Other Assorted Sports Thoughts

Congratulations are in order. Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run today against none other than former Dodger great Mark Hendrickson. There's no doubt in my mind that had Griffey not spent good portions of several seasons stuck on the DL, he'd be approaching the all-time home run record, if he hadn't already taken it.

He probably would have preferred to do it at home in front of a packed house of screaming fans, but unfortunately, he did it in Florida to what I believe was a crowd of 37 people. He's only the sixth person in history to accomplish the achievement, so packed house or not, I'm sure it still feels good.

In other news, happy trails to some non-baseball greats:

Michael Strahan of the New York Giants football team officially retired today after 15 years in the NFL.

...And Dominik Hasek of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team announced his retirement today after 16 seasons in the NHL.

Enjoy Florida guys...