To Junior, it must have felt like giving birth after a long and complex labor. Hitting his 600th home run last night was probably the most overpredicted and overdue statistical milepost in baseball history. We've been waiting for this to happen for at least ten years, ever since he put up back-to-back 56 homer seasons for Seattle in '97 and '98. When that season wrapped up, he had 350 career longballs at age 28, becoming the fastest player in history to hit that many, a feat he repeated when he cracked his 400th.
Junior
10 June 2008
14 May 2008
Patterson, one of whom they'd need to move if Griff stays and Bruce comes up), they've got to move Junior to do it.
Pros (Seattle):
Bringing Griff home to the city that still has a soft spot for him would provide a spark to their moribund, underproducing team. The 326-foot right field fence would be tempting for Griff to yank a few, and (unlike all-or-nothing sluggers Sexson and Beltre) Griffey knows how to take a walk now and again. His return would be the feel-good story of the year and might propel the Ms to the top of a weak division. His veteran clubhouse presence would help young guys like Wladimir Balentien, Jeff Clement, Yuniesky Betancourt, possibly counteracting the lack of presence by vets like Sexson and Beltre. Seems a perfect veteran-buddy match for Raul Ibanez.
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