100 blog posts!
Because I add content here once a week, every Sunday, 100 posts means I've been at this for almost two years now. That's small potatoes compared with many of you blogging veterans out there, but I'm happy that I've been able to come up with enough content to fill that many Sundays. So happy, in fact, that I'm going to have a little giveaway soon in order to celebrate and to thank all you readers for spending some time here.
But because this is a trading card blog, let's tie in some cards first. Here are two sports-related milestones involving the number 100, along with cardboard representation.
Baseball: 100 Stolen Bases in a Season
About a dozen players have accomplished this feat. The list of pre-1900 players consists of Tommy McCarthy, Hugh Nicol, Artie Latham, Charles Comiskey, John Montgomery Ward, Billy Hamilton, and Jim Fogarty. Modern-era players joining them are Maury Wills and these three guys.
Hockey: 100 Assists in a Season
This stat will give you a good indication of just how much time Wayne Gretzky spent on another planet throughout his career.
The Great One recorded 100 assists in a season eleven times, putting up as many as 163 during the 1985-86 season. Only two other NHL players have reached the milestone, and they each did it only once: Bobby Orr, with 102 assists in 1970-71, and Mario Lemieux, with 114 assists in 1988-89.
Just as amazing as the feat itself, Gretzky's 11 seasons of 100+ assists were consecutive. (From 1980-81 through 1990-91.)
Now let's get back to the giveaway. Here are some details:
- The list of prizes will appear on my upcoming two-year anniversary post (about a month from now), complete with pictures.
- At least a dozen prizes will be available, mostly trading cards of various quantities and vintages.
- One prize per person, first person to claim the prize with a comment will get it.
Simple as that.
So keep your eyes peeled, and thank you as always for reading.
Congrats on the milestone! Here's to many more!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, SCC!
DeleteHappy 100th, Greg! It's hard to believe that you're coming up on two years already.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Jon. Time flies when you're blogging, I guess?
DeleteCongrats and looking forward to the next two years as well!!
ReplyDeleteThanks SumoMenkoMan, and likewise for your blog!
DeleteCongrats on 100 posts! I envy your consistent posting schedule and your creativity. Looking forward to your anniversary giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe Great One was unreal, wasn't he? And I wish players stole more bases. Maybe that's because we got used to these speed demons swiping 80+ when we were young fans. The Moneyball mentality kind of ruined that, which is a shame.
Thanks for the compliment, Chris. Hope you're enjoying the Sunday schedule.
DeleteAnd I completely agree with you on stolen bases. I think all modern-day MLB players and coaches (plus the commissioner and his team) should be required to watch some games from the 1980s featuring guys like Rickey Henderson, Vince Coleman, and Tim Raines. Maybe all the excitement would inspire them to get teams to steal bases again.
Happy milestone post.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I'll be awake for an early Sunday "first one who claims it" contest, but I appreciate the giveaway!
Thanks, fellow Greg! If you do miss out on claiming a prize, maybe I'll be able to find something on your want list and send it your way.
DeleteVery cool milestone! Love stolen bases, wish they were a bigger part of the game.
ReplyDeleteSame here, Diamond King. (See my reply to Chris, above.) Many things are cyclical, right? Maybe one day the stolen base will come back into fashion.
DeleteCongrats! Great blogging!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, and likewise!
DeleteCongratulations on #100, well done! Looking forward to more...
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Mr. Fantasium!
DeleteCongrats on #100! Once-a-week blogging is about where I'm at now too. Boggles my mind that I used to post two/three times a day on my blog in the early years!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the congrats, Nick! Two or three posts per day? Wow. Sounds like hall-of-fame level, there.
DeleteGretzky's numbers were just insane. Congratulations on post #100!
ReplyDeleteRight? I was too young and unaware of hockey to have watched Gretzky during his real heyday, but whenever I see a stat like 100-assist seasons, I almost can't believe he was THAT far above everyone else.
DeleteThanks for the congrats!
Congratulations! A lot has changed in 50 weeks. 100 yard games used to be a big deal in football, I'm not sure how much it is today.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Bo! Good thinking on 100-yard games. Reminds me of those "1,000-yard club" insert cards that came in packs of Topps football cards in the 1980s.
DeleteYou are rockin' the weekly posts! I've been at this for several years and have yet to hit 52 in one of them. I thought I'd come close in 2020 but I just took a three week break. Thanks for the consistently good reading, week after week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment, Julie! This blog wouldn't be nearly as entertaining without your hilarious comments on the dating game posts and elsewhere, so thank you in return.
DeleteAnd I see you're up to 38 posts this year. Not quite 52, but the most you've had since 2017. Still excellent!
Congrats on hitting 100!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, Matt!
DeleteCongrats on 100! I just reached 2 years of blogging, but my post total is 79, a little behind your total. Hopefully I'll reach 100 sometime next year.
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciated, GTT. And congratulations on your two-year anniversary! You'll hit 100 posts in no time.
DeleteCongrats on 100 posts!
ReplyDeleteIts so easy to forget that Vince Coleman for a few years was one of the best base runners in history. This post reminded me of that.
Thanks very much, Sean! And I agree on Coleman. For a few years there, the Cardinals had a lot of speed on the bases. Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, Ozzie Smith, Andy Van Slyke. Must have been fun to watch.
DeleteCongrats on reaching 100! I hope there are many hundred more to come, I love your blog and it's mandatory reading for me, even if I'm sometimes a few days behind. Will keep an eye out for the giveaway post, keep up the great work!!!
ReplyDeleteOne of the nicest compliments I've ever received on this blog. Thank you very much, shoebox!
DeleteDefinitely hard to keep finding time and content. Bravo
ReplyDeleteAgreed!
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