Off topic, but one of my favorite tweets ever, and why I will always root for the guy, was when Brandon McCarthy went to the Yankees, and he tweeted " (In Kramer Moviefone voice) Why don't you just tell me which numbers are available..."
Or, (d) think that part of a player's number being retired should be because there is an emotional attachment and relationship between the player, the team and the fanbase that is reciprocal on all fronts. Boggs was certainly a great player and as witnessed here there's a portion of the fanbase that cherished him. But he never seemed to give two shits about the Red Sox or the fans and he still doesn't to this day. (And no, this is not about him going to the Yankees or riding the horse, I honestly don't care about either of those).
He tried to go into the Hall wearing a Tampa hat. He's talked shit about the organization for years because they haven't done this yet. All while refusing a "job" working the Legends suite - as many other retired players do - because they didn't offer enough money for him to go glad hand the fans. He's done nothing to forge any kind of relationship with the team or the fans in the 16 years he's been retired. Even Clemens has done that.
So yeah, he was awesome and his stats are there and he was a first ballot...but he's also a dick, always has been one and always will be one and never did a damn thing to change that image. So I could care less if his number goes up and I consider this a marketing ploy, worthy of the Dentist, even though he's gone.