Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
Alex Rodriguez needs one more run to pass Cal Ripken for 31st place all-time with 1648. You know that passing Ripken means something to A-Rod... My respect for Bono just dropped several notches. On Twitter he's following both Tony Robbins (not much of a problem) but Yoko Ono? WTF?... Who knew? Eric Aybar of the Angels is the hottest hitter in MLB - hitting .420 over the last 30 days. Aybar's improved performance this year is in large part due to cutting down his strikeouts from 1 every 7.69 AB to 1 every 9.23 AB... Quote of the day: "God is an intelligible sphere, whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere" How deep is that?... With Boston retiring Jim Rice's #14 - I wonder how many Red Sox fans will now starting playing Keno slips with the numbers 1,4,6,8,9,14 and 27? All 7 numbers wins $5k on a $1 bet using the Mass Lottery... Way cool - Billy Mays Gangsta Remix - now the scratch has met its match!
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Showing posts with label Cal Ripken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cal Ripken. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Labels:
Alex Rodriguez,
Billy Mays,
Bono,
Boston Red Sox,
Cal Ripken,
Eric Aybar,
Jim Rice
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Flotsam and Jetsam
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
This year will be remembered in baseball as the year Barry Bonds broke the all-time home run record. Only one thing could eclipse this and obscure it from memory and that is a Red Sox / Cubs World Series. That's why I believe it is due to happen. It seems written in the stars... The YES Network is up for sale. How funny would it be if the current Red Sox owners bought it?.... Everyone remembers that Cal Ripken holds the all-time consecutive game streak and that the record belonged to Lou Gehrig before Ripken came along. Many people also know that Miguel Tejada was the current leader in games played (and 5th all-time) until he hurt his wrist. What many people forget is th Steve Garvey holds the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207 and especially that Everett Scott held the record before Gehrig came almong. Scott is currently third all-time with 1,307 consecutive games played but when he finished his streak in May of 1925 he was the all-time leader. Within a month of Scott finishing his streak - Lou Gehrig started his epic streak (June 1, 1925)... Kevin Cullen had an excellent article on Bobby Doerr who was honored at Fenway Park today... Of course my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the bridge collapse in Minnesota...
Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.
This year will be remembered in baseball as the year Barry Bonds broke the all-time home run record. Only one thing could eclipse this and obscure it from memory and that is a Red Sox / Cubs World Series. That's why I believe it is due to happen. It seems written in the stars... The YES Network is up for sale. How funny would it be if the current Red Sox owners bought it?.... Everyone remembers that Cal Ripken holds the all-time consecutive game streak and that the record belonged to Lou Gehrig before Ripken came along. Many people also know that Miguel Tejada was the current leader in games played (and 5th all-time) until he hurt his wrist. What many people forget is th Steve Garvey holds the NL record for consecutive games played with 1,207 and especially that Everett Scott held the record before Gehrig came almong. Scott is currently third all-time with 1,307 consecutive games played but when he finished his streak in May of 1925 he was the all-time leader. Within a month of Scott finishing his streak - Lou Gehrig started his epic streak (June 1, 1925)... Kevin Cullen had an excellent article on Bobby Doerr who was honored at Fenway Park today... Of course my thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the bridge collapse in Minnesota...
Labels:
Barry Bonds,
Bobby Doerr,
Cal Ripken,
Everett Scott,
YES Network
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