Tony La Russa reached the 2,500-win mark..., joining Connie Mack and John McGraw as the only managers in MLB history ...

[HenHanna]

...... And here is a pet peeve of mine among standard
sportswriting constructions. From ESPN.com:

"Tony La Russa reached the 2,500-win mark on Sunday, joining Connie Mack
and John McGraw as the only managers in MLB history to accomplish the
feat.”

No. Should be :

"Tony La Russa won his 2,500th game as a manager on Sunday. The only
others to accomplish this feat were Connie Mack and John McGraw.”



---------- the latter is better... But is the former so bad???

[HenHanna]

Post by HenHanna
...... And here is a pet peeve of mine among standard
"Tony La Russa reached the 2,500-win mark on Sunday, joining Connie Mack
and John McGraw as the only managers in MLB history to accomplish the
feat.”
"Tony La Russa won his 2,500th game as a manager on Sunday. The only
others to accomplish this feat were Connie Mack and John McGraw.”
---------- the latter is better... But is the former so bad???

Even better as:

Tony La Russa earned his 2,500 wins as a manager on Sunday.
Only 3 MLB managers have accomplished this: Connie Mack (19..), John McGraw
(19..), and now La Russa.

[HenHanna]

Post by HenHanna
...... And here is a pet peeve of mine among standard
"Tony La Russa reached the 2,500-win mark on Sunday, joining Connie Mack
and John McGraw as the only managers in MLB history to accomplish the
feat.”
"Tony La Russa won his 2,500th game as a manager on Sunday. The only
others to accomplish this feat were Connie Mack and John McGraw.”
---------- the latter is better... But is the former so bad???

Even better as:

Tony La Russa earned his 2,500 wins as a manager on Sunday.
Only 3 MLB managers have accomplished this: Connie Mack (19..), John McGraw
(19..), and now La Russa.