“Big Papi” Joins Elite Club

As the first half of the season comes to a close, we’ve seen more than our fair share of milestones. 300 wins for Randy Johnson…check. 500 home runs for Gary Sheffield…check.

A slew of batters hitting the 300 (Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Lance Berkman, Ivan Rodriguez and Adam Dunn) and 400 (Jason Giambi) home run plateau…check, check, check, check, check and check.

FINALLY…thanks to a first inning home run Thursday night against the Royals, David Ortiz can add his name to the list, The Hall of Very Good reports.