The Last 300 game winner?

Tonight Randy Johnson goes for win #300 against the worst team in baseball, The Washington Nationals. Lets hope he gets it done and becomes the 24th and most likely last 300 game winner in baseball history. He is a mortal lock for the Hall of Fame with 5 Cy Young's and 2 no-hitters. He is also second on the all-time strikeout list with 4,843 so this win won't put him over the top. The question is, will there be a 25th member of the 300 win club? I say no. This is it people. The last one will be The Big Unit. Cherish it and understand its significance. With today's constant watching of pitch counts and innings limits, pitchers don't stay in the game long enough to get high win totals. Who do you think will be the next 300 game winner? I say no one. Here are the active win leaders and their ages:

250 - Jamie Moyer (46)
220 - Andy Pettite (37)
214 - Pedro Martinez (37)
210 - John Smoltz (42)
184 - Tim Wakefield (42)
153 - Bartolo Colon (36)
151 - Livan Hernandez (34)

So that exercise doesn't bring us any closer to a 300 game winner. Let's look at the top pitchers in the game:

140 - Roy Halladay (32)
122 - C.C. Sabathia (28)
116 - Johan Santana (30)
99 - Carlos Zambrano (28)
94 - Josh Beckett (28)

Not one pitcher under 25 has 54 career wins. Its looking like Randy Johnson is the last one. Let me know who you think will be next.

Manny and the Minors

Manny Ramirez will reportedly be sent to the minors leagues for a week to 10 days just prior to his return from his 50 game suspension for violating MLB's drug policy. He is eligible to return to the Dodgers on July 3rd. My question is, "Why is he allowed to play in the minors for 7-10 days while he is under suspension?" When a minor league player is suspended for 50 games he isn't eligible to play in the minors until the 50 games are up. If a player is AAA is suspended he cant play in A ball to get ready to return to AAA. Major and Minor Leagues all fall under the same MLB umbrella. Manny should be allowed to report to the minors on July 3rd and not before. MLB needs to take a stance on this and make sure that Manny doesn't return to play in any games until July 3rd. Do the right thing MLB!

Time for LeBron to grow up

After failing to get to the NBA Finals by losing to the Orlando Magic, LeBron James ran away from congratulating his opponents and talking to the media. I understand that people that are ultra-competitive hate to lose. But at this point, he should understand his responsibility and stand up at the microphone and answer the media questions. He only comes off as a spoiled brat that refuses to take the good with the bad.

LeBron finally answered some questions from the media on Sunday and had this to say,

"It’s hard for me to congratulate somebody after you just lose to them. I’m a winner. It’s not being a poor sport or anything like that. If somebody beats you up, you’re not going to congratulate them. That doesn’t make sense to me. I’m a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand."

So much for good sportsmanship. While you are upset you lost, it doesn't make you more of a loser if you show some maturity and congratulate the victor. If his actions and words up to that point weren't bad enough, he continued his lack of class by wearing a New York Yankee hat while talking to the media on Sunday. While the Yankees may be his favorite team, he needs to understand that everyone in Cleveland is fearful of him leaving for the Knicks after next season. It is everyone in Cleveland's worst nightmare and after a disappointing finish to a season where everyone thought the Cavs were headed to the NBA Finals LeBron just kicks the city in the gut by wearing a Yankee hat. Really, LeBron? Time to be a man and understand how to act like one.