Yes, I'm still alive and so, apparently, is the good 'ol Baseblogg. That's why I wanted to make my comeback post about "The Kid," Ken Griffey Jr. and his pursuit of 600 career homeruns.Here's a guy who, in an era where seemingly everybody is tainted by steroid suspicion, has been remarkably productive and remarkably free from controversy. Yes, he was Mr. Glass from 2001 to 2006, missing an average of 70 games a season. There's no question that lost time has kept him from joining an even more elite class of players, a class he was seemingly destined for in the 90s. Based on his career averages, he lost about 100 dingers to those injuries, meaning, if healthy, he would be one away from 700, not 600.
Either way, when you look at the players who have made it close to, or surpassed 600 recently (Bonds, Sosa, and Palmeiro), it'll be nice to have an undeniably legit one in the group. I just hope it's soon.
