Half way through, the 2009 season has brought a lot of awesome moments that have been etched into our brains and history. Here is a list of the top 9 moments from the first half of the 2009 Major League Baseball season!

9) Luis Castillo Drops Game Ending Popup (6/12 vs. NYY) – I can’t get enough of this play. I could watch Castillo watch this ball over and over without ever getting sick of it. Just another part of the Mets woes this year.

8 ) Gary Sheffield HR #500 (4/17 vs. MIL) – Normally, a 500th homer brings a lot of fanfare and anticipation, but Sheffield’s attitude, steroid linkage, and the fact that he had 499 HRs going into the season really diminished the accomplishment. Although, don’t tell Mets announcer Gary Cohen that, after he made everyone think he’s loved by all.

7) Bees Swarm in San Diego (7/2 vs. HOU) – There aren’t many rain delays in San Diego, but there was a bee delay on the field. Now we all know that the Padres have an official beekeeper on their payroll.

6) Ryan Zimmerman 30-Game Hit Streak – One of the best storylines of the 2009 season was following Ryan Zimmerman continue his franchise record hit streak. Unfortunately for Zim, it has been the only storyline for the Nationals all year.

5) Indians Score 14 Runs in One Inning (4/18 vs. NYY) – It was only the third game in the history of the new Yankee Stadium, and it instantly became a mockery of a stadium. The Indians scored 22 runs in the game for a pow-wow of a victory.

4) Seagulls interfere in Cleveland (6/11 vs. KC) – Royals OF Coco Crisp is not amused by this interference. He had a chance to save the game with an out at the plate, but instead it turned into a walkoff win for the Indians. Result: fireworks go off every half inning at the Jake.

3) Mariano Rivera RBI, 500th Save (6/28 vs. NYM) – The Mets continue to make this list, but only one was good. Not only did Rivera pick up his 500th career save (2nd all-time), but he also picked up his first career RBI, on a walk versus K-Rod.

2) Randy Johnson 300th Win (6/4 vs. WAS) – This may be the last time in history a pitcher reaches 300 wins. Good for the Big Unit, but he had to sweat it out in the dugout on a controversial third strike against Adam Dunn in the eighth inning.

1) Jonathan Sanchez No-Hitter (7/10 vs. SD) – Big time game from a pitcher trying to save his job. So many close no-hitters this in 2009, but only one actually made it all the way. Too bad Juan Uribe made that error or else it could’ve been a perfect game. Now he might actually provide some trade bait.