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I loved Clemente as a player, and admire the type of person he was, as evidenced by the circumstances involved with his death. But I don't think it's necessary to retire his number league-wide.
However, with the percentage of Latino ballplayers nowadays, I could see it happening as a public relations move.
And I supppose in 15 years somebody will be talking about retiring Ichiro's number.
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"In your veins runs Scarlet and Gray blood with which there is no quit, no stopping. It makes you relentless and powerful, more so than your opponent."
SFC Ryan Poetsch
101st ABN DIV, Afghanistan
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