Updated: Jun 10, 2008, 6:05 PM

Vote: What will history say about Ken Griffey Jr.?

Where does Griffey Jr. rank?

Maybe 600 is just a number, but it's a really big number.

Ken Griffey Jr. can add 600 career home runs to a lengthy list of career accomplishments after becoming just the sixth player ever to reach that mark. A phenomenon when he debuted for the Mariners as a 19-year-old regular in 1989, Griffey has traveled a twisting path toward Cooperstown. Injuries limited him to 140 games or fewer in nearly half of his first 19 seasons. And a midcareer move to Cincinnati coincided with the worst of those woes, including a stretch of three consecutive seasons in which he played fewer than 90 games.

But a return to form in recent seasons helped him join Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa in an exclusive club -- at almost the same age Bonds joined it.

So how about it, SportsNation? When will Griffey Jr. stop hitting home runs? What is his place in the game's all-time annals? And is he part of the best father-son combination in sports history?

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Vote: What will history say about Ken Griffey Jr.?

1) Has Griffey received an appropriate amount of attention for approaching and now reaching 600 home runs?

2) How many home runs will Griffey hit in his career?

3) Who is the best all-around outfielder of all time?

4) How have revelations about the overall prominence of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball affected your opinion of Griffey?

5) Will Griffey become the first player named on 100 percent of ballots in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility?

6) If Griffey is elected, which cap should be represented on his plaque in Cooperstown?

7) How much longer will Griffey remain a productive player?

8) With which team will Griffey finish his playing career?

9) What is the best father-son combination in the major pro sports?

10) Who is the best player to play at least 10 seasons after World War II and not win a World Series?

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Vote: What will history say about Ken Griffey Jr.?

1) Has Griffey received an appropriate amount of attention for approaching and now reaching 600 home runs?

2) How many home runs will Griffey hit in his career?

3) Who is the best all-around outfielder of all time?

4) How have revelations about the overall prominence of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball affected your opinion of Griffey?

5) Will Griffey become the first player named on 100 percent of ballots in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility?

6) If Griffey is elected, which cap should be represented on his plaque in Cooperstown?

7) How much longer will Griffey remain a productive player?

8) With which team will Griffey finish his playing career?

9) What is the best father-son combination in the major pro sports?

10) Who is the best player to play at least 10 seasons after World War II and not win a World Series?

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