Junior

Late on this, but what the hey.

So last night, as my 9U team was wrapping up the regular spring season with a win, I wanted to check the Mets score. I see this as the headline:

Ken Griffey Jr. Retires.

Wow. I still think of him as Jr. A kid. Arguably the greatest ballplayer in my lifetime. Saddled with injuries, he might have broken every record on the offensive side if he had remained healthy. In the steroid-era, he was never accused or linked with the bad stuff. He was an immortal.

And the day he retires, the story is overshadowed by a blown call.

That's OK. Five years to first ballot. Later Kid.