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Which of these records do you think is most unbreakable

Dimaggio's 56	2 votes - 13 %
Cy Young's 511	10 votes - 66 %
Glenn Hall's 502 straight starts	1 vote - 6 %
Hack wilson's 190 RBI	0 votes - 0 %
Jerry Rice's 197 TD catches	0 votes - 0 %
Big Ben's 15-0 career start	2 votes - 13 %

15 Total Votes

I Must Break You | 8 comments (8 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

20 games doesn't sound like much... (#1)
by cernig on Mon Feb 20 2006 at 10:11 AM EST

but just ask Pete Rose how tough it is as you get closer to DiMaggio.

How about... (#2)
by JDWC on Mon Feb 20 2006 at 2:18 PM EST

Gagne's 84-game save streak? That was fun to watch.
J.D.

: Outstanding, but..... (#4)
by RJ Warner on Mon Feb 20 2006 at 4:18 PM EST

Gagne's record is awesome. As a Pirate fan, I lost 20 lbs every game sweating while Jose Mesa was out there, so I know how valuable a shut em' down closer can be. I think, however, that many of today's closers can make a run at this one, simply because of 1)managers rely heavily on their bullpen, so closers get tons of chances 2)the qualifications to get a save are very favorable for guys like Rivera, K-Rod, and young guys like Huston Street and Bobby Jenks. This could be challenged in the next few years. Can they break it? probably not. The pressure would be enormous. But I can't say it's untouchable. Thanks for your feedback

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What sucks (#3)
by BostonMac on Mon Feb 20 2006 at 4:07 PM EST

About Rollins' chase is the timing. Even if he starts off with a 21-game hitting streak, the record will be forever tainted because of the offseason in between.

Plus it just doesn't seem right that Jimmy Rollins (a charter member of Bill Simmons' "Reggie Cleveland Hall of Fame") could unseat "the great DiMaggio" (as Hemingway wrote) as the record holder.

DiMaggio, Rollins... Hemingway, Simmons... no contest here.

: i think MLB (#5)
by Anonymous Fan on Mon Feb 20 2006 at 8:00 PM EST

has already said that it would be two different records if JRoll does indeed break it. Dimaggio will still have the longest single season hitting record but Jimmy will have the longest hitting streak.
I'm rooting for Rollins.

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Other records (#6)
by Jackson Govatos on Thu Feb 23 2006 at 7:56 AM EST

That was a good article, but you forgot about some great records. Here they are: Wilt Chamberlain's 50 point per game season, Tiger Woods' 4 straight major wins, Barry Sanders' 2600+ yards in college, Dan Marino's passing yards, and hitting .400 in a season.

: .400 (#7)
by cernig on Thu Feb 23 2006 at 3:32 PM EST

thats a great one, no one even thinks of it anymore.

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: Thank you (#8)
by RJ Warner on Thu Feb 23 2006 at 10:26 PM EST

Those are some great records, and all would be tough to break. The purpose was to start a discussion about the so-called "unbreakable" and I'm happy I've succeeded. You mentioned some excellent ones-- some I believe may be broken and some not. The most super-ridiculous one you mentioned that will never be touched is The Stilts 50 ppg average. Won't ever be close. Tiger will make a run at his own feat (but could he touch Byron Nelson's 11 stratight wins or 18 for the year?)
.400? How about the all time mark of .440 by someone named Hugh Duffy.
My article was only inteneded to scratch the surface, and I hope we keep adding to the list. Thanks. RJ

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