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Griffey Should Have Hung ‘em Up

As much as it pains me to say this, I hate watching Ken Griffey Jr. still play for the Mariners. Its hard watching athletes play when they are merely a shell of their former selves, as Griffey is today. In his prime, Griffey was a 5 tool player who, if not for injuries, would have seriously and fairly challenged Hank Aaron’s all time home run record. Injuries throughout his career to his wrist, hamstrings, and knees have robbed us the chance to see Griffey play at the level he is capable of when healthy. Now, at 40 years old with severely diminished bat speed and no interest in playing the field anymore, its beyond time to move on. To his credit, even though he is certainly no longer the player he once was, Griffey seems to still enjoy the game and has become one of the great clubhouse guys in all of baseball. Prehaps Griffey, who has always seemed to have a legitimite love for the game, will one day make a great coach and mentor to younger players. Hopefully we will find out soon, because it is clear that his playing days are numbered.

by Josh Weiner at the Sports Fan Blog Network

April 20, 2010 Posted by jmw24 | Josh Weiner, Ken Griffey Jr., MLB, Original Content | , , , , | No Comments Yet