Ken Griffey Jr. is taken for granted. Look at his stats and his age compared to say, Rafael Palmeiro and they are both members of the 500 club but all you hear about Griffey is about how is isn’t the player he was. How about we just look at the player he is, and still can be. Griffey didn’t injure himself off the field, or try to be something he isn’t, he is just aging, and he is still a great baseball player who in my opinion gets overlooked. It is probably his own fault because in his prime there was not another player like him. His swing is one that would make Ted Williams proud. The problem that he has now is that the expectations on him are ahead of the reality. He has serious injuries and he is now just getting back into his game, and this year it looks like he will hit 35 or so homers, and hit near .290. Any team needs that, I’m not sure about 10 million dollars for that, but worse deals are made daily. He will never be the player he was, players change, look at Barry Bonds’ two different careers, only the difference here is not going to be so subtle. Griffey will produce, along with being a great team player, and he still has many good years ahead of him. The Griffey nay-sayers think that the injuries are the end of the road for the Griffey train, but it is just a bump on his path to greatness. Given enough at-bats he is one of the most underrated hitters of our time. He may not be “The Kid” anymore, more like, “The Player Formerly Known as The Kid”, but he still has all of his talent, and he will be around producing for at least 5 or 6 more years. Hall of Fame no doubter. Barry Bonds is jealous of Griffey. He was never a character on the Simpsons and people like Griffey, even when he’s not hitting homeruns for them. Bonds? ……
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