Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 10, 2010 5:23pm
Apparently Junior Griffey has been dozing off in the Mariners clubhouse....
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2010/05/10/report-griffey-fell-asleep-in-clubhouse-during-game/
Was Matlock on?
http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2010/05/10/report-griffey-fell-asleep-in-clubhouse-during-game/
Was Matlock on?
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
May 10, 2010 6:12pm
I have been compared to some great players, but no one as good as Ken Griffey Jr. Thanks.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 10, 2010 6:16pm
Your posts are about as bad as Griffey has been this year, so I won't argue.
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
May 10, 2010 6:19pm
Zing!
Little Danny
Posts: 4,288
May 10, 2010 7:44pm
I must admit I was totally shocked when Jr. Griffey came for this season. He should have retired about two years ago.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
May 10, 2010 7:52pm
wow...
kind of suprising, but I guess when you're only getting about 6 or 7 AB's a week and they're not until late in the game, I can kind of understand it
kind of suprising, but I guess when you're only getting about 6 or 7 AB's a week and they're not until late in the game, I can kind of understand it
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
May 10, 2010 10:19pm
This should be a clue to Griffey that his time has passed. He should have retired 2 years ago.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
May 10, 2010 11:35pm
Word is he has depression issues being so far removed from his family in Florida. Players and clubhouse persons said he doesn't sleep at home and feels more comfortable in the clubhouse.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
May 11, 2010 12:15am
Griffey is entering Willie Mays-zone of tarnishing a legacy by trying to stick on so far past his prime it's pathetic.
When you could do things that amazed a fanbase at once, but now you're simply trying to stay above the Mendoza Line and have the occasional day where you actually contribute something meaningful...you HAVE to retire. Don't let people remember you as a burnt-out old man who couldn't bring shit to the plate. Please...
When you could do things that amazed a fanbase at once, but now you're simply trying to stay above the Mendoza Line and have the occasional day where you actually contribute something meaningful...you HAVE to retire. Don't let people remember you as a burnt-out old man who couldn't bring shit to the plate. Please...
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dave
Posts: 4,558
May 11, 2010 12:22am
it's sad that my 10yr old nephew only knows griffey for being a sure out against a lefty. i'd hate to see seattle cut him.
goosebumps
Posts: 1,058
May 11, 2010 2:02am
I don't think that Griffey can tarnish his name too bad. He's the greatest player I ever saw play in person. I would call him the greatest of his generation. He did it the right way and we all need to remember that.
thedynasty1998
Posts: 6,844
May 11, 2010 9:41am
In a related story, Keith Hernandez falls asleep during broadcast:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ModernTube-Keith-Hernandez-falls-asleep-during-?urn=mlb,239932
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/ModernTube-Keith-Hernandez-falls-asleep-during-?urn=mlb,239932
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goldengonzo
Posts: 140
May 11, 2010 9:55am
If I were at a baseball game, I'd probably fall asleep too.
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
May 11, 2010 12:42pm
I don't understand it at all. You are being paid good money to play ball whether you are on the bench that game or not. How does his manager or GM let him get away with that?darbypitcher22 wrote: wow...
kind of suprising, but I guess when you're only getting about 6 or 7 AB's a week and they're not until late in the game, I can kind of understand it
If I were the owner, I'd be furious.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
May 11, 2010 1:26pm
Maybe understand it was the wrong choice or words.... I could see it happening, I guess? with all of the goofy shit that happens in MLB clubhouses
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
May 11, 2010 5:04pm
As a fan I'm pissed. The guy made more money taking a nap than a lot of people make in a year.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 11, 2010 9:39pm
^^^^maybe people without jobs
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 11, 2010 9:40pm
4 inning nap at 2.35 million per year = about $5000
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 11, 2010 10:03pm
Sleepless in Seattle....lol
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
May 11, 2010 10:25pm
Actually he was paid $15,000 for that game...a game he couldn't keep his eyes open in. He missed his $15,000 at bat. Truly inspirational.Ironman92 wrote: 4 inning nap at 2.35 million per year = about $5000
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
May 11, 2010 10:33pm
HitsRus
Posts: 9,206
May 11, 2010 10:37pm
I hear Shaggy playing in the background...."It wasn't me"....
Yeah....Wakamatsu says as the manager, "he chose not to use him" ....yeah, probably because you can't hit a ball with your eyes closed. Good choice.
In reality, the bad is on the manager who didn't seem to know what was going on.(and he should). He could have quieted all this by just saying after the game that "Griff wasn't feeling well, so I told him to go back to the clubhouse and lay down". It's great that some of the players are rallying to his defense, but it should have been handled a lot better all around.
Yeah....Wakamatsu says as the manager, "he chose not to use him" ....yeah, probably because you can't hit a ball with your eyes closed. Good choice.
In reality, the bad is on the manager who didn't seem to know what was going on.(and he should). He could have quieted all this by just saying after the game that "Griff wasn't feeling well, so I told him to go back to the clubhouse and lay down". It's great that some of the players are rallying to his defense, but it should have been handled a lot better all around.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
May 11, 2010 10:53pm
He makes 2.35 million per year...which is 14,506 per game...he slept from the 6th-9th innings which is .44 of a whole game.....he was well and ready to hit .200 the first innings of the game so he more than earned his money lol.
$6780 at bat/nap
$6780 at bat/nap
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
May 11, 2010 10:54pm
Why would you chastise players for talking about something that happened when it supposedly never happened? Wouldn't you chastise them for making shit up? I don't buy that this story isn't true.Sweeney chastised the anonymous young players for speaking about something that had happened in the clubhouse, according to the source.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
May 11, 2010 10:55pm
Oh I guarantee it happened.
And of course Junior and the manager are gonna come out and say it didn't.
And of course Junior and the manager are gonna come out and say it didn't.