MLB transcript of Ken Griffey Jr. Commissioner's Award
presentation  This is the transcript, as provided by Major
League Baseball, of the press conference Sunday in which Ken
Griffey Jr. was given the Commissioner's Historic Achievement
Award in Arlington, Texas, before Game 4 of the World Series.
Harold Reynolds, who was Griffey's teammate in Seattle,
moderated the event.  HAROLD REYNOLDS: Thank you for coming. My
name is Harold Reynolds and I'm with MLB Network. It's my honor
to host this. Today this is a very special presentation. We're
presenting the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, which
was created in 1998, and has recognized achievements and
accomplishments and contributions of historical significance in
baseball. There have only been 11 recipients of this prestigious
award, and it was last given in 2007 when the Commissioner
honored Rachel Robinson for her continued legacy of her late
husband Jackie Robinson, and her service to Major League
Baseball. I'd like it turn it over to Commissioner