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@tygray83436 жыл бұрын
Those Reds jerseys were so dope
@jacobrichardson19525 жыл бұрын
Idk why the reds isn't rocking them vest jerseys
@HueyPPLong5 жыл бұрын
Early 2000s was the vest jersey era lol
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Yea they were dude. So Dope.
@jacobrichardson19525 жыл бұрын
ThA MAN C MAcK always looking good with the vest uniforms
@joseanthompson90695 жыл бұрын
They just put them back on 2 weeks ago.
@danejurus696 жыл бұрын
Getting him was a dream come true for many of us Reds fans at the time.
@theman67056 жыл бұрын
The Nimble Ninja Too bad the dream was shattered after 2000
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
The Nimble Ninja Being a nerd kid I used to wish for Jr. & make lil prayers for Griffey Jr. to come to the Reds. I still can’t believe the hometown discount didn’t resolve in a @ least a Ring for The Kid.
@TallRingo4 жыл бұрын
As a Mariner fan, who loved the Reds as a little kid before M’s existed, if he had to go somewhere, glad it was Cincy.
@dallascowboysnumberonefan48634 жыл бұрын
The Nimble Ninja Yes it was, I wish ken griffey could've gotten a ring with the reds but it never worked. out that way.
@kennethgriffin7921 Жыл бұрын
as a canadian growing up in ottawa that could only see griffey a handfull of times every year when the mariners would play the blue jays i can say that the reds getting junior killed baseball for me. i was his biggest fan. i owned every game for super nintendo, gameboy and n64. i had an authentic jersey i got in new york when visiting my cousins. caused a lot of troubled with my uncle and grandparents because they gave me money to buy something with new york on it. i changed my swing to match his and even learned how to switch hit just so i could bat lefty like griffey. i wore my hat backwards. i learned every word from the ice cube rap song and even made all my internet handles after him ( griffmoney, kennygriff, kenneth griffin )... and when he went to the reds i never saw another live game until 2008 and baseball died for me. i lost all passion for the game and stopped playing and i was a dominant pitcher throwing near 90 miles per hour. hitting homeruns. but without being able to follow griffey and that move killing my love for the mariners i hated baseball forever and never got the love back. now i'm an overweight bald loser that never lived out my dreams. but at least you guys got what you wanted
@nickchadmon56966 жыл бұрын
Its a shame what injuries did to Jr after he left Seattle
@sominboy27575 жыл бұрын
The old school astroturf messed up his legs. He was also in his early 30's when he signed in cincy and it was too late when they moved to gabp
@moosemathias13884 жыл бұрын
His HR numbers and numbers would’ve potentially put him in the 700 club
@jmathieson154 жыл бұрын
Moose Mathias easily 👍
@indianajones34544 жыл бұрын
Sominboy27 Griffey himself even said that he didn’t properly care for his body (stretching, therapy, etc). He basically played like he was indestructible. Unfortunately, it caught up to him.
@jesuschristislord67904 жыл бұрын
@@indianajones3454 he literally never said that.
@parableproductionsvideo5 жыл бұрын
Regardless of anything, it was awesome having Junior in Cincy. I got to see one of the greatest of all-time in person 8 or 9 times more than if he had never come here.
@CoochieMonster226 жыл бұрын
2:07 PriiiiimeTime
@BXBejita5 жыл бұрын
seems like such a long time ago, but it wasn't, just another era. It was pretty sweet to see him in an M's uniform again at the end of his career.
@YungRalph3655 жыл бұрын
Prime Larkin and Griffey in the Same clubhouse!! That’s Legendary
@neal64733 жыл бұрын
And a Deion Prime Time Sanders 😉👍.
@drby07883 жыл бұрын
@@neal6473 and Reggie Sanders
@adambrickell64253 жыл бұрын
Yeah, too bad the reds always sucked!
@scottqualls76905 жыл бұрын
Ahh to hear crowds like that again in Cincy. Gone are the days.
@lukasgarage9564 жыл бұрын
It's been awhile......and the Bengals God they suck
@ltldoc20114 жыл бұрын
In fairness, it was Opening Day of Griffey's debut, so I would expect them to be pretty loud.
@adamwesley29854 жыл бұрын
Man we might Lose baseball in Cincinnati in the next 10 to 20 years...kids dont care a d that's not a good sign
@slxyer1453 жыл бұрын
@@adamwesley2985 at least we made the playoffs last season and just beat the Angels. We don’t talk about the Athletics game though.
@switcheroo17592 жыл бұрын
@@adamwesley2985 the reds would never leave cincy. Ever
@sbollmeyer4 жыл бұрын
I watched Ken Griffey Jr. play in the California League, "The San Bernardino Spirit team" at Fiscalini Field in San Bernardino, CA, back in 1988. The Actor Mark Harmon was part owner of the team. He was 18 at the time. We knew he wouldn't be there that long. He was killing it.
@ChadQuick270W5 жыл бұрын
Good old Riverfront Stadium. Seems impossible this was 19 years ago. Sadly the Reds had 10 losing seasons from 2000-2009 and seem to be in a slump again. I sure wish we’d get winning baseball back to Cincinnati. Nice to hear the radio play by play later in the video. Marty B is a legend and I’ll miss him after this season.
@lukasgarage9564 жыл бұрын
I remember Riverfront......my first game was in 74..... 5 years old
@jeffrobdine4 жыл бұрын
@@lukasgarage956 I was at the 1970 All-Star game!
@GH-uu1sg4 жыл бұрын
This year this year
@cjones37102 жыл бұрын
I agree The concrete donuts had personality bc ppl focused in the game. No stupid led crap boards, no goofy ads, no stupid nets blicking view and seperating us from players, that was so cool qbout mlb, they are right there, and u best pay attention or you will be sorry. No goofs qith cell phones, worse yet players on computers watching tape during a game of play.that happened 30 secs ago. If you watched the play life u would nt need be on the computer now. The owners and players both seem to abhor the fans. Screwed up the timelessness of baseball. Un matching shoes and belts....wear whatever u want, looks like little leauge in a poor area. No....acctually the opposite, like a rich area wherr kids are too.spolied to wear team issued belts or.stirrups . Show.up in soccer cleats and goofy socks with neo.designw. Manfred is the worst. Baseball.is about family, tradition, timelessness, and unwritten rules like life.
@tenorjosh3 жыл бұрын
I was here at this game. Pretty special to watch Griffey walk out onto the field and hear the sound of the stadium. Unreal
@marvinlynch13054 жыл бұрын
I ain't know Deion was still on the Reds' roster in 2000...my favorite football player and my favorite baseball player on the same squad
@Phillygoat19833 жыл бұрын
Wow that was a stacked team
@thefrase78842 жыл бұрын
Ebonics 101
@davidhager54024 жыл бұрын
We need more players like Griffey!! He was the man
@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын
Definitely, the man to not used steroids to hit homers.
@darkknightsds3 жыл бұрын
His first year with the Reds was really good - 40 HR and 5.5 WAR
@chrisj1974385 жыл бұрын
I honestly feel like he should have stayed in the American League and became a DH. He would have had many more years to play and probably injury free.
@anthonyhutchins23004 жыл бұрын
He would never do that... He played defense hard
@chrisj1974384 жыл бұрын
Anthony Hutchins Possibly true
@Chief_B7074 жыл бұрын
Life comes at your fast man 😫😢
@zayaveli5 жыл бұрын
my favorite giffey swingmans! classics!
@paysonfox885 жыл бұрын
The Closest thing I ever saw to Ken Griffey at his best was 3 modern day players from the next era. 1. Albert Pujols -- first 10 years 2. Mike Trout 3. Josh Hamilton from 2008-2012 Think about it! Griffey had almost 400 HR in his first 10 full seasons!!!! He also hit for high batting averages that Mcgwire and Sosa did not. He also played Gold Glove outfield which the steroiders did not. This guy was the flat out best of his era bar none.
@justone91814 жыл бұрын
Bonds
@elcoriyodelo3ojo4 жыл бұрын
Arod ?
@kilgoretrout3214 жыл бұрын
Beltre's one season was amazing. I stayed up late and he always seemed to hit a game winner. But he was done with Dodgers long term after they gave him crap over his botched appendix surgery
@johnbach23803 жыл бұрын
@@elcoriyodelo3ojo roider
@johnbach23803 жыл бұрын
@@justone9181 roider
@nickdehart57026 жыл бұрын
The sights and sounds of my childhood. Fantastic video!
@charlitoguzman64144 жыл бұрын
This 2000 Reds team had a bunch of good talent on the team. With Deon Sanders,Ken Griffey Jr,Barry Larkin,Aaron Boone,Dante Bichette,Sean Casey,Dimitri Young,Norm Charlton. This 2000 Reds team definitely was built for postseason baseball but they fell short.
@bbjfam82484 жыл бұрын
This was a very sad day for me as a Mariners fan. Griffey was my hero growing up and still is my favorite all-time athlete. GOAT in my book
@BeefPapa4 жыл бұрын
From the hard astro turf of the Kingdome to the hard astro turf of Riverfront. The end was imminent.
@pabloabogadosnavarra21984 жыл бұрын
I love that sleevless jerseys and football stadiums
@domjones_who38494 жыл бұрын
HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE PLAYER ALL TIME
@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын
Everybody respects him for his accomplishments and not wanting steroids like everybody else does.
@skyguy55874 жыл бұрын
Crew chief: RANDY MARSH I’m sorry I thought this was America
@steve-onlinemathtutorcasha47244 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate to get to see Ken Griffey Jr play for the Reds in person! He is an amazing player!
@DAL2011075 жыл бұрын
Did Larkin not have the greatest bat throw ever? His release after hitting was the smoothest shit ever.
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Andrew Lester Clean
@MrDuneedon4 жыл бұрын
Ah. I was there on this day. So much promise. So much hope. The 2000 season turned out to be a good -- not great -- one, but it was a regression from the really good 1999 season. And then, well...consecutive losing seasons (including FOUR last place finishes) all the way until 2010, after Junior was long gone.
@notmyrealname25925 жыл бұрын
Michael Tucker's swing is so much like Griffey's.
@RoundingThird5 жыл бұрын
I know right. It's like the consolation prize for everyone who came here thinking Griffey hit one out that day.
@johnvollat5 жыл бұрын
I have a theory he copied bonds swing too when he played with him
@mikeresch30144 жыл бұрын
Best swing of all time
@_ThatOneServant2 ай бұрын
Cincy was so lit around this time
@la34655 жыл бұрын
King GRIFFY JR
@carloseduardomedinanarvaez5 жыл бұрын
My idol the best player in all time in the mayor league baseball
@kerunt_uptime4 жыл бұрын
He was one of the lucky ones that played on his favorite team and the teams his dad played for
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
i wish the Reds still had a Barry Larkin . That guy was the boss
@earlymorninstonedpimp Жыл бұрын
I don’t know why but it just feels weird not seeing Griffey in a Seattle uniform. It’s awesome he followed in his fathers footsteps, though.
@odibaracatibaro12554 жыл бұрын
Jr the sweetest swing in baseball
@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@barrybonds95584 жыл бұрын
20 years Ago.
@ernesterikm4 жыл бұрын
What a squad. Pokey, Barry, Griffey, Deion, Aaron Boone, Sean Casey, Bichette, the forgotten Scott Williamson (rookie of the year). Good ole days
@treygray28174 жыл бұрын
Deion didn't play in the MLB that year. Only a few games in the minors
@DR-hy6zw4 жыл бұрын
1:26 crew chief Randy Marsh...”I thought this was America !?”
@lukejohnson53995 жыл бұрын
My dad played with him in high school
@lebronjameslol35214 жыл бұрын
Everyone gets injured except Ripken, Id still take Griffeys stats over Ripkens
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
Rose didn't get injured.
@SirJoelsuf14 жыл бұрын
And so began a whole decade of half seasons due to injuries. So unfortunate that Griffey couldn't stay healthy. Would have had 800 home runs to his name easily. Also, didn't know that Barry Larkin was still on the Reds in 00. Pretty cool to see him smack a double into center before Griffey came up here.
@kellyballaro78463 жыл бұрын
I was sitting in the left field bleachers for this game
@jesuschristislord67904 жыл бұрын
I hate how bad reds fan treated Griffey. He had three great seasons in 2000,05,07 and a couple decent seasons in 01 and 08. And the others he got hurt giving his all to the team. He had a good career in Cincy, not amazing like Seattle, but he played like a 30+ year old athlete with a lot of miles on his body.
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Hidden Secrets I remember seeing lots of jerseys with Griffey’s name in the back. Cincinnati loves him. He just couldn’t stay on the field.
@steve-onlinemathtutorcasha47244 жыл бұрын
Lets go Reds!
@UC_Podcast3 жыл бұрын
Griffey had so much promise in Cincinnati. Too bad the injury bug bit him when he was over there. Otherwise we would be looking at the Cincinnati Reds in a different light!
@cmqguy4 жыл бұрын
As a diehard Giants fan I so wish The Kid would have gotten the all time home run record and not Bonds.
@johnbabcock51233 жыл бұрын
Wow! Larkin then Griffey, what a line-up.
@charlesh9462 жыл бұрын
Deion sightin!
@giantchamp4154 жыл бұрын
I have yet to meet a fan that has something bad to say about or hates "The Kid". There will never be another Ken Griffey Jr. Not in this me first era in basebal
@beeideal80174 жыл бұрын
The Reds haven't had a bonafide superstar since
@BirbarianHomeGuard5 жыл бұрын
Dang this is 2000? Looks like it could have been the early 90s.
@drby07883 жыл бұрын
Prettiest swing ever man.
@hectorlopez1069 Жыл бұрын
I respect him more than ever for not using any type of roids. We need players like him to not use any performance enhancing substance.
@_warren6659 Жыл бұрын
Barry Larkin could play the shit out of this game…
@darthbuilds36714 жыл бұрын
Jersey were insane and I got Johnny bench ahtograph
@bamafan92834 жыл бұрын
If he had an injury free career, he would’ve hit 750-800 career homeruns
@njcdlarson4 жыл бұрын
They loved Griffey but Larkin still owns the keys to the city.
@Firestorm2814Sector4 жыл бұрын
Was that Deion???
@showme80614 жыл бұрын
Yep Primetime!!!
@timd89124 жыл бұрын
The kid....
@abelaldrich9674 жыл бұрын
if Griffey didn't get hurt he would've set HR record or at least challenged it
@yeisonfeliz29443 жыл бұрын
Su primera temporada en cinccinatti año 2000
@beauford7313 жыл бұрын
Nothing was harder being a 10 year old kid and seeing junior leave Seattle.
@bluegrassbass-turd7912 Жыл бұрын
Wow. It awesome going to games back then. Like being young again at games during the Big red machine years Look at the talent on that time Even had Prime Time Deion Sanders.
@shane68604 жыл бұрын
If griffey was a Red all throughout his career.. I feel like he would've won a championship.. Perhaps in 95.
@hunterjenkins116 жыл бұрын
Old Riverfront Stadium. Good times. Although... I was never a fan of the Griffey trade. We gave the Mariners Mike Cameron who was coming up well. McGuire, Sammy, Bonds and Jr all in the National League that year.
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Hunter Jenkins seriously? Would you not give those same guys up for Mike Trout? Because that’s how good Griffey was at the time. No one could foresee Griffey’s decline at the time.
@x8..2314 жыл бұрын
Would you happen to have the game where Griffey hit 500th home run on Father's day? Thanks.
@RoundingThird4 жыл бұрын
Sorry I don't have that one.
@elbob175 жыл бұрын
Wanted to see the rest of the game.
@RoundingThird5 жыл бұрын
It was rained out after 6 innings. All I had were these clips to add to the highlight reel I never made.
@DerekLFoster3 жыл бұрын
He tore a hamstring warming up
@macharper821411 ай бұрын
Cut off uniform jerseys? Who comes up with these crazy ideas?
@oldmillrd81534 жыл бұрын
Griffy, A-rod and the Big Unit should have stayed in Seattle. I don't think Seattle fans really new what they had. Management sure didn't.
@tightywhitey97795 жыл бұрын
That was a horrible call at third 😂😂😂
@Tmacademia4 жыл бұрын
He was so safe
@leonritchie34132 жыл бұрын
That was back when the reds had an owner that actually gave a shit about winning!!
@tomb200612 жыл бұрын
I used to love baseball and the Reds back then. Now I don’t watch baseball at all…
@darthbuilds36714 жыл бұрын
Autograph
@johnbach2380 Жыл бұрын
Four straight changeups hahha that sly bastard…..
@johntempleton50304 жыл бұрын
Of course I am a Mariner fan from Seattle but The Kid always looked odd, or just off, playing in a Cincy uniform. Plus all the injuries (obviously) never did him any good.
@CubicConch4 жыл бұрын
This happened a day before I was born!
@michaell8743 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame that the Cincinnati Reds went from being the Big Red Machine to the Nasty Boys to what is no more than a farm team for the wealthiest teams from the biggest cities, with Cincinnati ownership making no effort to ever try to win again.
@darreleddings59014 жыл бұрын
Never should have left home.
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Darrel Eddings which one? He was born and raised in Cincinnati but all his success was in Seattle.
@12thman756 жыл бұрын
Should of stayed in Seattle
@RoundingThird6 жыл бұрын
He should have been drafted by the Reds and hit 945 HR over 24 years. :)
@chrisj1974385 жыл бұрын
Rounding Third That wouldn’t have happened playing on riverfronts astroturf. He would have put up those numbers staying in the American League and becoming a DH later in his career.
@RoundingThird5 жыл бұрын
No doubt you're right. We can all what if all day. Had he just played somewhere on grass there's no telling what he would have done. I hate to say it but if the NL had a DH things might have been different in Cincinnati.
@oeao28414 жыл бұрын
Yup...if it aint broke dont fix it
@anthonyhutchins23004 жыл бұрын
Absolute shame his body fell apart after this
@CSDonohue113 жыл бұрын
Look how thin Jr still is here.
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Griffey Jr.’s Opening Day Game in CinCinnati got rained out after the 3rd inning. It Was an omen. Larkin got thrown out going for 2 in front of Jr. too in the 1st inning of that game. Which made no sense because then 1st base is open anyways to pitch around Griff. I remember the announcers saying Larkin will have to get used to playing in front of someone like Jr. My 2 All Time Favorite players were on the same team and I still can’t believe we didn’t get a ring with those teams. Too bad we didn’t have someone much more legit than Adam Dud hitting behind Griffey.
@RoundingThird5 жыл бұрын
Larkin didn't get thrown out in the 1st inning. 1:40, 4:47 and 5:29.
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Yea he did. This isn’t the game. I know he says later about it stopping In the 6th but this is the game that actually was played Official. The actual 1st game on the 1st was rained out and I remember thinking it was a bad omen and it was. Griffey was hurt all the time. The 1st game didn’t go Official because they didn’t play enough innings. This game they played enough innings to make it Official.
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Rounding Third It was Espn. This game wasn’t.
@CSDonohue115 жыл бұрын
Rounding Third It was on early west coast time too. Was a 1:05 game so it started @ 10:05 PCT but they didn’t play the whole game.
@RoundingThird5 жыл бұрын
@@CSDonohue11 I'm afraid you're mistaken. This game stared around 1 PM on a Monday just like every other opening day did back then. It was a 3-3 tie and was official. The only time the Reds started on a Sunday was in 1994 and until a year or two ago NO opening day had been rained out in Cincinnati since the 60s. This was the first time Griffey was presented to Cincinnati as a Red in a regular season game at Riverfront. This game may have been on ESPN but was also on Fox Sports which would have been my preference behind radio as the audio but then there's that pesky delay. I clearly remember trying to switch to the radio for the last 3 innings when the rain came because Griffey was totally going to homer in the bottom of the 9th. www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/2000-schedule-scores.shtml www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200004030.shtml
@phillipsilvers13314 жыл бұрын
Back when the reds were halfway decent team
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Phillip Silvers no they were good the year before. They ducked the whole time Griffey was here.
@johnbasedow89734 жыл бұрын
Shoulda never left....
@rocknrallsoul94rockero46 жыл бұрын
Reds should retire his number
@Shinobi334 жыл бұрын
He got really lean for his first season with the Reds. Cause he was a little pudgy in his last year in Seattle. Then pudgy again with his last years with the Reds
@christianschwalbach75615 жыл бұрын
On another note.....semi not fat Dmitri Young. Lol
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Christian Schwalbach the Round Mound of Pound!
@zacharyboone16475 жыл бұрын
Biggest sports disappointment in my life was Jr. As a red..the day he signed ended up being the best day
@Supersonicspyro4 жыл бұрын
What? How was he a dissapointment? He's in the hall of fame ffs
@treygray28174 жыл бұрын
Yea, due to his time with the Mariners...
@englandbengal4 жыл бұрын
Supersonicspyro 24 he never lives up to expectations in Cincinnati. Hurt all the time as well.
@kilgoretrout3214 жыл бұрын
So why, besides injury, did Jr go to crap? His average went way down
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
Because he's lazy and didn't take care of his body . Even a natural has to step up his conditioning after he turns 30 . If he had his fathers work ethic he might have been able to play more
@RoundingThird4 жыл бұрын
I just have to throw this out there. From 2000-2007 his per 162 game average was .273 - 38 HR - 106 RBI - 80 BB - .846 OPS. Averaging 105 games made it feel worse than it was. www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/griffke02.shtml#2000-2007-sum:batting_standard
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
@@RoundingThird He performed while he was healthy , no question about it. He just didn't perform at a level that people had seen from him from 1990 -99. I admit he seemed to hit a home run every time I went to the ballpark to watch a game in Cincinnati. Junior at 3/4 strength was still much better than an average ballplayer
@rexsexson53494 жыл бұрын
I was 23
@kevindick11104 жыл бұрын
Reds could've and maybe should've won it all that year. McKeon was a terrible pitching staff manager for the Reds.
@MetalKillsRap23 жыл бұрын
I hated it. Griffey should’ve stayed in Seattle
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
Jr didn't keep his legs in shape after he turned 30 and he paid for it. Even a natural has to step up his conditioning once he reaches a certain age
@nathanhale54553 жыл бұрын
Based strictly on potential, ken griffey was thee biggest failure in the history of the Cincinnati Reds! Because of GM jim bowden, the team with already a great outfield of Jeffrey Hammonds, Greg Vaughn & Mike Cameron, was destroyed so the reds could agree to Griffey's trade demand. This team was on its way to greatness if they hadn't acquiesced to the loser Griffey's trade demand & the rest is history! The reason injuries affected Griffey was due to him reporting to spring training every year OUT OF SHAPE! Each year the running gag was how great Griffey looked coming into spring training & within six weeks, the loser Griffey would go on the disabled list! He will go down in history as THEE worst player in Reds history due to his production vs salary. He singlehandedly set the Reds back decades (the Reds are STILL trying to overcome the terrible trade for Griffey)! Griffey was a privileged loser. Btw, he padded his homerun stats in Seattle at THE HOMER DOME! Who couldn't hit homers in that place & when he got to Cincinnati, his true low level talent was exposed so he was always making excuses why he didn't do well there, usually it was because of his "injuries"! 😂😂😂 Until Griffey got to Cincinnati I had never heard in baseball the term "soreness" as an excuse to miss games. Thanks Kenny, we're still trying to overcome that terrible trade.
@blacjackdaniels2004 жыл бұрын
I’m not a Mariner fan but this was a bad career choice. He should have stayed in Seattle or gone to another team’. The Reds are terrible.
@abelincoln56984 жыл бұрын
Every baseball player from Cincinnati wants to play for the Reds and will do so if they get a chance. And if you don't step up your conditioning after you turn 30 you will get hurt no matter who you play for. Jr was lazy
@oeao28414 жыл бұрын
Worst move in MLB history...Cincinnati ruined his career...if it aint broke don't fix it...whats confusing is that he's from Pennsylvania and the annohncer said that he wanted to play for/with his father but he already did that in Seattle
@RoundingThird4 жыл бұрын
He was born in PA but raised in Cincinnati. His dad played for the Reds and was a coach for the Reds in 2000 and there was a possibility he could have been manager. His family is mostly in Cincinnati or Florida so a little easier to travel to. Some people in Seattle, probably the same kind of cool kids that like to bully me for sharing videos, sent him death threats in his last year or 2 there. It was a great move for Seattle and was something Reds fans always wanted. When I was young, if I had his talent, I would have left any team in the world to play for the Reds the first chance I had, for cheap. I have to politely disagree with 'the worst trade' since there was a guy named Babe Ruth and the Reds did trade Frank Robinson who went on to win a triple crown and was still hitting 20+ bombs in 8 of the 10 years after he left. And astroturf likely did most of the damage. It just didn't surface until a year after he left. Those hamstrings were not likely to hold up any better in the giant outfield that Seattle has now. If you're a Seattle fan you got 116 wins and a really good center fielder in his prime to replace Griffey who'd already hit 2/3 of his HRs for Seattle.
@blobulous35004 жыл бұрын
Why did he want to go to cincinatti and not a real contender like the yankees or braves
@notsauer4 жыл бұрын
Blobulous he said he’d rather retire than play for the Skankees!