Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Passing Aaron
Posted by Matthew NameeHenry Aaron's home run and RBI records are still intact, but he's dropped to #2 in alphabetical order. Giants rookie reliever David Aardsma didn't just pass the Hammer by appearing in his first big-league game yesterday, he also was the winning pitcher.
Of course, since Aardsma is a pitcher, Hank is still #1 alphabetically among position players. Don Aase, however, loses the #1 spot for hurlers. Congrats to Aardsma -- regardless of whether or not he has success in the future, he's already attained baseball immortality with his name.
Matthew Namee cofounded The Hardball Times in 2004, when he was working as the assistant to baseball author and Red Sox executive Bill James. Matthew still lives in Kansas, where he is currently pursuing a law degree. He can be reached at mfnamee [at] gmail [dot] com.