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https://www.tsn.ca/new-york-yankees-paul-o-neill-jersey-retirement-toronto-blue-jays-1.1762732

Really ?   Why not Hank Bauer,Tommy Heinrich, Bill Skowron, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds and Eddie Lopat, too ? 

What year do you think we'll see a player wearing a 3 digit uniform ?

Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams, Scott Brosius... start getting those guys ready because they were part of that stretch of success too.

And I know it isn't necessarily fair to do so given the different eras, but start with Babe Ruth and read through all of the retired numbers already. Then tack on Paul O'Neill. Hmmmm....

I'm a big O'Neill fan, but the number retiring has gotten totally out of control. Don't worry about triple digits, soon there will be so much advertising on the jerseys you won't be able to see a number. 

Either three-digit numbers or fractions, like in this Futurama clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFuVWjmk-sk

O'Neill? Really?!?! Maybe the Cubs will retire Leon Durham's number someday...

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That's what I liked about the Oakland Raiders...they don't retire numbers.

It probably has more to do with him being a broadcaster than a player, right? Otherwise, I can't imagine why the Yankees retire his number. But maybe I'm just biased because I also only remember O'Neill as a Red because of his most iconic play.

Posada's #20 is retired.   

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/

myrke wrote:

Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez, Bernie Williams, Scott Brosius... start getting those guys ready because they were part of that stretch of success too.

And I know it isn't necessarily fair to do so given the different eras, but start with Babe Ruth and read through all of the retired numbers already. Then tack on Paul O'Neill. Hmmmm....

I can hear it now: "now batting, number 55.2, Jasson Dominguez!"

Huh! So is Bernie's... well, then O'Neill is just a continuation it looks.