Reds vs. Marlins - Recap - June 09, 2008

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Fast Facts •Dusty Baker has now been the manager for three 600-home run hitters: Barry Bonds (762) with the San Francisco Giants, Sammy Sosa (609) with the Chicago Cubs and Ken Griffey Jr. (600). He is the first manager in MLB history to manage three 600-homer hitters. •Of the 600 club, Griffey had to wait the longest to reach the milestone, going eight games between Nos. 599 and 600. ... [link]

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Congratulations To Junior
Published 6/10/2008 by Wrigleyville (noreply@blogger.com) at wrigleyville23
We have a few rules at Wrigleyville23, including: If you hit 600 home runs, we say something nice about you. Therefore, we say Ken Griffey Jr. is good at baseball.

AJ’s Power Rankings - June 10
Published 6/10/2008 by Ali Jawad at SportsHubLA
... record was not something you would’ve expected from this team at this point in the season. Well, at least I didn’t. 19. Texas Rangers (32-33) (no change): Milton Bradley has put up some great numbers so far this season: .340 avg., 14 homers, 43 rbi. But most importantly of all: zero meltdowns…. for now. 20. Minnesota Twins (31-33) (-2): Outscored 40-15 in a four game sweep at the hands of the White Sox. Ouch. 21.  Cincinnatti Reds (31-34) (-1): Mr. Griffey Jr., welcome to the 600-home run club . 22. Pittsburgh Pirates (31-33) (+1): They aren’t gonna win a lot of games, ...

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