The Other Guys Took 8 to 18 Years to Get into the 83 Club--Bryce? Hopefully 4.

In 2015 83 home runs is the career cut off to make the top thousand major league home run hitters of all time.

Nats fans are looking at outfielder Bryce Harper to achieve this type of status this year. And then on to 997, etcetera.

Baseball is all about numbers and statistics. There is more and less to it, like championships and attendance and revenue, but the true geek fan really pores over numbers that the individuals achieve per year, per month, per career. How about a hit-streak to get our attention? We love it. Or hitting .400 for the season ...

My favorite player Tim Raines was well known for being an all time top base stealer. I was hoping that he could have finished higher than number five all time, but that is not bad. And, no one is coming up currently to usurp that spot. (2020 addition: he did make the Hall of Fame, my man!)

Now the sexy stat is homers, as it has been for the last half plus century ... Much more than stolen bases.

And Bryce, the current player du jour and favorite, has a chance to be in that conversation.

But another 12-15 years should determine that...