Comments on: Our Griffey Opinion, Summarized

By: GTownHoyas

GTownHoyas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:35:00 +0000

Yeah, sorry about getting the dirty hippiesâ€™ tie-dyed panties in a twist.

I’m 15.

By: bratman

bratman — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:34:48 +0000

“Now batting. Center Fielder. Nummbber Twenty Four … Kennnnn Griffeyyyyyy Juniorrrrrr”

I hear the PA announcer in my sleep at night …

Is Buhner Buzz Cut next up?

By: scott19

scott19 — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:25:08 +0000

like shooting Phish in a barrel

Tee hee!

By: joser

joser — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:20:56 +0000

Yeah, sorry about getting the dirty hippies’ tie-dyed panties in a twist. Especially since it’s so easy — like shooting Phish in a barrel.

By: eponymous coward

eponymous coward — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:04:11 +0000

His knee is fully healed from last year and with a healthy year he hit in 2007 30 hr and 92 RBI with and OBS of 869.

And the year before that, he hit worse than in 2008 (if you adjust for park and higher levels of offense in the NL that year).

Oh, and he was injured a good chunk of THAT year.

So, no, really we can’t take for granted that he’ll hit great and stay healthy.

Realistically, Griffey hasn’t been an All-Star level talent since 2005 (his 2007 basically ends up being like your average Raul Ibanez season at the plate when you adjust for park- good, but not All-Star worthy), and it’s pushing credulity to assume a 39 year old will hit like he did as a 35 year old, ESPECIALLY if he’s gravitated to a lower level of performance over multiple years.

Second, he has hit only good when he has been in Seattle

In an amazing coincidence, Junior also wasn’t 39 years old the last time he was in Seattle.

The odometer on your car doesn’t run in reverse. Why do you think that’s true for the human body?

By: GTownHoyas

GTownHoyas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:23:29 +0000

[ot, I tried asking nicely]

By: GTownHoyas

GTownHoyas — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:22:02 +0000

[ot, I tried asking nicely]

By: AdamN

AdamN — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:21:06 +0000

If you don’t think Griffey comming back is the best thing since sliced bread than you are not a fa…….J/k DMZ. I know my opinion is more subjective than objective evidence, but I believe Griffey will have an all star calliber bat with the mariners for two reasons. His knee is fully healed from last year and with a healthy year he hit in 2007 30 hr and 92 RBI with and OBS of 869. Second, he has hit only good when he has been in Seattle and his injuries that have plagued him occured when he left. I think mentally he will be leaps and bounds ahead of when he was in cinci or with the white sox.

By: ensoniq

ensoniq — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:22:24 +0000

Hello everyone, LONG time reader and a first time poster…

While I imagined contributing something more analytical with my first post, I couldn’t resist the temptation to be sentimental instead.

I am excited to have Griffey back, purely for nostalgic reasons, and look forward to getting tickets for several games this year while making the drive from Olympia. Having grown up during the Griffey years, something has seemed a bit off, ever since he left. I am glad that his career has come full-circle to the place where he should retire as it just seems right.

…and what about the theme from “Cheers” for Griffey’s plate appearances? “You wanna go, where everybody knows your name”

Thanks USS for all of your hard work in providing a forum for intellectual, analytical and intense discussion for all things Mariners related.

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:56:20 +0000

As long as you guys play nice when we ask you to stop, no apologies necessary.

I know we’re all antsy waiting for the other shoe to drop.