Nation To Ken Griffey Jr.: 'We Wish It Were You Hitting 756 Home Runs'

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The Onion comes through yet again with another great story.

Nation To Ken Griffey Jr.: 'We Wish It Were You Hitting 756 Home Runs'

CINCINNATI—Overcome with a mixture of distaste at the almost certain future and a wistful sense at the way things could and should have been, baseball fans across America took time to address veteran Reds superstar Ken Griffey Jr. yesterday in order to let him know that they sincerely wish that Griffey, and not Barry Bonds, was on the verge of hitting his record-breaking 756th home run.

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The sad thing about this story is that had Jr. not been injured over the years, he probably would've beat the record himself! He had the sweetest swing in baseball and is one of the nicest players around (I met him about 6 years ago). Too bad that he wasn't able to play up to his potential!