Ken Griffey Jr. "THE KID". Who else was a fan of his growing up?

PRL1JAM

Any other Ken Griffey Jr fans out there? Growing up as a baseball fan in the early 90's, Ken Griffey Jr was one of my favorite players. I can still remember how in awe I was of that beautiful, natural swing of his. The Kid could do it all on the field. He not only was amazing offensively, but he was outstanding in center field as well. One of the best to play the game in my opinion. This Sunday he officially gets inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Indifference71

Such a sweet swing. Too bad injuries slowed him down when he got to Cincinnati or else he probably would have ended up with over 700 HR.

And Ken Griffey baseball for N64 is one of the best video games of all time. Spent countless hours playing that back in the day.

Empty Glass

I think 1/2 my high school had the blue fitted hat with the yellow S. I wanted to make it to Cooperstown next month just because Griffey would be in, however the Hall won't work this summer.

JK_Livin

How could you not be a fan of his? Unfortunately I didn't get to see too much of him on the east coast.

eeriepadave

def. had one of the most popular rookie cards ever with his '89 Upper Deck which i wish i had.

Too bad he couldn't beat his addiction to nerve tonic

HesCalledDyer

Three idiot baseball writers don't think he's a first ballot HOFer. They should never be allowed to write about any sport, let alone baseball, ever again. I absolutely loved watching The Kid play!

HesCalledDyer

Who doesn't remember this web gem?!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8L0VODVtCM

Indifference71

HesCalledDyer said:

Three idiot baseball writers don't think he's a first ballot HOFer. They should never be allowed to write about any sport, let alone baseball, ever again. I absolutely loved watching The Kid play!

Baseball HOF voters are the absolute worst. A bunch of crusty, old fucks.

Who Princess

JK_Livin said:

How could you not be a fan of his?

markymark550

Loved watching Junior play. He was my favorite non-Braves player growing up. He had one of the best pure swings in the game.

Jason P

If I was Ken I would have asked them to tone the lips down a wee bit ...

Empty Glass

Degeneratefk

Prettiest swing in all of baseball. Period.

Degeneratefk

HesCalledDyer said:

Three idiot baseball writers don't think he's a first ballot HOFer. They should never be allowed to write about any sport, let alone baseball, ever again. I absolutely loved watching The Kid play!

Agree with you 100%.

There are a handful of players that should have gotten 100% of the votes, but didn't because of these stuck up snobby bitches.

Ken Griffen
Greg Maddux
Tony Gwynn
Rickey Henderson
Hank fucking Aaron
Just to name a few.

Hobbes

Such a special moment in sport's history:
https://youtu.be/vCk1UY5Afus

2-feign-reluctance

Definitely. A legend in my preteen/teen years.

Degeneratefk

I loved KGJ, but I always wondered if he flirted with PEDs. Especially in his last year in Seattle and his first year in cincy. Obviously the guy could hit the cover off the ball and could play center field better than most in the history of the game. But thise injuries. He was always hurt. He would hit the DL for what seemed like a hang nail. I'm not saying he did, but the amount of time he spent on the DL definitely makes me question whether or not he used.

mookeywrench

Crazy to think he's in the Hall of Fame at the same age Nolan Ryan retired. Calling him "the kid" is right.

Wobbie

juicer.

pureoc

IMO the greatest player to play his entire career in my lifetime. Gold glover in CF with crazy power numbers. Our generations Willie Mays. Played OF growing up in little league. You wanted to make plays in CF like the kid!

xavier mcdaniel

His speech was great, as was Piazza's. I was a big fan of his and still would be if he was playing now. He's one of three Hall of Famers who appeared in the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat"

SomethingCreative

Wobbie said:

juicer.

troll.

igotid88

SomethingCreative said:

Wobbie said:

juicer.

troll.

That came into my mind when he was getting injured so frequently. It's hard not to suspect. He's lucky the writers didn't suspect or they would have not let him in. Like they almost did to Piazza. Because they thought he used.

Degeneratefk

igotid88 said:

SomethingCreative said:

Wobbie said:

juicer.

troll.

That came into my mind when he was getting injured so frequently. It's hard not to suspect. He's lucky the writers didn't suspect or they would have not let him in. Like they almost did to Piazza. Because they thought he used.

Like they did do to piazza. I was surprised he got in, to be honest. Not that he doesn't deserve it. But there was always suspicion swirling around him.

Wobbie

SomethingCreative said:

Wobbie said:

juicer.

troll.

it's not out of the question.

the story goes that after the sosa/mcgwire summer, Bonds announced to GRIFFEY, over dinner at junior's house, that he (bonds) was going to start juicing too. would you make that announcement to Mr. Clean? basically, all the guys who got outed for steroids either had rats in the clubhouse (yankees and mets), the feds and a newspaper after them (Balco) or were listed by a miami alternative newspaper.

HesCalledDyer

Damn near everyone in the 90s juiced. MLB promoted it. Now the MLB and these stuck-up, two-faced writers (who LOVED the decade of 95-05 when everyone was smashing the shit out of the ball) want to backtrack and denounce anyone ever suspected of juicing. Fuck em. It was part of the sport. It wasn't against MLB rules at the time. McGwire should be in, Bonds should be in, Clemens should be in, Palmeiro should be in, Sosa should be in. Piazza & Griffey deserve every bit of HOF status!

Wobbie

^^^^^^ this.

Degeneratefk

HesCalledDyer said:

Damn near everyone in the 90s juiced. MLB promoted it. Now the MLB and these stuck-up, two-faced writers (who LOVED the decade of 95-05 when everyone was smashing the shit out of the ball) want to backtrack and denounce anyone ever suspected of juicing. Fuck em. It was part of the sport. It wasn't against MLB rules at the time. McGwire should be in, Bonds should be in, Clemens should be in, Palmeiro should be in, Sosa should be in. Piazza & Griffey deserve every bit of HOF status!

I agree. It wasn't just the hitters either. It was as part of the game as amphetamines and coke was in the 70s and 80s. Bonds, Mcguire, sosa, palmerio, and clemens should all be in. Along with bagwell, thome, and whoever else.

F Me In The Brain

Griffey is my favorite player of my lifetime.

Wobbie

I gotta nix Sosa, tho.....to me, he was nothing but a steroid player. Unlike the others, I saw nothing to suggest HOF without steroids.

eeriepadave

xavier mcdaniel said:

His speech was great, as was Piazza's. I was a big fan of his and still would be if he was playing now. He's one of three Hall of Famers who appeared in the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat"

ozzie and boggs i think are the others?