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Number 21 Continues to Remain Sacred to the New York Yankees

years ago, Paul O'Neill hung up his spikes after a very respectable 14 year major league career.

The feisty, long-limbed left-hander finished the final nine seasons of his career in the Bronx and Yankees brass has sure not forgotten about "The Warrior's" contributions to those four Yankees World Championship teams from 1996-2000. In fact, with the exception of a brief two week stint in April of 2008, no Yankee has worn O'Neill's No.21 since.

But does O'Neill deserve to have his Yankees number officially retired alongside Hall of Famers such as Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, and Yogi Berra?

That, of course, is up for debate among many of the fans and media. Realistically, O'Neill is a borderline candidate. A major part ...

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