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Fitbit 12 – Week 19

Nearly two years ago, Google did away with the web interface for Fitbit, leaving the mobile app as the only way to access one’s data.  Last week, they revamped the app once again, doing away with the Fitbit name and rebranding it as Google Health, losing even more functionality along the way.  The new graphical representation of the weekly step totals looks a little ridiculous and, with the battery on my current device slowly failing, it may once again be time to revisit my step-counting solution going forward.

Another great week as I pushed my 30,000-step week streak to sixteen despite a lingering cold.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, as a visit to my sister’s house to celebrate Danny’s upcoming move left me with 4500 steps.  A Memorial Day trip to the ballpark on Monday pushed me up to 4900 steps.  A small decrease on Tuesday, ended just 17 steps away from 4900.  Wednesday was the best day of the week, thanks to a walk to Walgreens to pick up some cough medicine which left me 34 steps shy of 5900.  A busy day of work on Thursday dropped me back to 4400 steps.  Friday needed only 7 additional steps to reach 5000.  The week wrapped up on a high note on Saturday thanks to another visit to Rate Field, falling just 17 steps short of my daily goal of 7500.

Total steps: 37,061

Daily average: 5294.4

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Fitbit 12 – Week 18

Yet another great week as I pushed my 30,000-step week streak to fifteen and my streak of 4000+ step days reached 90, a full three months.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday thanks to a trip to Rate Field for the final installment of the first Crosstown series of the year, finishing 35 steps shy of 5600.  Monday saw a small decrease, dropping down to 4500 steps.  A lunchtime walk while I changed kept things rolling on Tuesday, ending 27 steps away from 6900.  Wednesday was the best day of the week, thanks to a season holder event at Wrigley Field in the afternoon followed by the Cubs game that night, wrapping up with 8400 steps.  Thursday used a walk to Walgreens to pick up a prescription to finish with 6100 steps.  A slow-ish Friday got the holiday weekend off to a decent start with 4400 steps.  The week wrapped up on a high note on Saturday with 6600 steps.

Total steps: 42,577

Daily average: 6082.4

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Fitbit 12 – Week 17

Another great week as I pushed my 30,000-step week streak to fourteen and my streak of 4000+ step days reached 83.  The week got off to a great start on Sunday thanks to a trip to Rate Field, finishing with 6100 steps.  Monday saw a small decrease, dropping down to 5300 steps.  Things kept rolling on Tuesday thanks to a lunch time walk as I charged, ending 6 steps shy of 6300.  Wednesday was the worst day of the week, going down to 4400 steps.  Thursday wrapped up with 5600 steps.  The start of Crosstown festivities on the south side between the Cubs and White Sox on Friday put me over goal, falling a single step shy of 7700.  Game two on Saturday wrapped up the week with 6800 steps.

Total steps: 42,280

Daily average: 6040

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Fitbit 12 – Week 16

Another great week as I pushed my 30,000-step week streak to thirteen and my streak of 4000+ step days reached 76.  The week got off to a decent start on Sunday, finishing up with 4400 steps.  Monday saw a big jump, needing just 4 additional steps to reach 6800.  Things kept rolling on Tuesday as I finished 14 steps shy of 5600.  Wednesday saw a slight increase, going up to 5600 steps.  A mere 12 steps was all that stood between me and 4500 steps on Thursday.  A trip to Rate Field Friday night led to 7100 steps, my high point of the week.  Saturday wrapped up the week with 5100 steps.

Total steps: 39,211

Daily average: 5601.6

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Fitbit 12 – Week 14

A great week as I scored my highest total in nearly two years, since my trip to Amsterdam, and cranked my 30,000-step week streak to eleven while also running my streak of 4000+ step days to 54.  The week got off to a great start on Sunday as a neighborhood walk left me with 5400 steps.  Monday was slightly better, ending with 5600 steps.  Things kept going on Tuesday, slightly falling to 5300 steps, which, if you can believe it, turned out to be my low point for the week.  A longer post-work walk on Wednesday left me just 15 steps shy of 6900.  Thursday topped out at 5500 steps.  A long walk while charging my car at lunch led to 7300 steps on Friday.  An afternoon trip to the Rate Field on Saturday wound up the week well over goal, coming just 11 steps shy of 8000.

Total steps: 44,144

Daily average: 6306.3

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Fitbit 12 – Week 12

Yet another good week as I kept my 30,000-step week streak alive for the ninth straight week while also running my streak of 4000+ days to 40.  A trip to Rate Field on Sunday to see the White Sox sweep the Blue Jays got the week off to a great start, finishing with 6600 steps.  Monday needed just 23 additional steps to reach 5000.  Things slowed just a bit on Tuesday, falling to 4700 steps.  Another small drop on Wednesday left me with 4500 steps.  Things picked up again on Thursday, ending 37 steps shy of 5300.  Another nice day on Friday ended 22 steps short of 5100.  A morning walk on Saturday ended the week a single step shy of 5800.

Total steps: 37,019

Daily average: 5288.4

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Fitbit 12 – Week 11

Another great week as I kept my 30,000-step week streak alive for the eighth straight week while also running my streak of 4000+ days to 36.  An impromptu trip to American Family Field in Milwaukee on Sunday got the week off to a good start, finishing with 6100 steps.  A return trip to Wrigley Field on Monday was the high point of the week, finishing well above my daily goal with 9200 steps.  Resuming normal activities put me back down to 4700 steps on Tuesday.  A mere 28 steps were all that stood between me and 5000 on Wednesday.  Rain, which postponed the home opener on the South Side on Thursday, limited me to 4700.  My re-scheduled first trip to Rate Field of the season on Friday ended with 6800 steps.  A nice Saturday ended the week with 4400 steps.

Total steps: 41,056

Daily average: 5865.1

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Giants All Time Leaders – Through 2025

To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball.  With a little more than a month until regular season baseball, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the San Francisco Giants.

The Giants began life in 1883 in New York, before moving west to San Francisco in 1957. I’ve seen 177 players don the Giants uniforms in the 26 of their games I’ve attended live, first at their old home at Candlestick Park in 1999 and most recently this past June at Rate Field against the White Sox.

Home Runs

Name Total
Mike Yastrzemski 3
Wilmer Flores 2
Pedro Feliz 2
Brandon Crawford 2
David Villar 2

Hits

Name Total
Buster Posey 9
Pedro Feliz 8
Mike Yastrzemski 7
Brandon Crawford 7

Runs

Name Total
Mike Yastrzemski 6
Brandon Crawford 5
Wilmer Flores 5

RBI

Name Total
Pablo Sandoval 6
Mike Yastrzemski 6
David Villar 5

Doubles

Name Total
Buster Posey 3
9 tied with 2

Triples Continue reading →

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Padres All Time Leaders – Through 2025

To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball.  As we head into 2026, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the San Diego Padres.

The Padres began life in 1969, joining the National League along with the Montreal Expos.  I’ve seen 197 players wearing the Padres uniform in the 27 of their games that I’ve attended live at five different ballparks, first in 1985 at Wrigley Field and, most recently, this past September at Rate Field.  I had plans to take in the three-game series between them and the White Sox at PETCO Park in 2020, but that kind of fell apart for… reasons.

Home Runs

Name Total
Adrian Gonzalez 2
Ramon Hernandez 2
Mike Cameron 2
Khalil Greene 2

Hits

Name Total
Ryan Klesko 9
Sean Burroughs 9
Brian Giles 8

Runs

Name Total
Adrian Gonzalez 7
Mark Loretta 5
Ramon Hernandez 4
Mike Cameron 4
Fernando Tatis Jr. 4

RBI

Name Total
Khalil Greene 8
Ramon Hernandez 6
Ryan Klesko 6

Doubles

Name Total
Ryan Klesko 3
Adrian Gonzalez 3
Will Venable 3

Triples Continue reading →

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Red Sox All Time Leaders – Through 2025

To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball.  With the winter meetings on the horizon, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the Boston Red Sox.

One of the American League’s eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Boston in 1901 and took on the Red Sox nickname in 1908.  I’ve seen 198 players don the Red Sox uniforms in the 39 games I’ve seen them play, first in 1985 for the home opener at Comiskey Park, through the first two games of the 2005 ALDS at US Cellular Field, and most recently at Rate Field this past April.

Home Runs

Name Total
David Ortiz 6
Mike Lowell 4
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3
Kevin Youkilis 3
Jason Varitek 3
Manny Ramirez 3
Jackie Bradley Jr. 3

Hits

Name Total
David Ortiz 22
Mike Lowell 17
Kevin Youkilis 15

Runs

Name Total
David Ortiz 16
Dustin Pedroia 9
Mike Lowell 8
Kevin Youkilis 8
Jacoby Ellsbury 8

RBI

Name Total
David Ortiz 19
Mike Lowell 13
Kevin Youkilis 12

Doubles

Name Total
David Ortiz 6
Manny Ramirez 4
Mookie Betts 4

Triples Continue reading →