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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 08:12 AM)
They didn't have numbers then.  The mid 20's Yankees were the first to have numbers on their backs, and even then the number on their backs were corresponded to their spot in the batting order.

 

 

And that's why, kids, Babe Ruth was number 3...

 

So endeth the lesson

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I don't think HoF and retired numbers go hand in hand. Seaver toiled on the south side for a couple seasons, but wasn't a "White Sox". A retired number should be more than just playing well, it should reflect someone who is clearly a Sox guy. In that respect, if Fisk had spent less time in Chicago, I could see not retiring his number. To this day, most baseball fans think of him as a Red Sox.

 

Frank, should have his number retired immediately after playing his last game. Let's not have a repeat of Baines where his number was retired before he finished playing and even came back for a cup of coffee with the Sox.

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They should put a shrine or monument like the Yankee's have for great players. I could definitely see them with:

 

Carlton Fisk

Luis Aparicio

Chico Carrasquel

Ozzie Guillen

Harold Baines

Bill Melton

Minnie Minoso

Eddie Collins

Joe Jackson

Doc White

Ed Walsh

Eddie Cicotte

Red Faber

Early Wynn

Ted Lyons

Billy Pierce

Joel Horlen

La Marr Hoyt

Robin Ventura

Tim Raines

Jack McDowell

Bobby Thigpen

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