"It wasn't the longest hitting streak of all time. It wasn't the most famous hitting streak of all time. It was, however, one of the weirdest -- and most top-secret -- hitting streaks of all time. It was the stupendous, never-ending (well, until it ended Tuesday) streak of Astros backup catcher Tony Eusebio. It was a streak that lasted 24 games. And it was a streak that tied Luis Gonzalez's Astros team record. But most notably, it was a streak that went on for more than seven weeks -- 51 days to be exact. Which means, in other words, that Eusebio had more days in which he kept his streak alive by not playing than he did by playing. Now there's a great feat. 'To be honest with you,' Astros broadcast-witticist Jim Deshaies told Week in Review, 'I think Tony's streak may have been harder than Joe DiMaggio's.'" - ESPN Columnist Jayson Stark on ESPN.com (09/04/2000)