Paul o Neill’s number was retired? Uhhh
We may have talked about this before: Paul O'Neill seems like a low bar for jersey retirement. The Jays have retired two: Alomar and Halladay. They do have a consolation prize, the "Level of Excellence," where they hang the number from the rafters--there are 11 of those (not sure if that includes Alomar and Halladay).
― calstars, Sunday, 21 August 2022 19:51 (one year ago) link
yankee fans have a strange but real attachment to o’neill; my theory is that it’s because westchester county is home to many similarly surly irish-americans
― mookieproof, Monday, 22 August 2022 00:25 (one year ago) link
Got interested in some of the other long-standing franchises and retired numbers, and the Yankees are way on the generous end of the spectrum: 23. The Red Sox have retired 10; the Dodgers, 11; the Cubs, 6; the Phillies, 9; the Giants, 11; the Tigers, 8. (I only counted Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.) A good parallel for O'Neill might be Junior Gilliam, who was a good player during a fabled era for the franchise, but not close to HOF-level. Bizarrely, Gilliam didn't even seem to get on the HOF ballot.
― clemenza, Monday, 22 August 2022 01:20 (one year ago) link
Yankees definitely got lucky today: what would have been a game-tying hit bounced directly off the wall, holding the runner at third, then they got a bad, game-ending strike call.
― clemenza, Sunday, 4 September 2022 21:23 (one year ago) link
I watched highlights of that game and you were right -- such a shitty strike call, especially considering the situation.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 5 September 2022 09:19 (one year ago) link