Willie was not only a great player, but a great person and humanitarian. He brought a competitive spirit and love of baseball to the plate every night. Retire his numbers out of the tremendous respect he deserves to be shown.
This was a darn good player and created lots of havock on the basepaths. His number could be retired someday for the Cards. He is one to remember. They may not have won as many titles without him.
Willie McGee is one of the the best baseball players to come out of the Cardinal organization. He so deserves to have his number retired by the Cardinal's
He was my favorite growing up. I saw he steal home runs, steal bases, and I was there when he hit a hr in the bottom of the 9th in 98 which snapped the 8 game losing streak to begin the season.
Unless the Cardinals are saving #51 for another Bud Smith (ahem) there is no reason to not retire it! Give Willie the respect he deserves! RETIRE 51 NOW!