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Ken Griffey Jr. Retires
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Easily one of the all time greatest players. The first half of his career before the injuries started, you could have easily made the case of him being one of the top 3 or 4 players ever. I dont think in my lifetime Ive seen a more all around great player then him (again, before the injuries). Without the injuries he would have surpassed Aarons HR record. He missed what...over 2 seasons worth of games due to injury. He should been on the HGH too lol. Playing in Seattle fucked his legs. At least now he wont get bashed for taking naps...
Chamillitary Click:
my only problem is what how do you just say injuries fucked him; but that's his fault for getting them.
a part of the game is being healthy; i would speculate myself & say he would of broken all types of records & shit.
but i can't give him credit like it was a no-brainer that he would of done it.
.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on June 03, 2010, 12:29:21 PM ---my only problem is what how do you just say injuries fucked him; but that's his fault for getting them.
a part of the game is being healthy; i would speculate myself & say he would of broken all types of records & shit.
but i can't give him credit like it was a no-brainer that he would of done it.
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but you can still give him credit for he did on the field. Staying healthy is part of the game sure. He WAS unfortunate to be a ridiculously athletic player who played hard....on concrete in Seattle. Im sure that did something to his legs causing all of those injuries later in his career. You cant use his injuries for the record books...but you can still recognize how amazing he was the first 12 years or so before the injuries really kicked in. I cant see an argument for a better player during that time. Only Bonds is close, but he wasnt the all around player that Griffey was. And then theres the roids. During that time, it was tough to find any holes in Griffeys game. Its like Bo Jackson, yeah he isnt in the record books as far as overall numbers. But you can still imagine what he WOULD have done to them. He was RIDICULOUS and regarded by many as the greatest athlete of all time.
theremedy360:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on June 03, 2010, 12:29:21 PM ---my only problem is what how do you just say injuries fucked him; but that's his fault for getting them.
a part of the game is being healthy; i would speculate myself & say he would of broken all types of records & shit.
but i can't give him credit like it was a no-brainer that he would of done it.
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Fair point, but a lot of the injuries were due to him attempting amazing plays on the field, one of the aspects of his game that made him so special, can't deny that he could have done a better job at taking less risks to add longevity to his career though.
--- Quote from: .:DaYg0sTyLz:. on June 03, 2010, 10:44:10 AM ---Easily one of the all time greatest players. The first half of his career before the injuries started, you could have easily made the case of him being one of the top 3 or 4 players ever. I dont think in my lifetime Ive seen a more all around great player then him (again, before the injuries). Without the injuries he would have surpassed Aarons HR record. He missed what...over 2 seasons worth of games due to injury. He should been on the HGH too lol. Playing in Seattle fucked his legs. At least now he wont get bashed for taking naps...
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Actually, the majority of his injuries in Seattle were in his upper body. Although he did miss a significant amount of time dealing with some of them he'd still come back and put up unbelievable numbers. The leg injuries didn't really start happening frequently until he was on Cincinnati, there was a real decline in his body in those injury plagued years.
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--- Quote from: TheRemedy360 (back from the dead) on June 03, 2010, 12:52:55 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on June 03, 2010, 12:29:21 PM ---my only problem is what how do you just say injuries fucked him; but that's his fault for getting them.
a part of the game is being healthy; i would speculate myself & say he would of broken all types of records & shit.
but i can't give him credit like it was a no-brainer that he would of done it.
--- End quote ---
Fair point, but a lot of the injuries were due to him attempting amazing plays on the field, one of the aspects of his game that made him so special, can't deny that he could have done a better job at taking less risks to add longevity to his career though.
--- Quote from: .:DaYg0sTyLz:. on June 03, 2010, 10:44:10 AM ---Easily one of the all time greatest players. The first half of his career before the injuries started, you could have easily made the case of him being one of the top 3 or 4 players ever. I dont think in my lifetime Ive seen a more all around great player then him (again, before the injuries). Without the injuries he would have surpassed Aarons HR record. He missed what...over 2 seasons worth of games due to injury. He should been on the HGH too lol. Playing in Seattle fucked his legs. At least now he wont get bashed for taking naps...
--- End quote ---
Actually, the majority of his injuries in Seattle were in his upper body. Although he did miss a significant amount of time dealing with some of them he'd still come back and put up unbelievable numbers. The leg injuries didn't really start happening frequently until he was on Cincinnati, there was a real decline in his body in those injury plagued years.
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exactly. But the lower leg injuries had to come from somewhere. I think from the years of playing on that turf in Seattle. If he would have been the Cecil Fielder type instead...his legs probably wouldnt have become so jacked later in his career from those years of abuse.
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