Yankees: 3 NYY Legends Who Should Have Their Numbers Retired

1. Alex Rodriguez

The Yankees have to get the No. 13 out of their sight.

I ask you, who wants to wear No. 13 for the New York Yankees ever again? Same corollary as CC; if A-Rod unretires, he can have it back. Otherwise (Michael Kay, thanks for popping in here), “Seeeeeeee ya!”

Yes, Rodriguez was a dominant Yankee in his prime, posting MVP seasons in 2005 and 2007, and leading the Yanks to an incredible exorcising of demons on his ’09 World Series run. Don’t shoot the messenger, but he probably deserves this honor on merits alone.

Unfortunately, that’s not where Rodriguez’s career lies right now.

He’s reformed himself into a business guru of some kind, and snuck his way onto national television broadcasts, ignoring the scorched earth manner in which he ended his Yankees career. New York needs to get this number out of their lexicon before they can fully turn the stadium over to the Baby Bombers. Maybe retire the number and bury it in the same spot that dork construction worker buried a David Ortiz jersey at the new ballpark?

Who knows. Something’s got to give. Retire 13 and get it out of my sight. Who thought it was a good idea to give Rodriguez such a cursed number anyway?! Couldn’t have just doubled up “3” to “33”? Nah, too easy. Goodness, end this already.