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| Yankees questions allowed? | |
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| Topic Started: May 11 2006, 02:20 PM (406 Views) | |
| Post #1 May 11 2006, 02:20 PM | Son N Law |
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Here's an interesting question for you baseball-type folks. For those of you who don't watch Lost, there is a sequence of numbers whose significance us fans have been trying to determine for over a year now: 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Recently, a little tidbit slipped (and whether it's official or not is undetermined) that the numbers might also have some real-world significance, outside the continuity of the show, related to the NY Yankees. To be honest, I wouldn't know a curve ball from a screwball if not for Looney Toons, so I'm clueless. Do any of you have a clue as to what those numbers might mean? |
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| Post #2 May 11 2006, 08:21 PM |
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| All of those jersey numbers (and a few others) have been retired by the Yankees. |
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| Post #3 May 12 2006, 08:41 AM | Son N Law |
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Hmmm... *ponder* Thanks! |
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| Post #4 May 12 2006, 08:59 AM |
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4-Lou Gehrig, 8-Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey, 15-Thurman Munson, 16-Whitey Ford, 23-Don Mattingly, 42-Jackie Robinson (Robinson was never a Yankee. His number was retired by all teams in honor of his breaking the color barrier.) Other retired numbers: 1-Billy Martin, 3-Babe Ruth, 5-Joe DiMaggio, 7-Mickey Mantle, 9-Roger Maris, 10-Phil Rizzuto, 32-Elson Howard, 37-Casey Stengel, 44-Reggie Jackson, 49-Ron Guidry. |
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| Post #5 May 12 2006, 09:15 AM | Son N Law |
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Now I guess the trick is to figure out the significance of those players, if there is any. That's the beauty of Lost -- it's so multi-layered and deep, with so many references and so much homage, that figuring out the meaning behind everything is half the fun. One character, for example, is named after John Locke, and I find that so often, when discussing the show with friends, they have no clue who the real John Locke was and how his philosophy influences the themes of the series. Understand Locke, and you understand the show just a little better. So it's going to be interesting to try to figure out if those players have any connection, and how that relates to the show as a whole. |
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| Post #6 May 12 2006, 09:34 AM |
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Since the list of numbers is not complete, and since the coincidence of this list being all retired Yankee numbers is to big to be merely chance, consider the possibility that the list of retired numbers not included may be the significant list. One other possibility: All retired numbers are significant, but there is also significance to which numbers made the "Lost list" and which did not. Did you notice how many names on the unincluded list have last names that are common first names? None of the names on the included list have this feature. |
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| Post #7 May 12 2006, 11:10 AM | Son N Law |
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... Dang! Interesting hypothesis. You know, it blows my mind that you're not a huge fan of the show. |
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| Post #8 May 12 2006, 01:47 PM |
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| I tend not to watch shows that have to be followed. I feel like I am being manipulated. I probably would not have been a fan of the one-reel serials in the theatres of olde. |
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| Post #9 May 12 2006, 04:13 PM | Son N Law |
| Ah, that I can see. Some shows you can miss an episode or two and be okay. Some, if you miss an episode, you're completely out of the loop. With Lost, if you blink too hard you might as well give it up. |
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