Wrong numbers

I was glad to see that the Red Sox denied Roger Clemens in his bid to win his 300th game against his former team. Although, all the gratuitous hype about Clemens over the past week reminds me of how overrated sports milestones are. Records are one thing, as feats like hitting 73 HRs or throwing 48 touchdowns in a season are to be celebrated. But just because 10,000 (career assists) and 500 (career homers) are nice round numbers, there's no need to throw a parade. Sure Clemens will only be the 21st pitcher to get to 300, but he's already the 21st pitcher to get to 299. We went through the same thing last season when Barry Bonds approached 600 homers and the media just beat the story to death. There are more than enough historical statistics to keep track of in sports, we might as well focus on meaningful records and not just milestones that look nice.