The season is over, and the White Sox have declined their option on Ken Griffey Jr. And now the talk is that he might go back to Seattle where he got his start. I think Griffey should go back to Seattle... after all, that’s what the 600 home run club does – they go back to the place they started:
- Babe Ruth started off with the Boston Red Sox and, after a storied career with the New York Yankees, spent his final season with the Boston Braves.
- Willie Mays got his start with the New York Giants, went across the nation when they moved to San Francisco, then went back to the New York Mets at the end.
- Hank Aaron started off with the Milwaukee Braves, moved with them to Atlanta, and chose to end up with the Milwaukee Brewers for his last two seasons.
- Sammy Sosa, who started out with a mere 25 games in a Texas Rangers jersey, went on to play for both Chicago teams and then played one season in Baltimore. But then, after a season off, he came back to Texas to JOIN the 600 home run club in one last hurrah.
The only holdout from that list is Barry Bonds: 7 years in Pittsburgh, then 15 years in San Francisco. Perhaps he could be signed for one at-bat with the Pirates again! Or does the Pittsburgh area have a senior league? Haha...
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