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Ken Griffey Jr. joined baseball’s elite when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. The 13-time all-star didn’t just take his place among them, he did so in the most Ken Griffey Jr. way possible. Throughout his …
There are two things that stood out about Ken Griffey Jr.: his picturesque swing and his picturesque smile. It wasn’t just his ability to hit and rob home runs on the field that stood out, but also how cool he looked while doing it. Griffey had …
Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. For Griffey, it wasn’t a question of whether he’d make it in; it was a question of whether or not it would be unanimous. In the end, it …
Seattle-based rap artist Macklemore has been known to dabble in the local sports scene from time to time. From celebrating in the Seahawks’ locker room after the NFC Championship Game and “Can’t Hold Us” becoming the rallying …
Ken Griffey Jr. never considered going to the New York Yankees during his Hall of Fame career, and the reason is pretty unforgettable. Ken Griffey Sr. joined “Boomer & Carton” on WFAN in New York Wednesday to talk shop with the boys, …
Ken Griffey Jr. apologized to Linda Cohn both privately over the phone and publicly over social media for his unfriendly behavior during an interview Wednesday. Griffey was doing interviews on behalf of Upper Deck, but his Q&A session with Cohn …
Ken Griffey Jr. was on a promotional tour for Upper Deck Wednesday and did a number of interviews for the company, but we doubt any went as poorly as his one with “SportsCenter” anchor Linda Cohn. Junior clearly was not in a good mood, …
If you were a young baseball fan during the late ’80s and early-mid ’90s, chances are you collected baseball cards and were a fan of Ken Griffey Jr. Junior just embodied cool. He had a great smile, always had his hat turned backwards, hit …
Robinson Cano has worn No. 24 throughout his last nine seasons of smashing the cover off the ball with the New York Yankees. On Friday, Cano signed a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. Now, it will be interesting to see if the …
Last year was a disappointing one for future MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. The Mariners icon was reported to be sleeping on the job when asked to pinch hit in a game last season and then abruptly retired three weeks later. The fan favorite walked …
The Mariners sent out a press release announcing Ken Griffey Jr.’s decision to retire from baseball on Wednesday afternoon. This move doesn’t come as much of a surprise based on the events that took place about three weeks ago. A report …
One of the fun parts about sports is that you never know what they’re going to have in store for you. One day you can read about the Mariners firing their hitting coach and later that night they’re scoring eight runs to win the game. …
It’s quite a reality check when even the manager’s kid rips on you. That’s how you know what people really think about you because nine-year-olds for the most part, just parrot what they hear around them. So when Griffey asked the …
Baseball pranks certainly provide tremendous entertainment and help lighten the mood especially when your team’s struggling. One of my favorites was when Jarrod Washburn brought an ostrich into the Angels’ clubhouse and scared the …
There are some quotes that are so legendary you just have to spread the love. This would be one of them. From Awful Announcing and Matt Watson at FanHouse, comes this description of Ken Griffey Jr.’s latest injury, suffered Wednesday night: …
