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Don't Screw With Ken Griffey Jr.

This is hilarious:

Never, ever lose a bet to Ken Griffey Jr. The outfielder pays off, but in strange ways -- like the time manager Lou Piniella won a bet with him during spring training when both were in Seattle.

"It was batting practice, and I had three swings left," Griffey said. "Lou bet me a steak that I couldn't hit a home run to each field on those three swings. I hit one to right and I hit one to center, but I missed the one to left. So I paid up."

Oh, did he. Piniella got his steak on the hoof. Griffey had a live cow put in Piniella's office while he was gone, "And when he walked in, there was the cow and some other stuff the cow had left after lifting its tail, plus he had slobbered everywhere. Lou got sick."

Then there was the time Griffey filled Piniella's office with lambs, but that's another story.

I'm not sure how McCoy can leave us hanging on the lamb story, but that is pretty funny otherwise. I would love to know how Griffey found an available cow during Spring Training in Arizona and got it into Piniella's office.

It's interesting how you hear these great stories about Junior from time to time, and yet he has something of a surly reputation with the media. I'd love for someone to write a comprehensive book on Junior because he's one of the more interesting sports figures out there I think.

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You want a cow?
I can get you a cow.  No problem.  I can get you a cow by 3:30.  With nail polish.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 29, 2007 1:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shouldn't that be...
..."never, ever win a bet with Ken Griffey, Jr."?

If that's what happens when you win, I wonder what happens if you lose?

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 29, 2007 5:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now we know
what was in that jock strop the kid in LA got.
the check when it arrived we went clutch, clutch, clutch, clutch

by Man Mountain on Jun 29, 2007 5:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A cow brassiere?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 29, 2007 5:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would love such a book
A book of Griffey's stunts, coupled with Adam Dunn's one-liners, would be a must-read.

by cggarb on Jun 29, 2007 8:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

poor lou
I never heard of this story before.  It's pretty amazing Lou let him get away with it.  I guess after managing Rob Dibble, everything else was an anti-climax.

by tonywf on Jun 30, 2007 1:09 AM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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