In early September Yankees closer Mariano Rivera became only the second man to close 600 games. September 19 was a far greater day which will be recorded in the records books as Mo broke Trevor Hoffman's record of 601 saves with #602 of Mo's career. It is commonly considered that he is the greatest relief pitcher and closer of all-time, this just solidifies it and makes Rivera's legacy that much greater. He has for fifteen years baffled opposing players with one pitch - the cutter. And to add to his lore, he is the only player left wearing #42, the same number as the great Jackie Robinson.
Congratulations to Mariano Rivera on this record and milestone...
Showing posts with label Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Records. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Making History...Again
There is one baseball team whose name is synonymous with records: 27 World Series Titles, 39 Pennants, 39 Hall of Famers, 17 Retired Numbers, and the list continues. That team would be the New York Yankees. And they continued yesterday racking up the records by hitting 3 grand slams in one game--a feat that in over a hundred years of baseball had never been accomplished. (For non-baseball fans, a grand slam is a home run with bases loaded.)
It appeared at the beginning of the game that the Oakland Athletics were going to sweep the three game series as they quickly jumped out in front with a 7-1 lead, sending starting pitching Philip Hughes to the showers and many fans home. However, in the fifth inning things began to change as Robinson Cano hit the first grand slam of the day, following by Russell Martin in the 8th, and Curtis Granderson in the 8th.
By the 9th inning the Yankees had a 22-8 lead over the A's causing Jorge Posada, a career catcher, to tell Joe Giradi that he was going out to play 2nd base so that the regular players could get some rest.
As the great Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over till it's over." And that was never so true as yesterday. Final score? 22-9. (And YES, that is a baseball, not football score!)
Yanks rout A's with MLB record three slams
It appeared at the beginning of the game that the Oakland Athletics were going to sweep the three game series as they quickly jumped out in front with a 7-1 lead, sending starting pitching Philip Hughes to the showers and many fans home. However, in the fifth inning things began to change as Robinson Cano hit the first grand slam of the day, following by Russell Martin in the 8th, and Curtis Granderson in the 8th.
By the 9th inning the Yankees had a 22-8 lead over the A's causing Jorge Posada, a career catcher, to tell Joe Giradi that he was going out to play 2nd base so that the regular players could get some rest.
As the great Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over till it's over." And that was never so true as yesterday. Final score? 22-9. (And YES, that is a baseball, not football score!)
Yanks rout A's with MLB record three slams
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Congratulations Derek Jeter
He did it! And in typical Derek Jeter fashion too. #3000 was his second hit of five in yesterday's win against Tampa Bay. He only had to try for it once and it was a home run, not some slow roller but a solo home run which tied the game. It was fabulous watching the fans cheering him, including a standing ovation and a couple of curtain calls. The best part was the entire team greeting him at home plate. It was only fitting that the first two to greet him, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera, are part of the Core Four, all of whom came up together in 1995.
A neat fact of trivia is that Jeter who wears the number 2, collected his 3000th hit at exactly 2pm eastern.
Jeter's family was in attedance watching as he became only the 28th player to make history. He was only the second to hit his 3000th via a home run. Of the previous 27 players, all except three are Hall of Famers. One is banded from the HoF (Pete Rose), one is guilty of steroid use (Rafael Palmeiro), and the last one (Craig Biggio) is not eligible yet.
Congratulations to Jeter poured in from all over the country. Bernie Williams, former Yankee center fielder, put the day in perspective perfectly when he stated, "In true Jeter fashion, you did not limp into the 3000 hit club, but absolutely blew the doors off of it.While the home run for number 3000 is what everyone will remember from this day…knowing you…you probably are more satisfied with that eighth inning single up the middle that won the game."
It was a great day for baseball period. Anyone is who a baseball or sports fan should appreciate this achievement. This is not a accolade in which favoritism should be involved. Every news station was covering Jeter's feat of history.
I feel privileged to have had to opportunity to watch history live as well as many of his other landmark hits over the years. Jeter is one of the most talented, classy sports player of all time.
Congratulations on history. Here's to #4000 and beyond...
Jeter's 3,000 hit...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16783041&topic_id=&c_id=nyy&tcid=vpp_copy_16783041&v=3
A look back at Jeter's career...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16794071&topic_id=&c_id=nyy&tcid=vpp_copy_16794071&v=3
A neat fact of trivia is that Jeter who wears the number 2, collected his 3000th hit at exactly 2pm eastern.
Jeter's family was in attedance watching as he became only the 28th player to make history. He was only the second to hit his 3000th via a home run. Of the previous 27 players, all except three are Hall of Famers. One is banded from the HoF (Pete Rose), one is guilty of steroid use (Rafael Palmeiro), and the last one (Craig Biggio) is not eligible yet.
Congratulations to Jeter poured in from all over the country. Bernie Williams, former Yankee center fielder, put the day in perspective perfectly when he stated, "In true Jeter fashion, you did not limp into the 3000 hit club, but absolutely blew the doors off of it.While the home run for number 3000 is what everyone will remember from this day…knowing you…you probably are more satisfied with that eighth inning single up the middle that won the game."
It was a great day for baseball period. Anyone is who a baseball or sports fan should appreciate this achievement. This is not a accolade in which favoritism should be involved. Every news station was covering Jeter's feat of history.
I feel privileged to have had to opportunity to watch history live as well as many of his other landmark hits over the years. Jeter is one of the most talented, classy sports player of all time.
Congratulations on history. Here's to #4000 and beyond...
Jeter's 3,000 hit...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16783041&topic_id=&c_id=nyy&tcid=vpp_copy_16783041&v=3
A look back at Jeter's career...
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=16794071&topic_id=&c_id=nyy&tcid=vpp_copy_16794071&v=3
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