Fans, Not Umpires, at Heart of Griffey Home Run Dispute

Dunn and Dunner • Baker Continues To Screw Everything Up
June 10th line up: Jay Bruce CF Paul Janish SS Ken Griffey Jr. RF Brandon Phillips 2B Adam Dunn LF Joey Votto 1B Edwin Encarnacion 3B Paul Bako C Homer Bailey P Let me take you into Dusty Baker's mind for a moment. "Man I really need a line up ...

The 3rd String Safety • Junior Gets it Done
Congradulations to Ken Griffey Jr. on hitting his 600th home run last night. I’ve always been a fan of Junior, even when he was costing the Yankees a playoff series back in 1995. His naturally sweet swing and big, wide smile during all ...

Big League Chatter • Hats Off To Ken Griffey, Jr On Number 600
At 6:19pm CST on Monday June 9th 2008 Ken Griffey, Jr. made history by becoming only the 6th player to hit at least 600 home runs in their career in Major League Baseball. The other five are Barry Bonds, Hank...

MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com • Off Topic: The Griffey Ball
Cody Ross ' recent comments about Ken Griffey Jr. 's 600th home run ball really irked me.  A Marlins season ticket holder, Joe, caught the ball and hasn't decided what to do yet.  Here's what Ross said : Just give it to the Hall of ...

The Bleacher Creatures • Photo of the Day
Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr., waves to the crowd after he hit his 600th home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Florida Marlins Monday, June 9, 2008 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Controversy over Griffey's 600th HR ball (AP)
When it comes to Ken Griffey Jr.'s 600th home run ball, "Joe" still doesn't know what to do. The man who caught the historic ball -- identified only as a longtime Florida Marlins season-ticket holder named "Joe" -- has not decided between selling the ...

Pujols hurt, Ludwick leads Cards to win (AP)
Ryan Ludwick homered and drove in four runs to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Albert Pujols and Rick Ankiel gave the Cardinals their first set of back-to-back home runs this season before ...

Calf strain forces Cards' Pujols to leave vs. Reds
Albert Pujols was helped off the field with a strained left calf he suffered in the seventh inning of the Cardinals' game Tuesday at Cincinnati.

Milestones ahead, or not
The baseball record books have been rewritten several times in the past year. Ken Griffey Jr. made them do it again on Monday ...

Talk of decoy increases controversy regarding Griffey's 600th home run ball
MIAMI - A treasured baseball that could be worth $100,000 is adding new meaning to "I got it." When Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds hit his 600th home...