Congrats Junior!

One of the best players of all-time has just joined a pretty rare group. In fact only 6 people are currently members (4 if you discount the numbers of Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds). The very exclusive 600 homer club just welcomed it's newest member... Ken Griffey Jr.

We aren't too far removed from when people would talk about Junior as one of the best (if not the best) players in the game. He had it all. He hit for average, power, had great speed, and a great glove. He was a pretty rare talent. Hard to believe that the skinny 19 year old (who I clearly remember arriving on the scene when he scaled the wall in Yankee Stadium and robbed Jesse Barfield of two homers) is now a 38 year old. He still remains a class act. He still seems to enjoy the game immensely. Which would be tough for most 19 year veterans, but more so for a great player whose second half of his career has been beset by injuries. We could sit here and talk about all the possibilities that may have been. I mean, I for one was sure he would obliterate Aaron's homerun record. That no longer seems to be in the cards for him (although I do think he still has an outside shot at 700) but he should still be commended for being one of the all-time greats. Someone we can all look up to. Someone who has never had any steroid talk attached to his name. Someone who simply played the game right. Congratulations Ken. Cooperstown awaits.