He's Back! Return of the Kid - Series Thread

[Goose]

Originally Posted by djwhokid

Wow, disgusting?

Griffey is our Michael Jordan, Joe Montana, Willie Mays.

The guy was the greatest superstar in Seattle sports... he deserves the fans gratitude.

Yes it's disgusting. They cheered when the opposition got a hit, and then they booed Ryan Feirabend when he was holding Griffey on. They're nothing but idiotic morons who can't think for selves. None of them give a damn about the Mariners.

Well, I'll bet they'll all go home happy tonight, because this 10-1 drubbing is exactly what they wanted.

Good job Mariner fans. You just showed the rest of the baseball world that we're the biggest joke of a fanbase in the country.

[Goose]

Originally Posted by djwhokid

The reason why Griffey left was because of A-Rod.

What the hell are you talking about Chippy?

He left because he wanted to play closer to home, and he wanted to play on the same team that he dad did. And IIRC, his dad was either managing or was a coach, so he wanted to play for him as well.

[phredmojo]

Originally Posted by djwhokid

The reason why Griffey left was because of A-Rod.

thats the funniest thing i've read all year

[Goose]

JESUS FREAKING CHRIST! They were booing RRS's major league debut. And then he K'd Griffey.

[phredmojo]

Originally Posted by djwhokid

Without Griffey their is no Seattle Mariners baseball team post 1995 meaning no Safeco Field.

Griffey has more value to the Mariners then Clemens does to the Red Sox. The Sox were never on the verge of being sold.

wrong. people responsible for the mariners being in seattle

pre 1977 slade gorton
1992 slade gorton
1995/1996 slade gorton

1995
edgar martinez
jay buhner
randy johnson
alex diaz
joey cora
dan wilson
tino martinez
mike blowers
luis sojo
rich amaral
felix fermin (ok maybe not fermin)
vince coleman
doug strange
darren brag
alex rodriguez
marc newfield
chad kreuter
warren newson
chris widger
gary thurman
greg pirkl
arquimedez pozo
chris bosio
tim belcher
solomon torres
andy benes
bobby ayala
jeff nelson
bill risley
norm charlton
bob wells
dave fleming
rafael carmona
bob wolcott
tim davis
bill kreuger
ron villone
lee guetterman
steve frey
jim converse
john cummings
jim mecir
scott davison
kevin king
tim harikkkala
lou piniella

and

ken griffey JR


in no particular order

[Goose]

Bobby Ayala?

[phredmojo]

i'm sure he must have helped at least 1 time lol

[phredmojo]

you could say ayala helped by sucking so bad that the Mariners went out and signed norm charlton to replace him heh

[djwhokid]

Nonsense.

We all knew the Mariners were only going to sign one superstar long-term.

After A-Fraud's breakout 1998 season they decided that he was the chosen one so they traded Griffey.

He left because he wanted to play closer to home, and he wanted to play on the same team that he dad did. And IIRC, his dad was either managing or was a coach, so he wanted to play for him as well.

He still had one year left on his contract before the Mariners traded him... Griffey had no control of the situation.

The Mariners front office just were to chickent to call junior's bluff. What would have Griffey done? Hold out...

I mean, how many times has Manny Ramirez demanded a trade?

[Slica]

Ugh if Griffey wanted the money and long term deal, he had a chance. He took LESS money to sign with Cincy than Seattle offered him.

Btw am I the only Joey Cora fan? He might not of been much, but I really liked growing up.

Back to Griffey. The fans sound disappointing...I figured if we were gonna get drubbed might as well root for a Griffey HR. Im not watching the game so I cant comment on that.

I coulda sworn RRS already played for us in the majors this year? Debut? I must be out of it. Nonetheless the M's come first, and real fans know that.

[phredmojo]

Originally Posted by djwhokid

Nonsense.

We all knew the Mariners were only going to sign one superstar long-term.

After A-Fraud's breakout 1998 season they decided that he was the chosen one so they traded Griffey.



He still had one year left on his contract before the Mariners traded him... Griffey had no control of the situation.

The Mariners front office just were to chickent to call junior's bluff. What would have Griffey done? Hold out...

I mean, how many times has Manny Ramirez demanded a trade?

LMFAO. the mainers offered griffey and arod both 8 year deals at the end of the 98 season. 16.8 per year for arod and 17.8 million per year for griffey on the same day and they both said no with griffey demanding a trade to atlanta

[phredmojo]

Originally Posted by Slica

Ugh if Griffey wanted the money and long term deal, he had a chance. He took LESS money to sign with Cincy than Seattle offered him.

Btw am I the only Joey Cora fan? He might not of been much, but I really liked growing up.

Back to Griffey. The fans sound disappointing...I figured if we were gonna get drubbed might as well root for a Griffey HR. Im not watching the game so I cant comment on that.

I coulda sworn RRS already played for us in the majors this year? Debut? I must be out of it. Nonetheless the M's come first, and real fans know that.

no, i always liked cora. not the best talent but a very good spark plug. RRS was up earlier, but he never appeared in a game before being sent down

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Slica

Ugh if Griffey wanted the money and long term deal, he had a chance. He took LESS money to sign with Cincy than Seattle offered him.

Btw am I the only Joey Cora fan? He might not of been much, but I really liked growing up.

Back to Griffey. The fans sound disappointing...I figured if we were gonna get drubbed might as well root for a Griffey HR. Im not watching the game so I cant comment on that.

I coulda sworn RRS already played for us in the majors this year? Debut? I must be out of it. Nonetheless the M's come first, and real fans know that.

RRS was up earlier in the year, but never got into a game.

[Timberwolf]

I was at the game. The pregame was absolutely awesome. The game stunk. It was 9-0 in the third inning. It is pretty lame to blame the fans for writing it off and wanting to see Griffey do something memorable.

Griffey was the premier player in major league baseball when he was here. He was the focus of the team when it stopped being an expansion team.

People hate A-Rod because he was deceptive - telling people, especially Howard "the sucker" Lincoln what he wanted to hear. The best description of Alex Rodriguez is that he is like Eddie Haskell talking to Mrs. Cleaver. A great ballplayer and a big jerk.

Randy Johnson got a great reception on his first trip back and he wasn't gone that long.

People have seen what Griffey is about. He's a good guy but he has his quirks. I'm just thrilled to have been able to see him play when he was the best.

[Jim Potable]

I hate however the insane media hype his return is getting. Who does this kind of thing? Where was all this crap when A-Rod returned? Or when Johnson returned?

I can understand that, Goose. Fortunately, where I'm at, I don't get all that. Perhaps it's a matter of how they left and the timing -- time healing all wounds, yada yada yada...

Johnson returned to Seattle July 20th 1999 -- almost a year after he was traded (July 31, 1998).
A-Rod returned April 16th 2001 -- three months after he signed with the Rangers as a free agent (January 26th 2001).

Griffey hadn't played in Seattle for eight years.

I was at the game. The pregame was absolutely awesome. The game stunk. It was 9-0 in the third inning. It is pretty lame to blame the fans for writing it off and wanting to see Griffey do something memorable.

I'd a preferred a Mariner win. Jr. could have gone 3-4 with three bombs, but I still would have wanted the M's to win. (Harang is one of my fantasy players, however. )