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Watching the milestones
Rather than go through and list each member of the milestones that I'll be watching I thought I would just list the categories. I've done that before, and that information is not hard to find, plus I'll be pointing that out once the players make their debut.
300 Win Club - 24 pitchers have past this milestone. All members of the club who are eligible have been elected to the Hall of Fame, and while I'm sure we will see another member it definitely is still a rarity. Once an active player reaches 200 I'll plan on following them until they retire.
3000 Strikeouts - With 16 members of this club, it's even more exclusive than wins, and another where it has been almost a virtual guarantee of being elected to the Hall of Fame. Once a player passes 2000 I'll follow.
300 Saves - 23 players have passed the 300 save milestones, and the names on the list are definitely not as impressive, but there is something fun and quirky about closers. I'll begin to follow active players once they pass the 200 save barrier.
500 Home Runs - 25 members of the 500 club, and I think everyone will admit that it's not what it used to be after the steroid era. But it is still a fairly exclusive club, and with any luck we'll have someone respectable come out on top.
500 Stolen Bases - 37 players have reached 500 stolen bases in their career, and this is another of the categories where someone fairly one dimensional can get in, but I think it is one that is fun to watch.
3000 Hits - 28 members have reached the 3000 hit plateau during there careers and we will follow once someone gets 2000
1500 RBI / 1500 Runs - These were late additions to the milestone list, as 51 players have collected 1500 RBI, and 70 players have scored 1500 runs, but there is a lot of overlap from the other lists. Plus the inclusion will make more sense after I talk about the Hall of Fame.
In the end there were 160 players in one or more of the categories. Breaking it down by their debut decade below:
1870's - 13
1880's - 15
1890's - 7
1900's - 7
1910's - 5
1920's - 8
1930's - 4
1940's - 4
1950's - 15
1960's - 16
1970's - 22
1980's - 35
1990's - 9
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