What's not black and white and red all over in 2009?

Ken Griffey's uniform. He won't be with the Reds anymore, of course, and today we learn his option year won't be picked up by the Chicago White Sox for 2009. Where will Griffey end his career?

over 3 years ago TheC 12 comments 0 recs |

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I hope he gets to play somewhere

just so he can see if his knee really was holding him back. That will kill him to not find that out. I’m guessing he ends up somewhere in the AL. I wonder if he’d waste time with a team like KC just to play?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 30, 2008 9:16 AM EDT reply actions

One of the guys on the Midday show here in Columbus

suggested he’d go to Oakland. He was being more facetious in that Oakland always seems to take the aging, high OBP slugger (Piazza, Thomas, Sweeney). It does make some small amount of sense in that Griffey still can draw some walks and DH for them some if Cust needs a day off.

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by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Oct 30, 2008 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow...

I skip out on RR for a day and find out I was front-paged! What an honor.

I’m still a Griffey fan and I hope he’s back somewhere next year. The guy should go out on a high note. He was the best player of my generation I still believe.

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by TheC on Oct 30, 2008 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Best player you went to high school with

that’s fer sure.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 30, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

but only the second best

left handed center fielder born on Nov 21 in Donora, PA.

That is so cool.

by bbjones on Oct 30, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought Musial was a left fielder

Hey look at that, Griffey shares his birfday with the gay porn star! As I recall, Brian Meadows was also brought into camp in 2007, so they had 3 guys with the same birthday in camp at the same time. weird.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 30, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

as far as I can tell

he played all three OF positions, and 1B. Baseball-reference unhelpfully lists LF, RF, and OF. This discussion claims he played all three.

I could have said “left-handed OF,” I suppose.

by bbjones on Nov 1, 2008 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I was just looking for a lead in to the gay porn star reference

and I figured the best way to do that was to nitpick your post.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Nov 1, 2008 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions

No one on the list including Stan The man is of Jr's cailber.

I saw Stan a few times in his last 4 seasons and he was impressive, vut never brought the crowds to their feet Jr in his last 4 years with the Red and WS

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by Madville on Oct 31, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions