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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
No, no average players no matter how beloved get their #'s retired.
Unless you count they were an average player, but then became a very good coach/manager, but just true average players no matter how beloved do not get their #'s retired.
If so the Cubs would have retired Buckner, DeJesus, Mark Grace, among others.
Gotta put up numbers.
But Pettite, maybe Michael Young (Texas), Jimmy Wynn (Houston) are among the weakest out there compared to the Greats of the game that have their #'s retired..
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While of course there some intangibles, it seems to me stats are the foundation and the most important consideration.
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