SB Nation User Blog: Fat Vegas Alan

Griffey ties Sosa on MLB Home Run List

Fat Vegas Alan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:52:12 -0000

The Associated Press

Article Launched: 08/20/2008 12:33:20 PM PDT

CHICAGO—White Sox slugger Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 609 against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, tying Sammy Sosa for fifth on the career list with a two-run shot against his former team.

Griffey connected against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey in the second inning for his first homer since Chicago acquired him from Cincinnati on July 31. The drive made it 8-0.

Griffey entered just 9-for-43 with four RBIs and no extra-base hits for the White Sox.

Griffey spent his first 11 seasons with the Mariners, hitting .299 with 398 homers and 1,152 RBIs from 1989-99, before being traded to Cincinnati. He was batting .245 with 15 homers and 53 RBIs when the White Sox acquired him for pitcher Nick Masset and infielder Danny Richar.

(Lil' hat tip to JCH. And props to media.signonsandiego.com for the nice pic of #17.)

C Trent Gives Us Bronson Arroyo

Fat Vegas Alan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:13:06 -0000

"If you trade me out now because of the salary I'm going to make next year, then you're just going ahead and cashing in the money for a losing team."

Here is the rather meaty, juicy and somewhat saucy interview in its entirety. Aside from admiring BA for his stick-to-it-iveness, whadya'll think? Can the 2010 Reds get to the NLCS without him?

Hat tip to 'Nukkah and BubbaFan.

Me? I'm just trying to get back on the horse and do my part.

Estelle Getty 1923-2008

Fat Vegas Alan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:08:37 -0000

If you have to ask...

FREE EXHIBITION BASEBALL!

Fat Vegas Alan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:11:33 -0000

Because I don't have enough TIm McCarver in my life.

Seriously, it's a great game. Enjoy.

Game 96: Reds at Brewers PART II

Fat Vegas Alan — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:37:53 -0000

Please, sir, may we have another?

As is customary.. a new thread for the sixteenth inning.

Fat Vegas Alan — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:55:43 -0000

How much is enough?

Mmmm.. Slyde's mom made CUPCAKES!

Fat Vegas Alan — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:36:25 -0000

Post your birthday wishes for our birthday boy!

Game 45 Part III: He Dunn Did it Again.

Fat Vegas Alan — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:40:06 -0000

Adam Dunn is a good baseball player.

Game 45 Part II: Reds 2 Dodgers 0 middle of 2nd

Fat Vegas Alan — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:40:39 -0000

So far so good.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Fat Vegas Alan — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:19:32 -0000

Mom, you mean so much to us that we wanted to show our love, adimiration and appreciation for you by hitting the crap out of the damn baseabll this week and we wanted to do it in a way that stood out from all other MLB teams . We were facing some very expensive built-for-the-postseason pitching staffs but we said, what the hell, let's do it for Mom!

Share your love for any mothers in your lives and share your love for the Reds' hot offense below...