Retire J.R. Richard's #50

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I agree that J.R. Richard, former pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball was one of the greatest pitchers ever for the franchise before a tragic injury cut short his career. I believe that the Houston Astros should honor J.R. Richard by retiring his jersey number 50 in a ceremony at Minute Maid Park.

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  • James B
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    • Coming of age as a Braves fan in the late 1970s (Phil Niekro and pray for four days of rain), no pitcher intrigued me more than J.R. Richard. His stuff was as intimidating as his ferocious mound presence, which is even more impressive considering he had to wear those rainbow unis. Watching him toy with the likes of Rowland Office and Biff Pocoroba was truly depressing, but in an entertaining way. Had his health cooperated, he'd most probably be in the HOF now. The year he was disabled was shaping up to be his best; it was the second year in a row his control showed marked improvement. And he won one more game as an Astro than Nolan Ryan. J.R. in his prime was the best pitcher Houson ever had; it would be a real nice touch if Astros management arranged his number retirement ceremony to coincide with Clemens' home debut.
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    • DO IT
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    • C'mon Astros retire JR's number
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    • jr was the best
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    • Honor one of our greatest!
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    • right-handed Randy Johnson
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    • One of the top 3 Pitchers in Astros History
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    • JR deserves this award
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  • Robert G
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    • He deserves it!
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    • I hope this is a joke.
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  • Jonathan E
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    • I Love JR. The man could pitch. To bad he got sick, otherwise he would have been in the Hall.
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  • Mike N
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    • J.R. absolutely dominated for you until stroke cut his career short. Do the right thing. Retire his number and have a big ceremony on a big attendance day.
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    • His statistics stack up against Ryan, Dierker, and Scott. It's the RIGHT thing to do.
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    • He deserves this! It's the least the organization could do.
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    • The sooner the better
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    • This should have been done already.
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  • Bill M
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    • J.R. deserves this honor big time!
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  • David L
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    • Please retire J.R. Richard's jersey.
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  • George S
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    • J.R. certainly deserves this long-overdue honor.
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  • Jeff C
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    • Way overdue. Most dominant pitcher in baseball during his career.
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  • J.D. Gibbs I
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    • As dominant a pitcher as any in Astros past, present, or future. He is more than deserving of this honor.
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  • Marshall B
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    • As intimidating as any pitcher...ever
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  • Ben L
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    • 76 CG in 10 years for the Astros, he deserves it
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