Junior hits #600
June 10, 2008
Ken Griffey Jr. aka “the kid” hit his 600th homerun on Monday, June 9, 2008, becoming only the sixth player in history to reach the milestone. Reds beat the Marlins 9-4. The other five players to reach 600 are Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa.
“Griffey was the youngest player in the majors — still only 19 — on April 10, 1989, when he homered off the Chicago White Sox’s Eric King on the first pitch he saw at Seattle’s Kingdome.
Homer No. 36 was one of his most satisfying. It came one batter after his father, Ken Sr., homered off California’s Kirk McCaskill on Sept. 14, 1990, an unprecedented father-and-son moment in the majors.” ESPN.com
The sweetest swing in baseball.
Congratulations Junior!
Nadal embarrasses Federer in French Open
June 10, 2008
“Like a runaway bulldozer, Nadal has flattened anyone and anything in his path at Roland Garros this year. Whether playing an in-form Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals or Federer, the Spaniard made no allowances for reputations as he extended his perfect record at the claycourt major to 28-0.” – AP News
Nadal has now won the French Open 4 years in a row. He dominated this years Open by not dropping a set, a feat only accomplished by Bjorn Borg in 1980. Bjorg is also the last person to win the French Open 4 years in a row. Federer, a 12-time Grand Slam winner, still looks to complete his career Grand Slam, only needing to capture the elusive French Open title to achieve such a feat.
“Federer looked almost bewildered as he sat down at the end of the match, having lost a set to love for the first time since Queen’s in 1999. In his speech to the crowd he even said “Yes, it’s me,” as if there had been some doubt.” – Rolandgarros.com
