Countdown to 3,000 Strikeouts: Pedro Martinez

[stevejrogers]

Okay, so this is several months too early, but since I put up the Glavine countdown, might as well do the Pedro countdown, especially considering it's 2 away and he is the first guy on the outside looking in by virtue of amassing the 15th highest total of K's in baseball history, the top 14 are your 3,000 K Club


Nolan Ryan 5,714


Roger Clemens 4,604


Randy Johnson 4,544


Steve Carlton 4,136


Bert Blyleven 3,701 Should he be in the Hall? Well besides the active hurlers, he's the only one of this club who isn't.


Tom Seaver 3,640


Don Sutton 3,574 Or is that Conway Twitty?


Gaylord Perry 3,534


Walter Johnson 3,508 For so long that was the standard, now it's good for 9th, and all within the last 25 years!


Phil Niekro 3,342


Ferguson Jenkins 3,192


Greg Maddux 3,169 The ninth member of both of the 300 Wins and 3,000 K Clubs. Look for Randy Johnson (280 wins) to make it 10 either this year (hey why not, back in the NL and in a comfortable place) or early 2008


Bob Gibson 3,117


Curt Schilling 3,115

[nymr83]

this thread is just going to sink into oblivion, save the pictures for when he gets off the DL

[stevejrogers]

Monday, GAB in Cincy. Lets get this sucker over with quickly huh Peety?



Since last a post was made:

Roger Clemens returned and looked like he and Randy Johnson would have what Carlton and Ryan had for a couple of years. A good old fashioned race of flip-flop during the year. But Johnson's injury has him stalled at 4,616. Currently Rocket has an appropriate total of 4,666

Greg Maddux now sits 11th all time with 3,258 and Curt Schilling is knocking on Bob Gibson's door at 3,101

John Smoltz is next in line for 3,000, currently at 2,933.

[Guest cooby]

Hey NYMR, who is the Civil War Mets fan? Pretty funny!

[nymr83]

General Sherman of course. He swept Atlanta too.

[Willets Point]

Back in 1999 when I thought the Mets might actually win the division or beat the Braves in the NLCS, I thought up this idea for an (obnoxious) sign to bring to the ballpark.


IN 1864 THE YANKEES BURNT ATLANTA.

THIS YEAR IT'S THE METS TURN.

Never got to make/use that sign. I'm more mature now.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Vets of Kennesaw Mountain will tell you Sherman didn't take Atlanta undefeated.

[Guest cooby]

I love that picture

[Willets Point]

Edgy DC wrote: Vets of Kennasaw Mountain will tell you Sherman didn't take Atlanta undefeated.

No they won't. They're all dead by now.

[DocTee]

A colleague of mine tells this apocryphal tale:

While driving from Maine to Florida for Spring Break, he was pulled over for speeding in Georgia. An ornery patrolman told him "nobody goes through our state that fast."

"Sherman did" came his reply....that night he was the guest of the local sheriff.

[nymr83]

LOL

[Willets Point]

DocTee wrote: A colleague of mine tells this apocryphal tale: While driving from Maine to Florida for Spring Break, he was pulled over for speeding in Georgia. An ornery patrolman told him "nobody goes through our state that fast." "Sherman did" came his reply....that night he was the guest of the local sheriff.

I assume by "guest" you mean "detained in jail cell" and not invited over for roast beef and red wine.

[MFS62]

Nymr83 wrote: General Sherman of course. He swept Atlanta too.

I am laughing out loud.

Later

[metirish]

Done # 3000...Harnag is #3000...nice hand from the fans.

[stevejrogers]

Mission Accomplished!
Aaron Harang is the victim ending the 2nd inning.

OE: Don't ask...

[Elster88]

Actually it was Harang.

[stevejrogers]

Elster88 wrote: Actually it was Harang.

Hopelss, HOPELESS personnel-Howard Cosell

[metirish]

Elster88 wrote: Actually it was Harang.

LOL...who the hell is Harnag?

[nymr83]

thats 2 posts in a row that were edited i think

[Elster88]

metirish wrote: ="Elster88"]Actually it was Harang. LOL...who the hell is Harnag?

I wasn't correcting you Irish, I was correcting Rogers. He put Encarnacion and changed it after I responded.

[Frayed Knot]

The shorthand on your scorecards should read: K3K