Yogisms

A wonderful collection of Yogi Berra's famous quotes.

Just In Case You Haven't Heard ('Cause Apparently No One Thinks It's a Big Deal)

Jim Thome entered the 600 Home Run Club Today.

Jim Thome's quiet quest for 600 needs more buzz

Link to MLB.com article.

It is about the money, stupid: Mets search for character via an OF fence: FAIL

It is about the money, stupid: Mets search for character via an OF fence: FAIL

Verlander's No-No Bid and the Unwritten Rules of Baseball

Link to article.

SmarterFan Projections: Will Javi Vazquez be the Next Member of the 3,000 K Club?

Javi Vazquez is quietly putting together hall of fame numbers.  As of today (7/16/2011), Javi Vazquez is the active leader in career strikeouts, with 2440.  He is only 34 years old, and so, he has very good chances of making it into the prestigious club.  He only needs 560 more K's to make it, which he can easily achieve in the next three or so years.  Even at the easy pace of 100 K's per year, he would enter the club before reaching the age of 40.

Reaching this club would make him a solid candidate for the Hall of Fame, as this club currently includes only 16 members, and all ten eligible members are in the Hall.

And, being Puerto Rican, I must mention that he would be the fourth Puerto Rican in the Hall, together with Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, and Roberto Alomar--although we must remember that there are other good candidates as well, such as Pudge Rodriguez, Edgar Martinez, Juan Gonzalez, Carlos Baerga, Carlos Delgado, and Carlos Beltran, some of whom will make it into the Hall before Vazquez.  In any case, Vazquez would be the first Puerto Rican pitcher in the Hall.

Go Javi!

Rank	Player (age)	Strikeouts	Throws
1.	Javier Vazquez (34)	2440	R
2.	Tim Wakefield (44)	2103	R
3.	Kevin Millwood (36)	1940	R
4.	CC Sabathia (30)	1913	L
5.	Livan Hernandez (36)	1907	R
6.	Roy Halladay (34)	1852	R
7.	A.J. Burnett (34)	1718	R
8.	Roy Oswalt (33)	1708	R
9.	Bartolo Colon (38)	1686	R
10.	Ryan Dempster (34)	1685	R
11.	Barry Zito (33)	1668	L
12.	Tim Hudson (35)	1627	R
13.	Randy Wolf (34)	1611	L
14.	Derek Lowe (38)	1603	R
15.	Chris Carpenter (36)	1590	R
16.	Ted Lilly (35)	1552	L
17.	Kerry Wood (34)	1546	R
18.	Josh Beckett (31)	1540	R
19.	Carlos Zambrano (30)	1516	R
20.	Jake Peavy (30)	1501	R
21.	Freddy Garcia (34)	1452	R

Who's Next to 3,000? A-Rod

Link to mlb.com article.

2011 Projected Milestones (MLB.com Article)

Jeter has company in milestone chase

Mo, Thome, A-Rod, Chipper among those also chasing history.

Link.

Will A-Rod beat Rickey Henderson in Runs Scored?

Will A-Rod become the all-time leader in runs scored?  As of today (June 13, 2011), he is no. 18 in the all-time list, with 1797, trailing right behind Ted Williams (1798).  The key is factor to consider is that A-Rod is 35 years old.  He needs to score 399 runs to pass Rickey Henderson, to tops the list at 2295.  How long does he need to do it?  At 80 runs scored per year, he would only need five years to do it.  Of course, this would require that he stay healthy and keeps playing until he is 40--which isn't unreasonable, except he has not stayed healthy in his last three years.  We'll see...

All-Time Runs Scored Leaders (Baseball-Reference.com)

Rank	Player (age)	Runs Scored	Bats
1.	Rickey Henderson+	2295	R
2.	Ty Cobb+	2246	L
3.	Barry Bonds	2227	L
4.	Hank Aaron+	2174	R
	Babe Ruth+	2174	L
6.	Pete Rose	2165	B
7.	Willie Mays+	2062	R
8.	Cap Anson+	1999	R
9.	Stan Musial+	1949	L
10.	Lou Gehrig+	1888	L
11.	Tris Speaker+	1882	L
12.	Mel Ott+	1859	L
13.	Craig Biggio	1844	R
14.	Frank Robinson+	1829	R
15.	Eddie Collins+	1821	L
16.	Carl Yastrzemski+	1816	L
17.	Ted Williams+	1798	L
18.	Alex Rodriguez (35)	1797	R

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