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NEW YORK — The Seattle Mariners covet Ken Griffey Jr., want him as much as a loving mother wants to see her children on Mother's Day.
Club President Chuck Armstrong wants the Cincinnati Reds outfielder desperately, wants him to inject excitement into the Mariners and boost attendance, because Armstrong knows Griffey is a deity in the Northwest.
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That's why Duane Shaffer, a special assistant to the executive vice president, was in Shea Stadium on Sunday, May 11 — to check out Griffey.
The Mariners most likely would use Griffey as a designated hitter, something that Griffey has said in the past he wouldn't like to do. And he has said he wants to win a World Series ring before he says goodbye.
A ring isn't likely in the immediate future either in Cincinnati or Seattle, but Griffey likes to be loved, and he is more than loved in Seattle. While many fans in Cincinnati still love him, many don't.
When Griffey was asked about Shaffer's visit, he said, "Don't know the man. Never heard of him. I just live and play for the present. I've never been a what-if guy."
As a 10-and-5 player, Griffey must approve any trade, and he said, "The problem with (10-and-5) players is that by the time they come to the player, it is down to them wanting a 'yay' and a 'nay' right away."
Griffey said last week was difficult, and not because of all the trade chatter. It was mostly because of the death of his closest friend, Frank King, a victim of cancer at 38.
"Last week was the longest of my life," he said, as he laced up pink shoe laces on his pink-trimmed Nike spikes as part of annual wearing-of-the-pink by major-league players on Mother's Day to bring attention to breast cancer. The players wore pink wrist bands and several used pink bats.
"Every time I call home, she (wife, Melissa) is still crying," Griffey said.
Toeing the line
Adam Dunn played in pain Sunday, and it had nothing to do with having to face New York Mets left-hander Oliver Perez, who struck him out the first two times.
Dunn spent Sunday morning in the training room getting an infected toenail on his right foot treated.
"I never had one of these in my entire life," said Dunn as he walked gingerly to his locker to dress. "Right now, my toe is on fire."
Smith to the rescue
Wright State's Joe Smith hadn't pitched in five days when he came in Sunday for New York in the eighth inning to face Jeff Keppinger with two outs and two on, the Mets leading by four.
After falling behind 3-0, the side-arming Smith struck out Keppinger, who strikes out only once every 20.3 at-bats and had reached base eight straight times with seven hits and a walk.
"He was due to make an out," said Smith, displaying his usual modesty. "Everybody gets lucky."
The fastball that froze Keppinger was far from lucky.
Out of order
As if Corey Patterson isn't having enough problems, he made an out without batting in the ninth inning. When it was Patterson's turn, David Ross batted out of order and flied to right field. So Patterson was called out, and Ross was sent to bat again — in his correct spot.
This time Ross singled.
"He's going bad enough (.196)," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "Corey didn't need that."
Quote of the day
Before Sunday's game, Baker gave a friend a food order from Sylvia's, a New York restaurant landmark, requesting chicken, shrimp, green beans and yams. After he hung up, he said, "That's for the plane ride home. I never eat airplane food. Haven't eaten it in 25 years."
Comments
By Ken Griffey Jr.
May 17, 2008 3:17 PM | Link to this
I hate Cincinnati.. Trade me to Seattle where I belong. I only stayed with the reds for the money.
By nivram
May 14, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this
Long time Reds Fan…. Just remember guys and girls…Dunn and Griff dont pitch and thats what hurt us over the years.. We are only as strong as our weakest player
By clark b. ridge
May 14, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
Griffey should be traded now, if not yesterday, for anything, just to get rid of his salary.
By Steve Mitchell
May 13, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this
Trade Griffey. Successful small market teams use their money efficiently, not spend 20% of their payroll on .250 hitters with waning power. Griff is the best I have ever seen, but that was ten years ago. There is no real argument otherwise.
By boxter
May 13, 2008 8:14 AM | Link to this
If ANYONE will take Griffey…….DO IT! He has never played on a winner and he has killed this team sinse he arrived. Do you know Seattle WON 116 games the year AFTER Griffey left. He is a cancer and has never carried a team. He is alll about his personal stats, not winning. Only 200 of his 600 HR have come at Cincinnati. How many years and how many dollars to get those 200? Let him go is anyone wants that problem.
By Chris
May 13, 2008 7:59 AM | Link to this
Send JR home to Seattle where he can be appreciated for his remaining years in the game. I can’t understand how some of you people can bash this guy. The team has been bad for years and everyone wants to blame Griffey and Dunn. What about the terrible pitching over the last few years? (Harang excluded the staff has sucked) Griffey and Dunn could be cornerstones for a great team. So with that being said send them both to Seattle where they can win a title or two before Grif decides to retire.
By gap expres
May 13, 2008 7:29 AM | Link to this
pleas send him anywhere…and take RUSTY BAKER with him….adam can rid along also….how can the owners be so blind?
By gap expres
May 13, 2008 7:28 AM | Link to this
pleas send him anywhere…and take RUSTY BAKER with him….adam can rid along also….how can the owners be so blind?
By Michael
May 13, 2008 7:20 AM | Link to this
He WAS a great player, and certainly is a Hall of Famer, but the only thing he has done as a Cincinnati Red is take up a big part of the payroll. Not many “great” years as a Red. Let it go.
By Michael McL
May 13, 2008 2:32 AM | Link to this
If I could slap every one of you #dickheads# thru my computer that disrespected Ken Griffey Jr. I would. Im sorry his 290 BA and coming up on 600 HRs is not good enough for you guys. I understand he has only a couple more years left, so send him back to his real home. The day Griffey comes back I will be there. If I didnt live four hours a way I would buy season tickets the rest of his career win or lose. I am disgusted the way cincy fans disrepect the future Hall of Famer.
By Aaron
May 13, 2008 2:27 AM | Link to this
Griffey blew it by becoming a Red. He’s chasing his father, when he should be leaving his own mark ….. Sorry, but Seattle is where he belongs.
By Mike
May 13, 2008 2:11 AM | Link to this
What’s worse is that the reds are eventually going to get better thanks to a few maturing young players. Volq, Votto, Cueto, Phillips are all going to make a difference. They need pitching, but the fact is they will function more as a team and less like a bunch of no-names relying on the star power of Griffey. When the Reds start winning, it will not be because Griffey is gone, but because the youngsters finally came around. Trade Griff to Atlanta to be close to his family and get his ring.
By Mike
May 13, 2008 2:06 AM | Link to this
Some of these posts are ridiculous. To be truthful, Griffey entered Cincy and got hurt…a lot. You cannot stop that. As far as Griffey being in it for the money, look at his contract offer from Seattle during his free agency. More money in the NW than Cincy…not in it for the money, but for the family. He’s got Nostalgia from his dad’s years, and his family is in an easier to reach location during spring training and the season.
By Ryan
May 13, 2008 1:08 AM | Link to this
Trade him, they have the best prospect in the minor leagues wating, why not?, WE want JAY BRUCE!!!!!!!!!!
By mike
May 13, 2008 12:55 AM | Link to this
lit him go to seattle so he can help them WIN.
By Scott
May 12, 2008 11:55 PM | Link to this
Griffey is a tremendous individual player! However, he is not a winner. He has been to the playoffs one time in his career, and if I am not mistaken he was hurt for a big portion of that year. He is one of the greatest individual players to ever step on the field. Yet, he refuses to be a leader? I will miss the beauty of his homeruns, but not his lack of hustle. Enjoy Seattle Junior, you WON’T be missed here! (BRING CHAD WITH YOU)
By Joe
May 12, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
Griffey just dropped an easy flyball that would have ended the inning but instead put the Marlins to within one. He then juggled an inning-ending flyball. I think he doesn’t give a s—t.
By Kodiak
May 12, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
trade chad johnson-not griff
BAKER DOES NOT EAT AIRLINE FOOD-i made him a smoked turkey, hard salami and swiss on a roll, brownie , chips, & dr brown black cherry soda @ katzinger’s. he was real cool, said he was flying-tipped me $20!!!
By RavensRockNorth
May 12, 2008 9:32 PM | Link to this
It stinks that this is happening to yet another great athlete. They pay their dues and they get stuck on a team like this? What a waste of talent to be in Cincinnati
By Robert Mo
May 12, 2008 7:40 PM | Link to this
Cincy is just a bad team all around, the fans have to find someone to blame for their failures so why not blame it on the face of the franchise. Griffey is the only reason your 14 fans show up everyday.I dont understand the whole bash Griffey theory when you have a whole buttload of worthless talent on your roster and minors. Yes i believe Griffey should go to Seattle where fans respect a great player for what he has meant to baseball. Who would actually want to play for Cincy Fans!?
By BOB DUERSTOCK
May 12, 2008 7:39 PM | Link to this
Yes trade him but they won,t get NOTHING in return.They will be a lot better team just to get him out of the club house!!!
By BJ
May 12, 2008 7:36 PM | Link to this
I am amazed at the lack of respect for Griffey. It is obvious that anyone that bashes him that they have little knowledge or respect for the game of baseball. Listen you yourselves?? Bashing one of the best players of our generation because his surroundings are horrible? Give me a break. So he doesnt talk openly to the media, doesnt “hit the other way when a shift is on”. He has never been that type of player. Neither was Mickey Mantle. Griffey is a class act & always has been.
By Robert
May 12, 2008 7:34 PM | Link to this
Cincy SUCKS!!!! Griffey is the only thing you guys got! so stop crying about how sorry your team is. You can’t motivate a team that sucks! Griffey is the best and is all you got. Sad you’re gonna lose him now! Now you guys just flat out suck with no good player to show for it. Oh well
By Steve Cy
May 12, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this
I was critical of the Reds for trading Josh Hamilton. I still say BIG MISTAKE! Yes, we needed a trade to get excellent EV, but why didn’t we trade Dunn to Texas for EV? We could have tossed in Jr. to boot if they balked. The Reds NEED to get rid of Jr. and Dunn — the two oafs-in-the-outfield — ASAP. Lummox is the term one poster used to describe Dunn, a one-tool player. Griffey is tapped out, has a crap attitude, is slow and tubby. Never hustles, ddoesn’t care anymore…certainly not as a Red.
By HuberTucky
May 12, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this
Yes! Yes! YES YES! HELL YES!! EMPATICALLY YES!! The sooner the better. Oh, and …Y E S !!!!!!!!!
By CAREY, U.S. ARMY
May 12, 2008 6:19 PM | Link to this
Sadly, I believe we should trade Griffey. Would like to see #600 attained first.
The Reds have been as big a disappointment as Junior - probably a bigger one. They were “promising” to become more competitive. How many “fire sales” such as the one in 2003, did they go through - when they could have gotten hot and won.
By blackwellreds47
May 12, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this
Griffey was a basket case mentally before he came to Cincinnati. He held his privates rounding the bases to send a message to a heckler. The Reds were swayed by the gentleman his dad was. Sorry, but the same athletic ability as dad but marches to a different drum when it comes to his disposition. Trade him for a sore arm pitcher then rewlease the pitcher.
By Eli Button
May 12, 2008 4:06 PM | Link to this
I’m iffy on Griffey. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him several times (business and personal functions) and must say that this guy is a class act, one of a kind, and worth his weight in gold (and dollars). He’s a model athlete and adores Cincy, but is also fond of Seattle as well. He’s like any one of us - who wants to be appreciated for what he does and brings to the table. I see how the very same fans who once welcomed him w/ open arms (from Seattle) now can’t wait for him to go. Keep him
By Eli Button
May 12, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
I’m iffy on Griffey. He’s such a nice guy and a model athlete. I’ve met him a few times (business and personal functions) and he’s a real class act, a likeable guy, and one of a kind. He still has a fondness for Seattle, but also still loves Cincy as well - - which I now observe how the fans who once adored him and welcomed him to Cincy w/ open arms now can’t wait until another team offers a trade for him. They say we need pitching, but that’s not going to win a Ring here, & what about Dunn?
By Hussein
May 12, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this
Just send the kid to Seattle. did u see him hit his first multi home run game in a long time? in Seattle? his game will elevate to the next level there. for Cincy’s sake, it would save them a ton of money. big mistake to let hamilton go instead of Adam Dunn.
By Fred from Hamilton
May 12, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
For God’s sake buy him a chartered ticket to Seattle for whatever you can get! His drain on the payroll since he has been here is why the Reds have STANK since he’s been here. Aside from spraining his cuticle over and over he is an “all about me” player and doesnt care about the team. Would they like a one dimensional, lumbering ox of a left fielder who cant field, hit a sacrifice fly, or won’t hit the other way when there is a shift on?
By john
May 12, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
We should feel lucky, as Reds fans, to have somebody that would actually WANT to trade with us to get Griffey from us. Are the Mariner’s CRAZY?
By Chales
May 12, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
I never thought Griffey was right for the Reds and we needed pitching then when they got him. Please trade him or if he can pass a trade health phyl. He never hit 600 hrs for the Reds did he……. maybe his home run drink is all gone
By Aaron in Orlando
May 12, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
I’m not a Griffey basher, but we do need to trade him. We just need to get more athletic in our outfield. And, we haven’t done much with the same team over the past few years. It’s time for a change. I’d much rather root for a young team that is giving 100%, even if they don’t win the division, than this same team that doesn’t seem to play that hard and lose. I wish Griffey nothing but the best! But, let’s trade him, bring up Bruce, and consider trading Dunn as well.
By Aaron in Orlando
May 12, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
I’m not a Griffey basher, but we do need to trade him. We just need to get more athletic in our outfield. And, we haven’t done much with the same team over the past few years. It’s time for a change. I’d much rather root for a young team that is giving 100%, even if they don’t win the division, than this same team that doesn’t seem to play that hard and lose. I wish Griffey nothing but the best! But, let’s trade him, bring up Bruce, and consider trading Dunn as well.
By Aaron in Orlando
May 12, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
I’m not a Griffey basher, but we do need to trade him. We just need to get more athletic in our outfield. And, we haven’t done much with the same team over the past few years. It’s time for a change. I’d much rather root for a young team that is giving 100%, even if they don’t win the division, than this same team that doesn’t seem to play that hard and lose. I wish Griffey nothing but the best! But, let’s trade him, bring up Bruce, and consider trading Dunn as well.
By Matt
May 12, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
Seattle may want Griffey, but unless he signs one of those Emmitt Smith type deals, I don’t envision him doing anything with the Mariners again.
By Matt
May 12, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
Did people forget that one of the reasons Junior wanted to come to the Reds was to be closer to his home in Orlando? Why in the world would he want to go back to Seattle? And he wants to win a World Series ring to boot. Seattle is no closer to that than the Reds are. He may go to a team like one of the New York ballclubs, or Atlanta. Maybe a place like that. But the thought that the Reds are trading him back to Seattle is ridiculous in my opinion.
By Steve Larsen
May 12, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
Bring him back to Seattle now! We can start him in left and move Raul to DH.
He will love hitting at Safeco.
By Court Jestor
May 12, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
I say cut him loose to Seattle where he will get the respect a LEGIT hall of famer deserves. Cincinnatti Reds is a bad organization with a bad fan base. They are still salivating over Pete Rose when they had a Big Time Hall of famer, who sold himself short to be a Red, and they couldn’t get a team around him to win.
He’s had health issues, but this fan base is totally ungrateful and unmindful of the favor that was given to you
By Michael
May 12, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
Color him gone after 600. He needs a shot at October. I’m not a Reds fan, but with few exceptions, the entire team needs an enema.
By Scott
May 12, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Griffey should be on the plane to Seattle hours after he hits #600. Gooooood Byyyyyyye! I like the idea of moving Votto to right field and using Hatteburg and Keppinger at first. Move Dunn on to greener pastures and bring up Jay Bruce. Oh yea, Corey Patterson…trade him, release him but don’t play him.
By Joe
May 12, 2008 1:21 PM | Link to this
As soon #600 goes over the wall then he’s gone.
By Davius
May 12, 2008 1:13 PM | Link to this
Griffey is one of the best players ever to play the game. That being said, the Reds must trade him. His production is on the decline, he is 39 years old, and he is not the fielder he once was. The Reds need payroll flexability to bring this team back to life. So,yes, they have to trade him and Dunn. I love Volquez but I loved Hamilton to. Should have traded Dunn for him. You can thank Stienbrenner Castellini for that one. He LOVES Adam. So, good luck Ken I wish you Well and hope you get a ring.
By Wake up America
May 12, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this
Please trade Griffy,Cincy never should have traded for him in the first place. The Reds Ownership is as bad as the Bengals. Like I say, GO REDS AND TAKE THE BENGALS WITH YOU, they both suck.
By tom
May 12, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
Time to go. Time for change and not only in politics. Let him go to Safeco for prospects like the Marlins have done with their stars, and notice how they’re doing with a 20 milliom dollar payroll. Then Junior might eventually go to another AL team as a DL and win a WS ring. The Griffey era didn’t work out for the Reds or Junior, but that’s life, so let’s all move on.
By Matt
May 12, 2008 12:24 PM | Link to this
Griffey did Cincinnati a huge favor when he signed for less than market value to come play for his hometown team. I say, do what he wants. He’s earned it. If he wants to go to a contender, eventually someone in the AL will have an DH/1B/OF injury that he can fill in for.
BTW, Freel is not an everyday player.
By Bob540
May 12, 2008 12:23 PM | Link to this
The Reds continue in rebuilding mode and need to pack off Griffey and Dunn to free up payroll for young players. Griffey will be loved back in Seattle or wherever he goes. Reds org has never had a problem finding capable outfielders. Maybe they can get some additional pitching help or speed by trading off Griffey and Dunn. (Do you recall that the Reds LED the NL in home runs the year before Griffey (1999)? They signed him for all that money and had to dismantle the rest of the team).
By Gene
May 12, 2008 12:06 PM | Link to this
It’s about time to send him back to Seattle, look at the red’s record since he arrived. I have never liked him since he and Larkin left that game early. He is only in the game for money.
By scott
May 12, 2008 12:02 PM | Link to this
My question is, what will Seattle have to give up in order to bring Griffey back? I’d like to see him come back though.
By d-town
May 12, 2008 11:55 AM | Link to this
Trade DUNN, GRIFFEY, and ARROYO!!! Dunn is AWFUL, Griffey is a god but you cant get anything for a retired player, get rid of ARROYO before his arm falls off!! GRIFFEY i love you man!!!
By Jeff
May 12, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this
they need to trade adam dunn and not griffey and to start hitting and play small ball instead of trying to get home runs all the time if they dont then they will never be a contending team at all so get rid of adam dunn
By Johnny Donkadonk
May 12, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
PLEASE TRADE GRIFFEY BACK TO US!!! We love him hear in the NW! I went to every game last year with my brothers and we sat in RF… i grew up with Jr. Im 28 and hez a my all time favorite athlete!!! Like many people around my age in the NW… We dont expect him to come back and produce like he did when he was elected to the All-Century Team back in the 90s, but that trade went wrong and needs to be put right. COME HOME, JUNIOR!
By Kentucky Sheffstall
May 12, 2008 11:03 AM | Link to this
I think you should ask “Griffey” if he wants to be traded. If he is Happy in Cincinnati Let him stay and if he will be happier in Seattle let him go. If you are not happy you aren’t going to do good anyplace. You have to like what you are doing and like where you are to do good. We have let too many players go when they start playing good together and then they go on someplace else and Then there is the REDS with a Lousy season again. Put Joe Nuxhall in the Hall Of Fame along with Pete Rose.
By Steven Ross
May 12, 2008 11:00 AM | Link to this
Goodbye! The bat speed is starting to go. Hasn’t hit a HR since April 23rd. Hardly anyone cares about 600 anymore. Try to unload him to the Fish or Rays. They’re both better than we are plus he can be home in Florida. Win-win! Next focus on Dunn who absolutely needs to go. Should have traded him to Texas instead of Hamilton.
By VietVet
May 12, 2008 10:44 AM | Link to this
Trade him if you can. Too high of dollar amount to keep him. No benefit from the money spent on his salary. Not productive anymore. His effort is not contributing to a team that needs max. effort from everyone on the field to turn losing ways around. After Griffey, Dunn should be next. Not enough production from him for $13 million. Not a consistent hitter, strikes out too much and doesn’t hit with runners in scoring position- has done this every year without improving. Time to go.
By Michael
May 12, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
Trade him and Dunn. Put Freel out there some place, bring Hopper back from the DL anf give Hairston a chance. Most of all MAKE LARKIN OUR NEW MANAGER!
By Bill Clemons
May 12, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
First of all lets address what I feel is the real problem with the Reds and it isnt Ken Griffey,Jr.!!!!!!!!!!!! I,believe the real problem starts with the manager, Dusty Baker. He normally does a fair job with younger players ,but when it comes to managing a team of older and more experienced players he has a problem. Why not can him ,bring in a manager that can work with older players. Should have went after Joe Torre this club would be winning!!!!!!!!!
By A-Rod
May 12, 2008 10:03 AM | Link to this
They should have traded him last summer when his value was 5 times higher than it is now. That’s one reason why Krivsky got canned…another bonehead move to hold onto an expensive, aging Griffey while trading away a talented, young, and cheap Hamilton. Griffey is a dinosaur. I’ve heard from many people that he sells tickets. I highly doubt that Griffey really makes a difference. Winning brings fans. The Tigers couldn’t pay people to watch games in ‘03, now they seat to 95% capacity every game.
By F. Hurst
May 12, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
No trade! Rework the contract, make him be a part of this process here, whatever it is. He hasn’t done anything for us, to deserve an accomodation. We need to get some benefit from him for clogging up the payroll for 8 years and not putting forth anywhere near the effort he put forth in Seattle. While I realize he has been hurt a lot while here, even when not hurt I don’t feel he has shown any leadership qualities. I also realize Reds management misled him a lot, but he still needs to deliver so
By kim
May 12, 2008 9:57 AM | Link to this
Freel is a .240 hitter at bestonce he plays in enough games, it always happens. Get rid if Griffey and I know I’ve gone to my last game this year. I go to se “the Kid” the hall of famer. Their isn’t much else. They won’t let Pete back in baseball, and the ignorant, and uninformed want to send Griffey away.
By michael
May 12, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
Trade him. Lets get some hustle out in Right Field. I agree with Zeke that Jay Bruce can hit .240 for much less $$. For many years now, Griffey has been part of the problem, not part of the solution. Griffey was a great player, but not as a Red. Let it go.
By Homer
May 12, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
“Yes, by all means trade the sucker. I want to make my return to Cincy as a right fielder. Seems to be working, just fine, for that feller in St. Louis—who used to pitch!”
By kellen
May 12, 2008 9:51 AM | Link to this
Yes trade him. Trade him back to Seattle. Right the wrong that never should have occurred. Let the Seattle fans show him the love and give him the respect that he lost when he went to this ho-dunk midwest cowtown 8 years ago! Send him back home. Its not like the Reds are going to do anything in the next 30 or 40 years anyways!
By keith brumbaugh
May 12, 2008 9:38 AM | Link to this
Get him out of here NOW! Seattle is the 1 place that might take him-that HE WOULD APPROVE. Get something for him, anything. Dump him now and then trade Dunn To Texas (not Houston. We could go from a bad outfield to a pretty good one. It will also allow Keppinger to play every day when Gonzalez returns. We can get Freel more at-bats also. Dunns numbers are pretty darn good, but put together with Griffey, Concepcion, David (I can’t hit .100 Ross), it just kills this team.
By JB2
May 12, 2008 9:16 AM | Link to this
I say get rid of him. The last game I was at he stood there and talked during the whole National Anthem. He and others are forgeting why they are able to stand there and make millions. It’s not because of their talent, it’s because of this great country that we live in and he completelty dissrespected it. I have no tolerance for that…
By RavensRockNorth
May 12, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this
It’s the same thing with Chad Johnson. It stinks that a player of that caliber has to play with a bunch of losers that have no chance at the playoffs, let alone a ring/championship.
By Kevin Richardson
May 12, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
Trade him BEFORE 600 to maximize what you’ll get in return. Pay half the salary, do what you have to do.
I don’t like the attitude, the standing there admiring balls off the wall, leaving the dugout before the game ends the last game of the season, the “my way or the highway” attitude.
Do it now. Today.
By girffey is the man
May 12, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this
I say trade him, Griffey is one of the classiest ball players I have ever had the privlege of watching. If he the shoe fits in Seattle let him go, what is the worst that could happen? The Reds get worse??? LOL!
By girffey is the man
May 12, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this
I say trade him, Griffey is one of the classiest ball players I have ever had the privlege of watching. If he wants the shoe fits in Seattle let him go, what is the worst that could happen? The Reds get worse??? LOL!
By zeke
May 12, 2008 8:49 AM | Link to this
Absolutely. I was behind him for all these years. He and Dunn are the worst outfielders on the roster, and the most expensive. Plus we could play freel everyday and dusty can continue to patronize patterson.
And Jay Bruce (and his K’s) can produce .240 with 4 HR for much much less.
By Ryan
May 12, 2008 8:42 AM | Link to this
Trade him to a contender, let him have a shot at a ring. He has been to good to not get a chance at a ring.
By Joe
May 12, 2008 8:36 AM | Link to this
If Jr. wants to get back to Seattle, do the deal and hope he does well. Not sure how much you could expect in return for a 38 year old super star in the final stage of his career, but he could DH for a couple of years. If it is good for Jr….do it.
By Jim
May 12, 2008 8:34 AM | Link to this
With the way things go for the Reds, they would trade him and he would pass Barry Bonds in three years.
By DC
May 12, 2008 8:18 AM | Link to this
Trade him to NY or Boston and let him have a legit chance at a title. It’s been fun in Cincy or Seattle, wish him well whatever he decides.
By jb
May 12, 2008 8:17 AM | Link to this
“Without Hesitation,” Trade him!