we’re talking Lou Gehrig here
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Anytime we’re talking Lou Gehrig, you stop and notice. But this particular record just seems contrived.

as far as Jeter’s record goes, I think it’s utterly meaningless.
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OTOH, I think it’s pretty cool, in the context of history. I mean, we’re talking Lou Gehrig here

These milestones aren’t a substitute for the playoffs. And as far as Jeter’s record goes, I think it’s utterly meaningless. Every stadium has an all-time hits leader. For all we know, Carl Crawford is Tampa’s home stadium hits leader. Big deal. But Rivera’s milestone is important because it’s not just about the team but about major league history.

These records( Jeter ties Gehrig, Mo becoming No 2 on saves list) are starting to annoy me. Carlos Pena has the record of most home runs of anyone from Haverhill, Mass! Wow. Guess what along with that, the Rays (barring any epic collapse) are going to the playoffs. I know that this becomes important in that the Yanks are going nowhere, but I’d rather see them in the Big Game rather than suffer through all these “milestones”

Although we all know that Mo’s the best at what he does, it’s still kind of a bummer that he won’t retire with the most saves all time. He’s 70-something saves behind Trevor Hoffman and I doubt Mo will last the 2-3 years PAST Hoffman’s retirement to catch him. Kind of sucks to be #2 on the list when you’re clearly the best ever.