Comments on: Ken Griffey Jr. talks about why he retired

By: luckywi

luckywi — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:36:33 +0000

FOur comment, with 20+ votes? Looks like northeatern31 has few logins, huh?

By: luckywi

luckywi — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:08:28 +0000

Yeah, another class move, that shine’s hollow, in the long run. He was a good player, but he has proven ove the years that he really only cares about Jr. The “fireplace incident”?His refusal to be traded anywhere but Cincinatti? Because he didn’t like the travel. Yeah that was good for the “team”.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:40:19 +0000

So not being good enough to be on a ML roster wasn’t enough to make him retire? Implicit in his comments is the fact that he knew he wasn’t good enough to contribute to winning, but he was going to take up a roster spot until him doing so became a distraction?
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Congrats to the Mariners brass and Griffey for putting the manager in an lose-lose situation.

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:20:41 +0000

Did Griffey nod off during yesterday’s media event?

By: northeastern31

northeastern31 — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:12:53 +0000

JR. has been my favorite ball player since I was a kid. He always played the game with a smile on his face and boy did he play it well! In an era of steroids, Jr. was a light during a dark time for the game. I am going to miss seeing him play.