A thousand moral paintings I can show
That shall demonstrate these quick blows of Fortune's
More pregnantly than words.
—William "Author" Shakespeare

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn, and Egypt, Greece, Rome, Gaul, Britain, America, lie folded in the first man.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

As the Yankees prepare to fend off a sweep at the hands of the Buddy Bell-inspired Royals tonight, Jorge Posada will become just the 42nd catcher in baseball history to catch one thousand games with the same team. Number 41 was the Phils' Mike Lieberthal, who accomplished the feat Tuesday.

There are now three active catchers (Dan Wilson is the other) who have caught 1000 games for their current team. Three other catchers (Jason Kendall, Javy Lopez, and Ivan Rodriguez) have accomplished the feat for a previous team. Here's the complete list (including Posada):

Now, here are the players with the most games caught for one team:

The Yankees had two catchers for about 35 years, and Texas had two catchers for essentially three decades—that's most of the team's history.

Given that there are six active catchers who have accomplished the feat, is this a new trend? Should we expect a slew of other catchers to join Lieberthal and Posada?

The short answer is no. Other than a couple of others, the seniority for backstops drops dramatically. Here are the active leaders for games caught with their current team:

Inge no longer catches. Myers is on his last legs at 39. Other than Varitek, who seems to be a lock, I'm not sure any are good bets. Offensively, Ausmus is a drag on the lineup. Piazza is aging, often injured, slumping, and one management decision away from no longer catching. The rest are too far away to predict.

So Posada may not be the last to catch a thousand games for one team, but he may be the last to do it with two days of someone else. Not that anyone in the ballpark will be thinking about it.