The Records Are Changing...
Major League Baseball set a single-day attendance record on Saturday, drawing 717,478 fans to 17 games in ballparks throughout the United States. With help from two double headers, more people attended baseball games today than any other day in the history of the sport.
With the milestones that ball players are surpassing this season, there's no surprise people are filling the seats. It's a great year to be a baseball fan, and we're seeing some of the best players in the history of the game.
We're watching the greatest closer of all time when Mariano Rivera takes the mound. Trevor Hoffman became the first closer to reach 500 saves, and Tom Glavine will soon reach 300 victories. After these two milestones are reached, it will likely be quite a while before we see someone approach these numbers again.
250 wins is in strking distance for Mike Mussina, while John Smoltz recently reached 200, with Andy Pettitte steps behind.
Home runs, on the other hand, are coming in abundance. We've seen Frank Thomas join the 500 Home Run Club, with Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, and Gary Sheffield likely to follow. Sammy Sosa has surpassed 600, and Ken Griffey Jr. will join him with 12 more.
Craig Biggio logged his 3,000 hit in June and continues to extend his record of being hit by pitches. He's played 20 seasons in the majors, all with the Astros.
Ichiro reached 1,500 hits today, and became the third fastest player to do so.
Let's not forget about Barry Bonds, as he approaches the most revered record in all of sports. The only question becomes, "when will it happen?"
Through the high accolades and the controversies, fans are attending in record numbers. Major League Baseball is averaging 32,000 fans per game, each coming to watch a collection of the best players that have ever stepped on the diamond, knowing that we'll be able to look back and say that we were a part of one of the greatest era's of all time.
With the milestones that ball players are surpassing this season, there's no surprise people are filling the seats. It's a great year to be a baseball fan, and we're seeing some of the best players in the history of the game.
We're watching the greatest closer of all time when Mariano Rivera takes the mound. Trevor Hoffman became the first closer to reach 500 saves, and Tom Glavine will soon reach 300 victories. After these two milestones are reached, it will likely be quite a while before we see someone approach these numbers again.
250 wins is in strking distance for Mike Mussina, while John Smoltz recently reached 200, with Andy Pettitte steps behind.
Home runs, on the other hand, are coming in abundance. We've seen Frank Thomas join the 500 Home Run Club, with Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez, and Gary Sheffield likely to follow. Sammy Sosa has surpassed 600, and Ken Griffey Jr. will join him with 12 more.
Craig Biggio logged his 3,000 hit in June and continues to extend his record of being hit by pitches. He's played 20 seasons in the majors, all with the Astros.
Ichiro reached 1,500 hits today, and became the third fastest player to do so.
Let's not forget about Barry Bonds, as he approaches the most revered record in all of sports. The only question becomes, "when will it happen?"
Through the high accolades and the controversies, fans are attending in record numbers. Major League Baseball is averaging 32,000 fans per game, each coming to watch a collection of the best players that have ever stepped on the diamond, knowing that we'll be able to look back and say that we were a part of one of the greatest era's of all time.
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