does anyone think Joe DiMaggio record of 56 consecutive hit streak will ever be broken?

Question

cuz i dont think anyone can thats why i like his record

Answer 1

i think the best player to come close or break it would have to be Ichiro other than that i cant see anybody else really getting close.

Answer 2

I'm very wary of saying that any record is "unbreakable". Babe Ruth's career home run record, Cobb's career hit record, Walter Johnson's career strikeout mark, and Gehrig's consecutive games streak were all said at one point to be "unbreakable", and they've all been broken (Johnson's 3509 Ks has been surpassed 8 times). To say that certain records will go on forever- well, forever is an awfully long time, and who knows how the game is going to change in the coming decades.

However, at least among offensive records, I would consider DiMaggio's streak one of the least likely to be broken for a long, long time (along with Nap Lajoie's .426 batting average in 1901, and Henderson's career stolen base mark, and a couple of others)

Answer 3

NO!!!......there would be some of the most intense pressure from the coverage alone....look at how it was when Rose go up into the 40's......by the way, Joe Dimaggio's longest streak in professional ball was not 56.....it was 61 that he had with the San Francisco Seals in the Minors before coming up to the Yankees....the actual record was by a Joe Wilhoit at 69.......check it out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitting_streak

Answer 4

Every record is made to be broken. It will be broken. The longest streak to go unbroken will be Cal Ripken Jr's consecutive games record.

Answer 5

At any given time a streak or a season record can be broken! It's the career records that last and some will never be broken.

Answer 6

No, I don't. There will be too much media attention to do it in this day and age.

When DiMaggio did it, the only sources of communication were radio and newspaper, and most of the time, the newspaper didn't tell about the game until the following day..

Answer 7

I agree. Nobody is ever going to break DiMaggio's hitting streak record.

Answer 8

Hitting in 56 consecutive games is difficult because look at the parameters around the rules of hitting streaks such as if you pinch hit, and fail in your only at-bat it is finished. Let's look at Cal Ripken's streak of 2632 consecutive games which I seriously doubt will ever be broken

Answer 9

Somebody could break it. The only record that will never be broken will be the consecutive games played by Cal Ripken jr.

Answer 10

No.

The all time homerun record has a better chance then someone beating Joe D's record.

Hitters just dont hit for contact like they did in Joe D's era.

Answer 11

Chase Utley could break that record last year if he continue his hit streak, but its end at 36, only of 20 more of shy to tie the record and 21 more of shy to break the record.