Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Junior hits 600.

It's been shadowed by Jay Bruce, it hasn't been flaunted at all by anyone, but it means a whole hell of a lot. It shows that if Ken Griffey Jr could've stayed healthy those years where he was injured for games upon games, he would've hit 700+ HRs. As it stands, Junior is at 600 HRs, I don't think he's finished, but I don't believe he'll hit 700. That's probably four years at 25 a year at least. Ken Griffey Jr has always been one of my favorite players, I've respected the fact that he persevered through the bullshit that has overshadowed every other major league slugger (who hits HRs like singles). Griffey is a Hall of Famer, he joins only five other players who have hit 600 HRs (and beyond):

Barold Bonds, Henry Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa have hit 600 HRs in their careers. Bonds holds the tainted record...at the moment.

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