Thanks to Mike Pelfrey’s gutty seven innings, Duaner Sanchez’s perfect eighth, Carlos Beltran’s unleashed power, Fernando Tatis’ clutch timing and Billy Wagner’s one-two-three ninth, I was able to record in The Log [1] its 200th regular-season home win [2]. After four consecutive losses, I was beginning to think it would never happen. But I always think that. I probably thought that prior to July 29, 2000 [3], date of The Log’s 100th win.
Eerie if happy coincidences:
The Log’s first hundred wins came after 184 games.
The Log’s second hundred wins came after an additional 186 games.
The Log’s 100th win required an eighth-inning rally.
The Log’s 200th win required an eighth-inning rally.
The Log’s 100th win came on a Saturday afternoon.
The Log’s 200th win came on a Saturday afternoon.
I noticed Todd Zeile signing autographs almost to first pitch prior to The Log’s 100th win.
I sat next to a guy wearing a Todd Zeile jersey [4] during The Log’s 200th win.
I would go to the Sunday game that followed The Log’s 100th win…with the guy with whom I co-author this blog.
I am going to the Sunday game that follows The Log’s 200th win…with the guy with whom I went to The Log’s 100th win — but I’m mentioning it in this blog.
Lincoln Logs were once popular.
Kennedy Airport less so.