Can anyone ever touch Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, what some believe to be the greatest baseball feat of all time?Chase Utley is the latest to try. Philadelphia's All-Star second baseman has now hit safely in 34 games.
Only Pete Rose has broken 40--he hit in 44 consecutive games in 1978. Paul Molitor hit in 39 straight games in 1987.
Carlos Delgado of the Mets said . .
"There are so many obstacles. One day you're facing a guy throwing 95, then 85 (miles per hour). Then they bring in a lefty, and then a sidearmer. There are so many outside elements, and that's what makes doing it day after day so impressive."
Not to mention the pressure of being compared to the great Yankee Clipper.
from a column by Murray Chass appearing August 4, 2006 in The New York Times
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