The Hardball Times:THT Daily: 600!
The Hardball Times —
... are courtesy of Rotoworld Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 600 in the first inning Monday against Mark Hendrickson . With a crowd of maybe 10,000-12,000 in Florida to watch it. Griffey's shot was a no-doubter to right field. It was his first homer of June and seventh of the season. He's the sixth player to reach 600 homers, and he's now 10 away from passing Sammy Sosa for fifth place all-time. For more about the occasion, read Joe Posnanski's 600 Words for Junior . Nick Swisher went 2-for-2 with two home runs as the White Sox swept ...
Baseball Today: Tuesday, June 10
Projo Sox Blog —
... . Joe Posnanski, focusing on what Griffey did and not what he might have done, has a very nice tribute to Junior in a short (for him) 600 or so words. ...
Morning Juice: Bravo! Six hondo homers for Junior
Big League Stew —
... would have called, but he feared a trace. "My father hit 152 home runs, and that's who I wanted to be like," Griffey said of his dad. If that doesn't choke you up a little, you need to quit baseball and start a jai alai fantasy team. As a bonus, here's 600 great words on Junior. ...
Tuesday's Plastic Cup
Brew Crew Ball —
... in Pennsylvania. (Yes, that's WAY off the beaten scouting path.) Follow the link for his stats and splits. I hope his first hitting coach mentions that it's ok not to swing now and then.
The big baseball news yesterday was Ken Griffey Jr.'s home run #600. Roch Kubatko leads his article with an even more incredible occurrence:
Paul Bako had the first multi-homer game of his career.
Joe Posnanski takes the milestone seriously and, as usual, turns in a great piece. ...
Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Enjoy the Enjoyment —
... Everyone is writing about Griffey today--two of the best pieces I've seen come from Joe Posnanski (this one is required), and a look at Griffey's very first spring ...
Pos on Junior
Cincinnati Reds Blog —
Joe Posnanski on Ken Griffey Jr. Anyone who loves baseball and good writing should make it a goal to read every word Joe Posnanski writes.
Joe Posnanski Is The Greatest Sportswriter On The Planet
Lookout Landing —
... I have nothing to add.
The Wil Cordero Memorial Linkpunch: Thursday, May 15th
Walkoff Walk —
... blame directly on Omar Minaya. I agree; Willie Randolph has been handed a team with a farm system in shambles. NY Daily News.
The Brewers are going to be ponying up almost $100 in free giveaways per game to fans! All they want in return is a 30,000 person focus group on how to make the bullpen not suck so much. Here's a hint: have Gagne murdered. Brewers Blog.
Joe Posnanski pens the best and most succinctly amazing piece about Junior Griffey. JoeBlog.
Meech thinks that Adam Eaton cannot dress himself properly. I disagree. He ...
PM Roundup: Who Is Your Daddy And What Does He Do?
The Big Lead —
... Of course. If you didn’t see Cloverfield then you probably know her from her role as Rosa in Kindergarten Cop (She’s the one at the very end.)
Is it hot where you are today? It’s up near 100 in Upstate NY - brutal. I’m worried about passing out from heat stroke when I walk to my car after work. I’m just kidding. I’ll probably suffer the heat stroke during the commute.
A proper tribute for Jr. by one of the best. (Joe Posnanski)
Ahhhh…. snake on a baby…. ...
JUNIOR.
metsgrrl.com —
... Of course, I did not take this. It is by my friend Alan, and the occasion should be obvious to any of you who are reading. You can see the entire set here. And, read 600 Words For Junior, which made me realize I had something of my own to say.
MLB Essentials: JoePo on Junior
FanHouse —
Filed under: Reds, MLB Fans, CincinnatiMLB Essentials ranks our six favorite stories of the day. 1. Joe Posnanski: There have been a lot of articles written about Ken Griffey today; Joe's is the best. 2. Big League Stew: Catching up with the Mitchell Report All-Stars. 3. New York Times: Grading the best ballpark cuisine from coast to coast. (Bonus: Endless Simmer lists the best grub the NYT overlooked.) ...
Griffey Reaches 600
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... Ken Griffey Jr. reached the elite club of players who have hit 600 home runs in their career. We praised Junior quite a bit when he came through Philly last week so we will save the superlatives. Instead, we point you to a great post by Joe Posnanski that captures the essence of Griffey rather well. ...
Daily Notes 6/10
SeaTown Sports —
Local +600 Home Runs. Ken Griffey Jr. 600 Words. Joe Posnanski. [Legit] +What if....where would Griffey be at now without the injuries? [FanGraphs] [FanHouse] +Top 10 Ken Griffey Jr. Home Runs. [Seattle Times] +Erik Bedard in Toronto? AW HELL NO! [FanNation] +Jeff Clement is tearing it up! [Prospect Insider] +City vs. Sonics: The Ground Rules [The News Tribune] +Seattle Draft Pick Lawrence Jackson got his jersey retired yesterday. [LA Times] ...
