Ken Griffey Jr. launches 600th homerun, sets milestone

With a usual sparse home crowd the Florida Marlins fell victim to baseball history. Ken Griffey Jr. with all eyes on him to reach a new milestone his career hit a 2-run blast in the lst inning off Mark Hendrickson. His 600th homerun put him 6th on the all-time list. The Reds went to win the game 9-4 as Griffey moves within 6 homeruns of Sammy Sosa. Everyone knows what the veteran slugger was capable of doing if not for all those injuries in years past. His career totals are more than enough to get him into the Hall of Fame after he retires. Playing 9 years in Cincy Griffey has yet to enter the postseason or have a chance to win a World Series.

As a overlooked club in the NL Central the Reds are 33-30 and nipping at the heels of the Brewers. It's possible for them to make a run before the All-Star break. Without the one of better rotations in the league they'll have to rely on the offense to carry them. Ken Griffey Jr. is on his way to another 30-35 homer season and draw closer to 3,000 hits. This season he's churned out 7 homeruns and 29 RBIs in 219 at-bats. Off to a good pace fans just want to see Griffey play and stay healthy.

Since I've always been a Griffey fan from his early days in Seattle I'd like to see him play in the playoffs. He deserves to at least have a shot at a World Series title before he hangs it up. At 38, the odds are against him catching Babe Ruth's historic mark of 714 round trippers. Then again, it's Junior so don't count him out yet!