Ken Griffey Jr. just keeps on hitting, as he connected with homerun #620. I love it. I could watch this guy swing the bat all day long. He has such a sweet swing, he makes me remember guys like Will Clark and John Olerud. They make it seem effortless.
Olerud played 17 years in the bigs from 1989-2005, and played with the Blue Jays, Mets, Mariners, Yankees and Red Sox. Olerud wore a batting helmut when he played first base as protection for an aneurysm he suffered in college.
Olerud was one of the few players in baseball history to go straight from college, where he was a pitcher, to the Major Leagues. He joined people like Dave Winfield, Pete Incaviglia and Jim Abbott who made the same jump. It is a rare occurrence but he had rare talent. Olerud finished his career with 500 doubles, 255 hr and 2239 hits. Pretty impressive for a college pitcher.
I am hoping Griffey plays for another 5 years and takes a run at 700.
King Felix won another game, career win #47. In typical Hernandez style he got an early lead and pitched strategically. He pitched 8 innings of shutout baseball and struck out 9. I like the fact that he is still 23. Just wish I had him on my fantasy team.
I need to give a pat on the back or shout out to J.A.Happ, who yesterday improved to 5-0 with a complete game win over the Jays. He allowed just 5 hits and struck out 4 in a game he was strong from start to finish. I don' think he will win even 100 games in his career but he did the job yesterday and has all year.
As soon as Albert Pujols hits another 3 hr's I will be starting my chase of 700 hrs. He is at 347 now. I guess i will start the watch now. It is nice to watch a talented player with power and without the juice. This guy may be the best hitter ever. What do you think about Albert?
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