Ken Griffey Jr. ‘The Natural’ Claims Record HOF Vote!

#TheNatural #CooperstownBound Not Only did Ken Griffey Jr. make it into the HOF (Hall Of Fame) on his first bid, he received the most votes EVER (99.3%) eclipsing Mets’ legendary pitcher Tom Seaver (98.84%)! He received 437 of the 440 possible votes by the BWAA. Griffey’s swing was so natural, and field play so graceful, that when you thought of baseball your first picture was Griffey! He did it with his bat notching seven Silver Slugger awards, and on the ground receiving an amazing 10 consecutive Gold Gloves! Griffey also went to 11 consecutive All-Star… In a steroid latent era, he was considered holy

Coach Pop Notches 1000 (Wins)!

The current NBA Champion Super San Antonio Spurs’ coach Gregg Popovich notched his 1,000th win on Monday night! Marco Belinelli hit the game-winning buzzer beater with 3 seconds left to give the Spurs a dramatic 95-93 win over the Indiana Pacers! Coach Pop became the ninth coach all-time to accomplish the feat (chart below), and the third quickest to get there (behind Phil Jackson and Pat Riley)! Pop took the best players from overseas and groomed them into a Championship team (five championships) year in and year out! Also, he finished with the second highest winning percentage (.684) from the 1,000 and over club only behind Phil Jackson (.704)!