Are Too Many Players Wearing Jackie Robinson's Number?

It seems silly to ask, but a few players -- Torii Hunter and C.C. Sabathia among them -- are complaining that the more than 150 players set to sport Jackie Robinson's No. 42 on Sunday is watering down the honor:

"This is supposed to be an honor," Hunter told USA Today, "and just a handful of guys wearing the number. Now you've got entire teams doing it. I think we're killing the meaning.

"It should be special wearing Jackie's number, not just because it looks cool," Hunter told the newspaper.

"It kind of waters it down," Cleveland Indians pitcher C.C. Sabathia told USA Today. "I could see the Dodgers since that was his team, but not everyone else."

Ken Griffey Jr. seems to disagree with that sentiment:

"I didn't know so many guys planned to wear the number. I sure wasn't expecting whole teams to wear it," Griffey told the newspaper of his gesture-turned-movement. "But I'm not going to look at it as a negative. This is a tribute for what the man has done, a day to celebrate."

To be honest, I'm a bit confused by Hunter and Sabathia's opinions here. Robinson stood for inclusiveness, for equality, and isn't that something everyone should want to honor? I truly hope the players wearing Robinson's number aren't doing so simply as a fad or a trend as Hunter says, but because they believe in what Jackie stood for. If that's the case, then the more No. 42's, the better.