I love O’Neill. Might be my favorite Yankee of the dynasty stretch. But this is silly.
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Brosuis had some some huge moments during his tenure with the Yankees.Scott Brosius baby!
So his number should be retired?Brosuis had some some huge moments during his tenure with the Yankees.
No. But people were speaking about him in the same breath as Miguel Cairo.So his number should be retired?
Might have to go to 3 digits.15 of the lowest 25 numbers retired now:
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A significant number of Yankees fans still say Paul is their favorite Yankee. Every Yankees fan can playback memories of him crying in the outfield, playing after his dad passed, breaking coolers, gunning down runners. Paul is an absolute Yankees legend. I'm not a Sox fan so I can't answer for you, but is that how Sox fans think of Kevin?I think the better analogue would be Kevin Youkilis' number being retired by Boston.
The Celtics aren't exactly the right comp when wanting to tease the Yankees about retired number overkillOoof, guess it's time for the Celtics to keep pace and retire Rick Fox's number.
I said it was a better analogue (than, say, Trot Nixon). Not that it was exact.A significant number of Yankees fans still say Paul is their favorite Yankee. Every Yankees fan can playback memories of him crying in the outfield, playing after his dad passed, breaking coolers, gunning down runners. Paul is an absolute Yankees legend. I'm not a Sox fan so I can't answer for you, but is that how Sox fans think of Kevin?
The Celtics aren't exactly the right comp when wanting to tease the Yankees about retired number overkill
So I guess the comp is Cornbread. (Because the rest, other than Reggie, are NBA HOF'ers, and CM had 2 years of team announcing at time of retirement)Important player during multiple championships, known as a grinder, bit of a temper, not a star, had some moments.
My comment was tongue in cheek, but I was acknowledging that Brosius was remembered fondly in the Bronx for a few big postseason moments that had earned him the gritty True Yankee (TM) designation. He was kind of a mimeographed version of O’Neill. So as long as the Yanks are continuing down the path of dubious number retirements Brosius seems to be the next step.No. But people were speaking about him in the same breath as Miguel Cairo.
I've posted this before, but it brings up a bit of a conundrum for me. I think some of the recent Yankee number retirements are a little silly... but I also think the Red Sox are too stingy about number retirements by limiting it to induction into the Hall of Fame. I know drawing bright lines is important, and I think the Yankees have cheapened number their number retirements by being overly inclusive, but I also think the whole "number retirement" genre does best when teams honor the players who were most important to their team and their fans, not purely the best players to ever wear the uniform.WAR is imperfect, yada yada, but he only had 26.7 as a Yankee. Dewey was obviously a far superior player with twice as much service to the franchises in question, but even if it's just about guys on multiple championship teams Wakefield had 34.5 with the Sox, Varitek had 24.2 and they'll never be retired. Pedroia was a far superior player with multiple titles and unless he makes the HOF or they make an exemption he's not getting retired either. If it's all about championships, why is Mattingly in?
I actually think Youk is a good comp, apart from not having played elsewhere for his entire 20s. He was never the best player on the Red Sox, but was always a fan favorite with a distinctive nickname. 3 All Stars and a Gold Glove vs. Paul's 4 All Stars for the Yankees, etc.I said it was a better analogue (than, say, Trot Nixon). Not that it was exact.
Important player during multiple championships, known as a grinder, bit of a temper, not a star, had some moments.
I bet this is right. If he had retired and become an anonymous FL resident or something this wouldn't be happening.A bit silly to me too, but I guess the 20ish years as a part time broadcaster probably helped.
The Red Sox have a team Hall of Fame, which is a fine place to recognize players whose status doesn't reach the iconic nature of those whose numbers are retired. Few on this site are bigger Ted boosters than I am, and I still think he falls short of having the number up there. I'm on the fence about Pedroia, though; I could see that one eventually.I've posted this before, but it brings up a bit of a conundrum for me. I think some of the recent Yankee number retirements are a little silly... but I also think the Red Sox are too stingy about number retirements by limiting it to induction into the Hall of Fame.
Or raise a bannerIf you aren't generating interest by winning, might as well retire a number, I guess...
Bad phrasing. Maintian their lead is more like it.The Celtics aren't exactly the right comp when wanting to tease the Yankees about retired number overkill
The Red Sox have a team Hall of Fame, which is a fine place to recognize players whose status doesn't reach the iconic nature of those whose numbers are retired. Few on this site are bigger Ted boosters than I am, and I still think he falls short of having the number up there. I'm on the fence about Pedroia, though; I could see that one eventually.
I suggest if you want to continue this sidetrack, let's move it to its own thread on the Red Sox mainboard
Probably should have included the exclamation pointYou mean Tek, right?
Who?If not Brosius or Sojo, maybe the next one will be Karim Garcia