaud jersey

but mlb.com wouldn’t do either a lower-case ‘d’ or an apostrophe.

by DG Lewis on Oct 10, 2011 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

I understand what you're saying about looking for something different

but by further limiting yourself to current players who are likely to play for the Pirates next year, you really don’t have many options.

SteelStealth listed some good choices for former players, to which I might add:

17 Dock Ellis
18 Bill Virdon
24 Dick Groat
31 Dave Giusti
39 Bob Veale
54 Rich Gossage

by gonfalon on Oct 10, 2011 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

Always bothered me the Bucs couldn't

retain Gossage for more than that one year, 10-1 season. Obviously, the Yankees threw a ton of money at him, but the Pirates could have really used him in 1978 and 1980.

by SteelStealth on Oct 11, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

the only answer to this question is Veras

but seriously I would go with either Cutch or Jose TA-BA-TA

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by WVPiratesfan on Oct 11, 2011 10:51 AM EDT reply actions

Mitchell and Ness

I just saw a bunch of the black and gold ones with Tekulve, Bibby, Parker, Blyleven and Madlock. I have 3 Clementes, 3 Stargells and one with my last name and 44 that I got 3 or 4 years ago.

I would probably get a Teke or Cobra, what about a Van Slyke or Drabek one?

by Rubble44 on Oct 11, 2011 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

I’ve got a cobra one. You get a lot of "why do you have a willie parker pirates jersey. I would love a Drabek jersey with the Cursive Pittsburgh on the front.

Put on your dancin' shoes.

by PensFan024 on Oct 12, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions