Comments on: Ken Griffey Jr. is in the best shape of his life

By: Jeremy

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By: Tim Tam

Tim Tam — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:28:32 +0000

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By: cheaters justice

cheaters justice — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:19:41 +0000

I would hope there would be no steroids. But this might be an example of someone who associates weight training with muscle and mass rather than strength & conditioning. He could still keep his general build with some weight training. Just plain old weight lifting, stretching and cardio and I’d bet an additional 3-5 years could be added on to his career.

By: Cru11

Cru11 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:10:10 +0000

I’ve always had that same exact thought in the back of my mind but I don’t wanna believe it…I guess it’s the denial. I’ve always wanted to have this pristine image of Griffey because he was one of the greats while I was growing up.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:23:17 +0000

Well, Craig, since Griffey being in the best shape etc. is your “meme,” might we say that your derision of the motif constitutes an…anti-meme?
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Okay, sorry about that….

By: GimmeSomeSteel

GimmeSomeSteel — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:57:34 +0000

But aren’t nagging injuries a sign of steroid usage? If you follow “the signs of steroid usage” according to the pundits, he was using in Seattle because he hit so many HRs, and using in Cincy because he got hurt so often. Of course, the fact that he rarely recovered quickly from those injuries contradicts the idea that steroids help you recover, so he “must” have been off them after he got hurt.
No, seriously, I’ve never thought he was on anything except his natural ability. The game always came easily to him, so he didn’t need to work out, and eventually it caught up with him.

By: Cru11

Cru11 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:53:09 +0000

We would have seen a him as the HR king if it wasn’t for his nagging injuries.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:56:22 +0000

That’s where Griffey is the one of the biggest throwbacks to players of old: his offseason was usually just that, an offseason. I don’t think he worked out a lick between October and February until around 2000.
In a way, it’s too bad he never so much as touched a barbell when he was in his prime: we might be talking about an all-time HR leader who never used steroids.
On the other hand, if he was buff you can bet the Rosenthals and Heymans (Heymen?) would be demanding he “come clean.”

By: carlos

carlos — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:53:19 +0000

I’ll believe it when I see it. Regardless, glad to have him in the club house keeping things light and fun.