Oneill's old 21 had been sort of half retired by the Yankees ever since his last game in 2001's World Series. It was a tough loss and bitter ending to a great career. But after game 7, Oneill retired from the game.
His old number 21 became semi-tired because no other Yankee was honorable enough to wear 21. Until this year, when Morgan Ensberg will sport 21 as the newest Yankee.
WTF? Paul Oneill only won 4 rings and was a crucial member of the late 90's championship teams. When I think about the players that won rings on all 4 teams, the 6 most important players were: Mariano, Jeter, Oneill, Williams, Pettitte and Martinez.
I would have hoped that they would have saved 21 to the next great Yankee. Not Morgan Ensberg who might not even be a Yankee next year.
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