Talk:Jeff Nelson (baseball)

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[edit] Mariner or Yankee?

Nelson played more years in Seattle and had three separate stints on the Mariners. Isn't it fair to list him with Seattle colors? Would like to hear everyone's thoughts.

Yankee he signed with the Yankees before the 2007 season to retire as a Yankee--Yankees10 22:59, 24 June 2007 (UTC)Yankees10

BFD. He didn't play with NY in '07 and it was largely a publicity stunt.

The main thing was he signed with the Yankees because he wanted to RETIRE AS A YANKEE, and I doubt it was a publicity stunt--Yankees10 00:48, 25 June 2007 (UTC)Yankees10

Retired players should not have colors, period. Obviously there are some professional athletes that would have a clear-cut choice for colors. However, there are others that might be impossible to agree upon. Therefore the sake of consistency, retired players should not have colors. They are not under contract with teams anyway, there is no need for them.Chris Nelson 01:16, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

FWIW, I think he should have Yankee colors. He played on 5 pennant and WS champ teams with the Yanks. I don't feel strongly either way, but those are my thoughts. - Masonpatriot 01:20, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Colors should be neutral, I explain my ideas here:Talk:Reggie Jackson

From a purely objective standpoint, look at Nelson's career:

Mariners: 432 games, 24 wins, 447 IP, 471 SO, 23 SV, 3.26 ERA

Yankees: 331 games, 23 wins, 311 IP, 334 SO, 9 SV, 3.47 ERA

He pitched 101 more games with the Mariners and recorded much better statistics in Seattle than with the Yankees. He should consequently be represented as a Mariner. 192.234.99.1 11:11, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

If you go by the numbers, you have to say he spent the majority of his career, and posted his best seasons, as a member of the Seattle Mariners. Joeidaho 14:02, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Mariners; whether you look at seasons, games or saves, a slight majority of his career was with the Mariners, but only about 35-40% with the Yankees. For me, the final clincher is that his only All-Star selection was as a Mariner. MisfitToys 23:14, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

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