Ken Griffey, Jr.

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lylsmorr

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What could Griffey's numbers have been had he not been plagued with the injury bug? He has/had the sweetest/purest swing I personally have ever seen. I think he definitely is chasing Hank and passes Bonds if he stays healthy, and by all indications...he did it without performance enhancers. My favorite all around player
 
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He probably lost about 100 HRs during his prime from 30-35 to injuries. It's unreal how cursed he was once he got to Cincinnati.
 
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i agree that he probably lost about 100 homers. no doubt that he would have been around the 700 mark in my mind.
 
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It makes me sick to see cheaters have a long career but the most promising young prospect I remember growing up gets bitten by the injury bug over and over again. He could have been the greatest had he not had his career cut up by injuries.
 
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lylsmorr said:
It makes me sick to see cheaters have a long career but the most promising young prospect I remember growing up gets bitten by the injury bug over and over again. He could have been the greatest had he not had his career cut up by injuries.
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but the thing about that is he will be the first ballot hall of famer where the asterisks will have a harder time. i would be shocked if he was not elected in the first time around. if he is not, than all of the voters need to get smacked in the face.
 
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indeed he was. guys like that, though frustrating at times in cincy, command my upmost respect. i still enjoyed every opportunity i had to watch him play, but years of playing on astroturf took its toll.
 
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Jr. was the man. Flat out. Great player who would glide in the outfield.

Shoulda been a Brave!
 
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lylsmorr said:
It makes me sick to see cheaters have a long career but the most promising young prospect I remember growing up gets bitten by the injury bug over and over again. He could have been the greatest had he not had his career cut up by injuries.
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Amen!
 
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He lost about 100-120 hr's...best player I have ever seen and my favorite player of all-time...I don't think he breaks the record if healthy though.
 
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GahLee said:
He lost about 100-120 hr's...best player I have ever seen and my favorite player of all-time...I don't think he breaks the record if healthy though.
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I think he does. As healthy as he was in his prime, he could have played forever and would have broken the record
 
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Absolutely the best all-around ballplayer I've ever seen, and a class act on top of it!
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