Congratulations to Ken Griffey, Jr., who hit his 600th career homer today in the first inning off Mark Hendrickson of the Marlins.The Kid has been one of the bright spots in baseball since he started with the Seattle Mariners back in 1989. While other sluggers juiced up with steroids through the 1990s and early 2000s to reach historical homerun plateaus, Griffey did it the right way, and has never been mentioned with the steroids scandal.
On top of being a great hitter, he was the best center fielder of our generation, and probably the second best of all time -- behind only Willie Mays.
Griffey has been a role model for younger players and for kids all around the country, and maybe is more deserving than anyone else playing today of a spot in Cooperstown.
Unfortunately, his historical feat reminds us of how much Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa and the other alleged steroid users all suck.
RoadRage
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