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On This Day In 1993: The Chicago Bulls Won 3rd Straight Title

Posted on June 20, 2014 | Leave a comment

Twenty One years ago today the visiting Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns in game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the series.  The Bulls won by a score of 99-98.    Michael Jordan was the leading scorer in the game with 33 points.  This was the Bulls 3rd consecutive NBA Championship.  This victory further increased Michael Jordan’s legacy as the greatest basketball player ever.  Jordan would later retire in October of 1993.  He would however come back in 1995 to win 3 more NBA Titles.

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A.C. Green: The NBA’s Iron Man

Posted on August 17, 2013 | 4 comments

When most people think of “Iron Man” records in sports they usually think of Cal Ripken Jr.  On September 6, 1995 Ripken broke the MLB record with most consecutive games played when he completed his 2,131 straight game.  His streak would end at 2,632 games and set the record on September 20,1998.

A.C. Green (Getty Images)

A.C. Green (Getty Images)

Another player that holds a similar streak in the NBA is A.C. Green.  Green was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 Draft.  Green would play every single game of his rookie season.  In his second season for the Lakers he sat out three early games.  He returned to the court in San Antonio, TX versus the Spurs on November 19, 1986.  The Lakers would win the game 117-108 over the Spurs that night.  Green scored no points in 13 minutes of play.  What no one realized is that uneventful game would be the beginning of history.

A.C. Green would continue to play in every game until he finally broke the previous record held by Randy Smith.  Smith played in 906 straight games.  Green played his 907th straight game on November 20, 1997 setting the new record.

A.C. Green never stopped playing until April 18, 2001 while playing for the Miami Heat against the Magic in Orlando, FL.  He had played in 1,192 consecutive games when his streak ended.  No other player in the history of the NBA has ever come close to this record.

During the course of his 17 year NBA career Green would play for four different teams (Lakers, Suns, Mavericks and Heat).  Green only missed three total games his entire career playing in 1278 of 1281 games.  He scored 12,331 career points was an All Star (1990) and won three NBA Titles.

Greens career was slightly above average when you look at his numbers and other accomplishment.  However when you look at the record he hold he looks flat out super human.

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Jose Reyes’ Hitting Streak Is Holding Strong At 22 Games

Posted on August 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

The Miami Marlins are having a disappointing season, so much so that no one saw this coming. The team headed into the 2012 season with so much hope and excitement for what could be. They have dismantled the team to the point it hardly resembles the team that was supposed to make the playoffs when the year began. As of Saturday the team sits 14.5 games behind the 1st place Washington Nationals and a Wildcard birth looks very unlikely. The only bright spot that can be seen at the point is Jose Reyes and his hot hitting streak.

Jose Reyes
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Jose Reyes began this hitting streak on July 13th and is holding strong at 22 games going into Saturday’s game against the Nationals. Reyes went 1-3 in the first game of Friday’s double header with the Nationals and 3-5 in the second game. Reyes has always been a great hitter but has really improved his hitting and it shows with this current streak. He broke his previous streak of 19 games this past week.

Luis Castillo holds the team record for most consecutive games with a hit with 35 games in 2002. That is a mark that Reyes has a strong chance of beating. The have been 55 players in the history of Major League Baseball to have at least 30 consecutive games with a hit. Reyes is the caliber of hitter and streaky enough to become number 56. The question the will be asked if he can make it past 30 will be how far can he go?

Everyone knows that Joe DiMaggio holds the record at 56 games in 1941 and that mark is very unlikely to be broken soon if ever. The closest anyone has come in the last 20 years was the Phillies Jimmy Rollins in the 2005 and 2006 seasons with 38 games. If anyone was going to make a good run and come close to DiMaggio in this era of baseball it would be Joe Reyes. Reyes is still very young and has a lot of potential as a hitter even though he is already one of the best in baseball. Reyes is the defending National League batting champion and this will not be his last claim to that title.

As this season grows older and the Marlins fall deeper in the standings the Marlins might have something to get excited about. That rests solely in the hands of Jose Reyes and his bat. Could we be watching history right now? It is too early to tell but we are seeing an amazing streak and its time for the sports world to pay attention to Reyes. If they don’t start now they may be missing history in the making.

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