Comments on: So I see the Cleveland Indians are going to induct Kenny Lofton into the Cleveland Hall of Fame on 8/7. Will? http://sportsnewsnetwork.org/clevelandindians/so-i-see-the-cleveland-indians-are-going-to-induct-kenny-lofton-into-the-cleveland-hall-of-fame-on-87-will/ The latest news and info about the Cleveland Indians Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:23:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: White Sox http://sportsnewsnetwork.org/clevelandindians/so-i-see-the-cleveland-indians-are-going-to-induct-kenny-lofton-into-the-cleveland-hall-of-fame-on-87-will/comment-page-1/#comment-8256 White Sox Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:45:01 +0000 http://sportsnewsnetwork.org/clevelandindians/so-i-see-the-cleveland-indians-are-going-to-induct-kenny-lofton-into-the-cleveland-hall-of-fame-on-87-will/#comment-8256 Probably not. Usually, when a team is going to retire the number of a player, they won't use it for any players after that, even if it wasn't made official. For example, with Frank Thomas, the #35 was never used by anyone on the White Sox after he left and it was not announced it was going to be retired. But they knew they would be retiring it in the future when he retired so they had no one wear it. Confusing I know but the Indians most likely would not have used it if they were to retire the number. However, they still could........ Probably not. Usually, when a team is going to retire the number of a player, they won’t use it for any players after that, even if it wasn’t made official.

For example, with Frank Thomas, the #35 was never used by anyone on the White Sox after he left and it was not announced it was going to be retired. But they knew they would be retiring it in the future when he retired so they had no one wear it.

Confusing I know but the Indians most likely would not have used it if they were to retire the number. However, they still could……..

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