Ken Griffey Jr. to become first former major leaguer to drive Indy 500 pace car

The ovation was terrific. It was loud and it was long, it was awesome. The ovation was outstanding. It was definitely nice. If it would have gotten any loud, the whole building would have broke down. I knew there was going to be some noise but not that much. I didn't figuring to be that loud. And that long, the ovation was heard by everybody in the Cincinnati regular season record crowd, everyone but Junior's mom who got stuck waiting for the stadium elevator and that jogged Senior's memory. He missed his home run though. I did not his first home run. You missed, I did not. You were talking opening day 2000 became *** game within *** game. The game itself was rained out. But even that couldn't dampen the homecoming of Cincinnati's favorite baseball, son. I treat him as, uh my, my son, not as *** ball player. So it works out better that way. He's *** normal person to me and baseball happened to be his job. So, and I've been trying to tell y'all that for years and that's like, you know, that at least 10 tomorrow, they get to do it all over again. Without the hoopla and the fanfare and in itself that may make it *** better day. I'm glad that it's over with. So the guys can, we can settle down and, and get ready to play and, and, and go on to the championship season. Yes, sir.