Also don’t forget his appearance on “Seinfeld.” I believe the Yankee FO is already planning a ceremony to retire the number of Danny Tartabull, as well…
Combs was inducted into Cooperstown and won 3 WS rings in his 12 seasons in the Bronx.
Pennock won 3 WS rings in the Bronx and was also inducted into Cooperstown.
Gordon won 4 WS rings on the Yankees, won an MVP Award in NY, and was inducted into Cooperstown.
I’m not saying the Yankees retire too many numbers. I’m saying the Yankees retire the wrong ones sometimes. There’s no argument O’Neill was better and more deserving than these 3 players. Try to make one.
(And bringing up Gordon only playing 7 years in NY is an opportunity to mention his tenure in the Bronx was interrupted by his WWII service. O’Neill has no such equivalent.)
Yea for all the people fed up with the pace of play of baseball, we now bring you soccer!!
And if that’s too much, maybe watch the New England Deluxe Satins open their season against the Detroit Glossy Reds as the Natuonal Paint Drying League season poises to open!
I do think defense was a huge need for last year’s team. Not so sure a right handed bat in a lineup that already has at least 5 RHH as full time starters (E Hernandez, Bogaerts, Martinez, Vasquez, and Dalbec) is that big of a need.
The real curiosity is how O’Neill got his number retired and Hall of Famers Herb Pennock, Earle Combs and Joe Gordon don’t. Only Gordon spent less time on the Yankees than O’Neill, but that was because he missed two seasons to serve in Workd War II…