With the season winding down and no meaningful games left, I wanted to compile a list of things for fans to keep an eye on in the remaining games on the schedule. There are quite a few personal marks for players to aim for, and a few team goals as well.
1-First and foremost, no injuries
2-Mark Teixeira to take the league lead in Home Runs and RBI (2/3 of the Triple Crown). He is currently #1 in RBI at 120 (Jason Bay has 115) and #2 in HRs at 38 (Carlos Pena has 39)
3-CC Sabathia to get 20 wins and 200 SO (currently at 19 W and 194 Ks)
4-Setting a new Team Record for Home Runs (242). They are currently at 237.
5-Twins to overtake the Tigers, or even better tie the Tigers and force a play-in game on the off day. The Yanks have owned the Twins for years, and even if the Tigers win we might not see Verlander until game 3 of the ALDS.
6-New AL Strikeout record. Currently at 1219 Strikeouts for the season. 1266 is the AL record (held by the Yankees) from 2001.
7-Alex Rodriguez to reach 30 Home Runs and 100 RBIs after missing 1/4 of the season. Currently sits at 28 HRs and 93 RBI.
8-105 Wins, which would be the 2nd most for the franchise (114 in 1998) since the great 1961 team that won 109 games, beating the 1963 group that won 104.
9-Derek Jeter to get 219 Hits, which would equal his career high from 1999. He currently has 207.
10-Shelly Duncan to get suspended for 50 games for sliding with his spikes up, elbowing an Umpire and attacking a fan, all on the same play.
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Great List! I was actually watching most of these. A couple of other things that I’d like to see….
(1)-Damon hit one more HR (new career high, at 25), and get over 80 RBI.
(2)-When (1)happens, I believe the Yanks will set another record for most guys over 25 homers. Need to check the records on most guys with over 80 rbi’s, too.)
(3)-Arod to hit 2 more homers (reach 30), and reach 100 rbi’s (this will continue some career streaks).
(4)-It would be nice if Derek hits 3 more homers to get to 20, so the Yanks can set another record with most guys over 20, (but I don’t see this happening now, this late, with Jeter in a slap hit mode. He has been stuck at 17 for a while).
(5)-Joba to get win number 10. Yanks would then have 5 guys with this–pretty common on good teams.
(6)-Damon, Matsui, Gardner, and Melky to all get averages over .280
(7)-Cano to reach, at least, 50 doubles, or maybe 52 to break Soriano’s record.
I don’t expect all these things to happen, but it would be nice in this magic year.
Regards,
Tom G.
Also, the Yanks, right now, have 9 guys with 65, or more, rbi’s. I don’t definitively know if this is a record, but I suspect it is.
If Derek and Melky get a couple more (5 and 3), they would then have nine guys with 70, or more.
I know, I know, if they don’t win it all in the postseason, all this is meaningless.
But—Wow, what a team!
you got so may initiatives.. keep it up cause not all had that kind of compilations.