Baseball is Poop

Milestone Edition

Worth the Wait
Three hits from 3,000, Craig Biggio sat out 3 of the Astros last 5 games so he could reach the milestone during a 10-game homestand. Good thing he did, his 5 hits Thursday night made him the 27th and worst member of the 3000 hit club.

Congratulations, Now Get Out of Here
Frank Thomas hit his 500th home run becoming the 21st member and maybe second worst player in the 500 home run club. Eddie Murray needed about 900 games more than Thomas to do it. Later in the game Thomas was ejected for aguing balls and strikes.

Who's Next
Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez could all join the 500 home run club this year. They are all within 18.

And Pitchers Count Too
Tom Glavine is now just 3 wins away, finally, from 300 wins. And an interesting battle between Roger Clemens and Greg Maddux. Maddux only trails him by 9 wins and if Clemens keeps pitching this way, Maddux could pass him this year. If not, it will be interesting to see if one or both of them comes back next season to try to set the mark of most wins in the modern era, which is 363 by Warren Spahn.