Ken Griffey Jr. "The Kid"

So, last night one of my favorite players in the history of baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., hit the 600th HR of his career. It's such a huge accomplishment and I just really enjoy seeing it happen to such a great guy. One of the reasons why I've always liked him is his attitude. He always has a smile on his face and from the time he came into the league has been one of the most approachable players around. He also has the added benefit of an untarnished reputation. Heck, even Chipper Jones hasn't managed to avoid that pitfall.

It's only sad to me that it took him this long to reach this point. He really was supposed to be the one to break the all-time record and was well on his way when he left Seattle to come home to Cincinnati. For those that don't know, his dad played a good part of his career in Cincinnati and so Griffey pretty much grew up there. But he couldn't avoid injuries and therefore hasn't played very consistently over the last 7 or 8 years. On top of that, he doesn't get much love from the Reds fans. He can come to Atlanta to finish out his career if he'd like...although the fans at Turner are pretty lousy too.

Congrats Griffey on another milestone! You still have the sweetest swing in all of baseball. Here's to passing Sammy "I slam steroids" Sosa in the coming month.