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bedir than average · February 18th, 2007, 07:21 PM

He didn't dominate the HR race?

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1992 AL-27-8
1993 AL-45-2
1994 AL-40-1
1996 AL-49-3
1997 AL-56-1
1998 AL-56-1
1999 AL-48-1
2000 NL-40-9

Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

In 1995 he played in only 72 games and still finished 4th in the MVP with 17 HR.

Without Griffey I wouldn't be a baseball fan, maybe not even a sports fan. He was good to me in 1994 when I shagged some flyballs before joining the service. He entertained me in 1995 while I watched an improbable run from afar. And he was again good to me in 1999 when I was one of the few from KJR with whom he would talk. He looked exactly the same in those five years. Five years when I saw him as close-up as anyone not on the team could.

Ken caught the injury bug due to a combination of a poor work ethic, Astroturf and maybe even a little bit of Karma.

I miss the Kid.

February 18th, 2007, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
bedir than average Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,258	He didn't dominate the HR race? Code: 1992 AL-27-8 1993 AL-45-2 1994 AL-40-1 1996 AL-49-3 1997 AL-56-1 1998 AL-56-1 1999 AL-48-1 2000 NL-40-9 Ken Griffey Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com In 1995 he played in only 72 games and still finished 4th in the MVP with 17 HR. Without Griffey I wouldn't be a baseball fan, maybe not even a sports fan. He was good to me in 1994 when I shagged some flyballs before joining the service. He entertained me in 1995 while I watched an improbable run from afar. And he was again good to me in 1999 when I was one of the few from KJR with whom he would talk. He looked exactly the same in those five years. Five years when I saw him as close-up as anyone not on the team could. Ken caught the injury bug due to a combination of a poor work ethic, Astroturf and maybe even a little bit of Karma. I miss the Kid. __________________ I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time. A few weeks ago I launched my own blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.