Streakin'

The current longest hitting streaks in baseball belong to a guy who not many people have on their radar and former MVP.
Emilio Bonifacio of the Marlins owns a 26-game hitting streak and Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox has a 25-game streak.
Those are impressive streaks but the amazing thing is they are not even halfway to Joe DiMaggio's 56.
I've always felt that some records, like Cy Young's 511 career wins, are completely out of reach because the game isn't the same as when Young pitched.
But with DiMaggio's streak, I've felt in the past that it is breakable but with every passing year I lose faith in that belief.
Nobody has come close to Joe D's record. When Pete Rose streak ended at 44 he was still 12 games away.
Still, I would love to see someone make a run at 56. How exciting would it be if some guy was at 50 games?
Meanwhile, I mentioned the current streaks on the radio today during the morning sportscasts. The main reason? Not because of the streaks themselves really. The true reason is I enjoy saying the name Emilio Bonifacio. Go ahead say it. Emilio Bonifacio. It's a fun name to say.
Bob Sheppard, the legendary Yankees P.A. man who passed away last year, said that one of his favorite names to pronounce was former Washington Senators infielder Jose Valdivielso. That is a fun name to say. I bet Sheppard would have enjoyed announcing Emilio Bonifacio too.