No Hall For You! The Greatest New York Yankees (Unretired Numbers Edition)
May 21, 2010 · Adam Rosen · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
When talking about the New York Yankees illustrious history, and the Hall of Fame players that have donned the pinstripes, players like Babe “The Sultan of Swat” Ruth, Lou “The Iron Horse” Gehrig, “Joltin” Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey “The Chairman of the Board” Ford are a few of the legendary players that come to mind.
When Derek Jeter calls it a career, his name will certainly be mentioned amongst the greatest Yankees of all-time, as a plaque in Monument Park and Cooperstown will be awaiting The Captain. Although former manager Joe Torre left the Yankees on “bad-terms, as he felt his new contract offer was an insult, thus ending his era with the Yankees, he’ll hopefully have his No. 6 jersey retired, as well.
However, people always fail to mention the players who don’t have their numbers retired , and whose names aren’t inducted into Cooperstown, but who certainly had great careers with the Yankees.
It’s my Yankee honor and privilege to present ” The Greatest Yankees Who
Don’t Have Their Numbers Retired: No. 11 Through No. 25″, but please note the late Thurman Munson (No. 15), Ford (16) and Don Mattingly (No. 23), already have their numbers retired, so they will not be included.
The time has come to “get your popcorn ready”, and let the show begin.
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