Bogart
Footballguy
Interesting Post about Miguel Cabrera's retirement, which kinda ties into current HOF conversation, as stats and milestones are discussed.
Got me going down a Baseball-Reference rabbit hole, and really adding to my appreciation to the greats that hit those magical numbers. We will never have someone come close to 5000 strikeouts, no one will pass even 4000 most likely, with only a handful of guys passing 3000 at this point. Thank you, Mr. Ryan. 300 wins? Forget about it. Unless Kershaw does "one more year" for another decade. Acuna might set the new modern standard for stolen bases at 500? 600 for his career? Not even halfway to Rickey's 1406.
Stanton and Trout have a shot at 500 HRs, Freeman and Altuve have a shot at 3000 hits, but after that, it gets grim.
If you will excuse me, I'm off to buy more Ryan and Henderson cards. The Kings shall remain on top for awhile.
With the retirement of Miguel Cabrera, baseball is about to enter an historically rare stretch here, folks.
Going into 2024, the active leaders in hits, home runs, and wins, are, respectively:
• Joey Votto, 2135 hits (free agent)
• Giancarlo Stanton, 402 HR (NYY)
• Justin Verlander, 257 wins (HOU)
This means that the entire 2024 season will certainly be played without any members of the 3000-hit, 500-homer, or 300-win clubs appearing on an MLB roster.
The last time an entire MLB season was played without any active members of the 3000-hit, 500-homer, or 300-win clubs was 1977.
The last time before that was 1948. Wowch.
Meanwhile, this looks like a streak that could continue well beyond 2024 in MLB, as the classic HOF counting thresholds of 3000/500/300 become more and more elusive.
Got me going down a Baseball-Reference rabbit hole, and really adding to my appreciation to the greats that hit those magical numbers. We will never have someone come close to 5000 strikeouts, no one will pass even 4000 most likely, with only a handful of guys passing 3000 at this point. Thank you, Mr. Ryan. 300 wins? Forget about it. Unless Kershaw does "one more year" for another decade. Acuna might set the new modern standard for stolen bases at 500? 600 for his career? Not even halfway to Rickey's 1406.
Stanton and Trout have a shot at 500 HRs, Freeman and Altuve have a shot at 3000 hits, but after that, it gets grim.
If you will excuse me, I'm off to buy more Ryan and Henderson cards. The Kings shall remain on top for awhile.