I guess what it comes down to is that the retiring of a jersey is 'intimate'...an 'organization' type of thing...what did the player mean to the team, perhaps even the community...you said it best when you said you can't imagine that player in another jersey...The Cubs retired Ron Santo's no.10, and he may never get into the HOF...but he bleeds 'Cubbie Blue' and is well loved in the Chicago community...it's these types of people that DESERVE this honor...and make no mistake, it is an HONOR!!!
