CatnipOligarchy Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 500th career home run Sunday in a 6-0 victory in St. Louis. Griffey led off the 6th inning and his Matt Morris's 2-2 offering an estimated 393 feet into the right field stands. After rounding the bases, Griffey's teammates came out and congratulated him. Griffey went over to the box seats next to the dugout, where his father was sitting. He gave his father a hug and said "Happy Father's Day" The St. Louis fans gave Griffey an ovation as he went out to CF in the bottom half of the inning. links Griffey's 500th index .. audio and video of the HR on this page The guy who caught the ball Griffey back on HOF track Tributes to Griffey from around the league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianicoleman Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 :cool: use to be my favorite player.. he is now reminding me why he was :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 its about time now cinci can concentrate on winning games and not griffeys 500th home run... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatnipOligarchy Posted June 22, 2004 Author Share Posted June 22, 2004 he told stan musial before the game he wants to play til hes 40. he needs to average 42.5 HRs per year between now and then to tie Hank Aarons record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiderzx24 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 im happy for him...too bad the injury bug got to him the last couple of years. happy to see him droppin bombs with that beautiful swing he has Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Awesome (Y) Congrats, Grif....one of the good guys in baseball. Barry? You watching how someone plays with class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Awesome (Y) Congrats, Grif....one of the good guys in baseball. Barry? You watching how someone plays with class? Well said! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearded Kirklander Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 I still wish he was nicer to the fans and the press though. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosqutus Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 whooppie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseballpro9 Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 no suprise with his 500th round tripper, think of how much faster he would have reached 500 without all of his injuries.....what if he had 50+ homerun seasons in those years he was injured.....maybe, just maybe he could of had a chance at Aarons amazing record Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 no suprise with his 500th round tripper, think of how much faster he would have reached 500 without all of his injuries.....what if he had 50+ homerun seasons in those years he was injured.....maybe, just maybe he could of had a chance at Aarons amazing record No kidding. i am disappointed that he had basically 3 years out due to injuries.....at 50 per...he'd be close to 650 right now. barry Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaticX Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 so true 3 bad years really set him back, but hopefully he stays healthy and i agree,..... barry who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 so true 3 bad years really set him back, but hopefully he stays healthy and i agree,..... barry who? He says he wants to play till he's 40.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseballpro9 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 This is amazing....since his 500th HR Griffey has only got 1 hit at 19 plate apperances. Just a slump, still one of the all time greats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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