BASEBALL IS SOMETHING ELSE

ESPECIALLY ON JULY 4TH

My buddy Richie took this last night. He gets a free month of Billy-Ball added to his subscription for sending it, so that you can all enjoy it.

Clayton Kershaw is the 20th pitcher in MLB history with 3,000 strikeouts

Kersh is just the fourth lefty on the list, joining CC Sabathia, Randy Johnson, and Steve Carlton. He is the third pitcher to do it all for one team, joining the Washington Senators’ Walter Johnson and the Cardinals’ great Bob Gibson.

The Giants' Justin Verlander and the Blue Jays' Max Scherzer are the other active members of the 3,000-strikeout club.

Watch the unabashed joy from Dave Roberts.

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE CATCHERS

These guys were behind the plate for Kershaw’s 3000.

A.J. Ellis, 920
Austin Barnes, 551
Yasmani Grandal, 451
Russell Martin, 379
Will Smith, 251 - shared #3000 with Clayton
Rod Barajas, 171
Dioner Navarro, 106
Brad Ausmus, 55
Drew Butera, 45
Tim Federowicz, 22
Danny Ardoin, 19
Rámon Hernández, 17
Matt Treamor, 11
Dalton Rushing, 2

THERE HAVE BEEN GREAT BASEBALL MOMENTS ON JULY 4

Lou Gehrig, Jim Tabor, Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson, Cesar Geronimo, and Rick Camp and the All-Stars are on the other side of the wall.