Mariano Rivera Gets 600th Save While Wakefield Gets 200th Win

A couple of milestones were reached yesterday in the world of the baseball. One was Tim Wakefield finally getting his 200th career win while the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays, 18-6. Wakefield finally gets it on his 8th try. You look at all he had to go through to get this achievement and you can't help but feel some sense of relief that he finally did it. Despite being the oldest active player in baseball (45), he's the 2nd oldest player to reach 200 wins.

The other milestone was, admittedly, a much bigger deal in baseball. It had to do with the man that every batter doesn't want to face at the end of a game and that is Mariano Rivera. The Yankees beat the Mariners last night, 3-2, but more importantly Rivera came in the 9th and recorded his 600th save of his career. He becomes the 2nd player to reach that milestone and is actually only one save behind the All Time leader and that's Trevor Hoffman. While the season is certainly coming to close, there is a realistic chance that Rivera will break that record before the marathon ends.

Congrats to both pitchers for their achievements. While they are certainly both near the end of their careers, one must think they have a little something more left in the tank.

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