Being the more than avid fan of Major Legue Baseball (MLB) that I am, I cannot just watch my team, the Minnesota Twins, and be satisfied. I actually can't be satisfied, on a night like tonite anyway because the Twins lost to the Toronto Blue Jays tonight 12-2, but I need more than just the game. So, tonight I went on the MLB website and looked up milestones. A milestone is a record or accoplishing a goal. In baseball there are many milestones that could be achieved, but there are so few who actually achieve them. The website has all of the possible milestones that could be achieved during the season.
I looked at the hitting milestones and the first name that showed up was Ken Griffey Jr. His name is not only the first name on there but it is all over the place. Griffey Jr. was and still is one of the most feared hitters in the game. He is now the 43rd all-time games played holder and could possibly move to top 30 by the end of the year.
Some other big milestones include, Michael Young is four at-bats away from 5,000 career at-bats. He is also one hit away from 1,500 career hits. Torii Hunter is one double away from 300 career doubles and he could possibly do it this weekend against his former team, the Minnesota Twins.
The biggest milestone from my perspective, being the much more than avid Twins fan that I am, includes Joe Nathan. He is the closing pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. He is one save away from passing Bobby Thigpen for 38th all-time most saves. He is three saves away from passing Jeff Shaw for 37th all-time.
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