MARK LITTLE COLLECTS HIT NUMBER 1000

When I googled Mark Little, this was the closest to a picture that I could rustle up in my limited technological skills. According to the Arizona Republic, Mark recently achieved the 1000th hit in the Minor Leagues.

He's had 247 hits in the Major Leagues with several teams including the Cardinals, Rockies, Diamondbacks and several others in limited action.

Why a blog entry about him? His parents were high school friends of mine and he's a cousin of another friend who keeps me informed about him. While I never met Mark, I've rooted for him since his high school days. And I think it's awesome to get 1000 hits. Anywhere.

I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing I could have duplicated half or a third of that total; gosh, I'd settle for one AB in the minor leagues.

So while the AR called him a modern day Crash Davis, I think it's more about loving the game, hoping for a call up, hoping for a streak to get a chance to get back to the show as they call it.

He's had a great baseball career. Man, I'd love for him to get one more chance to make his little mark (obvious bad pun) in the Majors.