On Monday, Miguel Cabrera recorded his 1,800th Run Batted In, which puts him in rare company. His 500 homeruns also puts him in rare company, as does his lifetime batting average of .311. When he gets his 3,000th hit early next season, he will achieve something that has only been done by Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. He will join their ranks as the only players in the history of the game to have 3,000 hits, 500 homeruns, 1,800 RBI and a lifetime batting average over .300. Considering that over 19,000 players have been in Major League Baseball since its’ inception, being one of only three players to achieve these statistics is remarkable. Since Cabrera has played most of his career with Detroit at spacious Comerica Park, his homerun numbers would be even higher if he played his home games at another park. Enjoy his achievements over the next year. It is not likely the Detroit area will ever see a hitter as accomplished as Miggy.
As I age and hang out with others my age, “senior moments” become a staple of my life. Sometimes I provide the “senior moments”, while other times it is one of my friends. It seems to hit us especially hard on the golf course. Someone is always leaving a club on the green, leaving stuff in the golf cart following the round, or leaving something in the clubhouse following the round. Yesterday, my playing partner, drove his car up to the bag drop following our round to retrieve his clubs and put them in the trunk of his car. He then pulled away so he could follow me as we drove to a restaurant in Walloon Village. After a great meal, he noticed his back window was slightly open and noticed his clubs were not in his car. He was convinced his clubs were stolen. I found it hard to believe that anyone would steal his clubs. At the same time, neither of us could believe that he left them at the golf course, especially after he specifically drove up to the bag drop to pick them up. Rather than reporting the clubs as stolen, we decided to drive back to the course and see if they were still there. During our 20 minute drive back to the golf course, he told me, “I am not sure what is worse. Having your clubs stolen or forgetting to put your clubs in the car when you specifically drove up to the bag drop to pick up your clubs. Either way, it is not good,” As we drove up to the bag drop, we could see his clubs over by the cart barn. He didn’t put his clubs in the car, even though he stopped at the bag drop specifically to do so. Turns out he thought it was much better to feel stupid than it was to have your clubs stolen. I then quoted my good friend Frank Wagner, “It is only going to get worse.” Such a scary thought.
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Orchid for the Day: Miguel Cabrera. See above story.
Onion for the Day: Detroit Lions, for falling apart in the second half yesterday.
Quote of the Day: “How do you expect to remember any of the holes on this course after playing it 25 years ago, when you cannot even remember if you put your clubs in the trunk of your car.” Lorenzo Baker to my friend who forgot his clubs yesterday.