Whether you think Wade Boggs' 26 should hang in Fenway Park or not, there's no way the Red Sox should be honoring him ahead of Dwight Evans.
The Red Sox will retire Wade Boggs' number 26 a full 16 years after his retirement, and 10 years after his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
No one can deny that, while wearing a Red Sox uniform, Boggs did everything he had to to earn the honor of having his number retired. 10 years, over 2000 hits, six Silver Slugger awards, and eight trips to the All-Star Game.