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fangraphs.com - 6/11/2008
Junior Joins The Club
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Ater being stuck on 599 for several weeks, Ken Griffey Jr launched the 600th home run of his career last night, allowing Mark Hendrickson to go down in history for something other than being tall. Junior joins Barry Bonds , Hank Aaron , Babe Ruth , Willie Mays , and Sammy Sosa as the only players in history to notch 600 career bombs. Growing up in Seattle, I saw Junior come up as a ...

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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] ...

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