Greensboro, NC -- Milestoned out? Three significant milestones occured over the weekend:
- A-Rod's 500th homerun
- Bonds tying Aaron with 755 career homeruns
- Glavine reaching 300 career wins
As I mentioned in a previous blog about the (in)significance of 500 homeruns, it was the second time this season that a player has reached that "milestone." With Bonds, I was hoping that he'd be stuck on 754 homeruns until the end of the season. I'm not sure if any team will sign him in the offseason. With the Giants yearning to get younger, Bonds doesn't really fit the motto. Glavine's 300th win was the most refreshing. Unlike the homerun milestones, there is no other pitcher even close to reaching 300 wins. We may not see that happen again for at least ten years, while our next 500th homerun player is on deck, in the form of Manny Ramirez, with Jim Thome in the hole.
Stepping off the diamond, and re-organizing my ipod, to commemorate all of the milestones, have you ever noticed how many songs have a number in it? Help me with the list:
- U2 - "One"
- Tommy Tutone - "Jenny (867-5309)"
- Ryan Adams with Sheryl Crow - "Two"
- The Wallflowers - "6th Avenue Heartache"
- Nena - "99 Luftballoons"
- R.E.M. - "Driver 8"
- Billy Idol - "Sweet 16"
- Bruce Springsteen - "Tenth Avenue Freezeout"
- U2 - "Two Hearts Beat As One"
- The Police - "Murder By Numbers"
- Dolly Parton - "Nine To Five"
- Smashing Pumpkins - "Zero"
- Our Lady Peace - "4 a.m."
- R.E.M. - "Star 69"
- The Wallflowers - "Three Marlenas"
- Barenaked Ladies - "If I Had $1,000,000"
- Dave Mathews Band - "#41"
- Matchbox 20 - "3 a.m."
Feel free to chime in with your own favorites...
4 comments:
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"Two Hearts Beat As One"? I'm pretty sure the Spice Girls had a hit by a similar title.
The U2 single, "Two Hearts Beat As One" was on the "War" album, released in 1983. Spice Girls... please!
Hi B,
I say we keep the *good* milestones coming, and keep the *bad* milestones at bay.
By the way, I covered "Two Hearts Beat As One" on my album The Marcus Satellite Tribute To U2.
And hey! There's a U2 track called "Three Sunrises" on there too. You can add that to your list of songs with numbers in them.
Enjoy,
Marcus
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