Paul O'Neill Day
So today the New York Yankees retired the number 21 for Paul O'Neill. O'Neill was the right fielder for the legendary Yankees dynasty of the 1990's. He didn't have the loudest voice on the team, or the most runs, home runs or stolen bases, but he did everything with the consistency that you demand of the 3 hole hitter of 4 world championship teams. He hit over .300 every season, regularly drive in over 100 runs, hit doubles with the league leaders and played amazing defense that would save not only world series wins but perfect games as well. Water coolers were never safe from his intense temper, but neither were opposing pitchers. The man usually played hurt and never gave in or wanted to sit out a game. The Warrior was the heart and soul of the Yankees during their dynasty run, eliciting chants of his names from the Yankees faithful during his final home game in 2001 (the World Series at that). O'Neill came to New York in a trade from Cincinnati for Roberto Kelly