Why did it go un-mentioned during the broadcast on Sunday? He just tied for the most games started in the history of the national League and it is not mentioned. Four home runs in a row is talked about by everyone. Is this a West Coast/East Coast thing or just a small market issue?
2007-04-23 04:20:50 · 3 answers · asked by Vince C 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Individual league records are not so interesting any more (example: Bonds set the NL home run record last year, passing Aaron's 733, and it barely rippled the media radar). One of the hallmarks of the Seligula regime has been the obliteration of individual league identity. The league presidents are gone, the umpires now work for MLB and not the AL or NL, there's interleague play, the Brewers changed leagues... really, what visible differences are there any longer, other than the DH?
So, yeah, interesting that Maddux tied Carlton with 677 NL starts, but -- most people would simply yawn. Young still holds the overall record with 815, and that's a long way off.
2007-04-23 04:37:20 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's not a particularly interesting record - he's only 11th overall in the category, and he's only first in the NL because practically everyone else at the top switched leagues at least once.
2007-04-23 14:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll quote the professor himself. "Chicks dig the long ball." Or was that Glavine that was in the commercial?
2007-04-23 11:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jimi L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋