Passing Cy Young

Passing Cy Young
PHILADELPHIA - JUNE 23: LaTroy Hawkins #32 of the New York Mets throws a pitch during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 23, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mets won 8-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA - JUNE 23: LaTroy Hawkins #32 of the New York Mets throws a pitch during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 23, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Mets won 8-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

In the history of baseball, there are very few names that will cause someone to pause at the mere mention of them as much as Cy Young. When New York Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins was told recently that he was close to tying and then passing Young in career appearances, he was in disbelief.

After all, the 40-year-old Hawkins had never much thought about the grand scope of his career. As a reliever, he often lives year to year, and admittedly, the last few have not been easy.

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