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Ken Griffey Jr Retiring ?

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sherm03

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Jun 3, 2010 3:38 PM
krazie45;378154 wrote:Griffey's career leaves him as one of the greatest to ever play the game.....injuries prevented him from being THE greatest to ever play the game.

BINGO!

The injuries don't make people think, "I wonder, if he had stayed healthy, if he would have been one of the best ever."
Instead, the injuries make people think, "I wonder, if he had stayed healthy, if he would have been THE best ever."

Stats don't lie. And the stats say that Griffey was one of the best players to ever step foot on the diamond.
Jun 3, 2010 3:38pm
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Jun 3, 2010 3:52 PM
Griffey is no where near GOAT status for me but you have to be an idiot if you don't think he is a first ballot HOFer. And then you throw Kenny Lofton's name out? C'mon man.
Jun 3, 2010 3:52pm
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BCBulldog

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Jun 3, 2010 4:12 PM
krazie45;378156 wrote:Farah is cool and all but MJ was the biggest celebrity the world has and maybe will ever see.

Nah. Elvis Presley was much more famous.
Jun 3, 2010 4:12pm
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Jun 3, 2010 8:25 PM
krazie45;378156 wrote:Farah is cool and all but MJ was the biggest celebrity the world has and maybe will ever see.

Guess my point was Farrah was probably saying "shit...why did I have to die the same day as this dude?" When a Michael Jackson dies, usually anyone else who dies the same day is going to be an afterthought.
Jun 3, 2010 8:25pm
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Jun 3, 2010 8:35 PM
BCBulldog;378246 wrote:Nah. Elvis Presley was much more famous.

There's no way Elvis was as big a global icon as MJ. Not even close.
Jun 3, 2010 8:35pm
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SQ_Crazies

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Jun 3, 2010 8:49 PM
BCBulldog;378246 wrote:Nah. Elvis Presley was much more famous.

You serious Clark?
Jun 3, 2010 8:49pm
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krazie45

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Jun 3, 2010 10:51 PM
BCBulldog;378246 wrote:Nah. Elvis Presley was much more famous.


No one will doubt The King's popularity. But he didn't have the global superstardom that MJ did. He didn't do as much for charity as MJ did. Elvis was huge in the US but Michael Jackson was huge all over the world. Now if Elvis had that popularity during the time period MJ did we have been as/more popular? I think it's arguable....but the fact remains that MJ had larger global popularity.
Jun 3, 2010 10:51pm
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Jun 3, 2010 10:52 PM
BR1986FB;378444 wrote:Guess my point was Farrah was probably saying "shit...why did I have to die the same day as this dude?" When a Michael Jackson dies, usually anyone else who dies the same day is going to be an afterthought.

Oh I agree with that, it was certainly the wrong day to die and if she would've died a week earlier she would've dominated headlines. I'm not sure the Pope's death got as much coverage as Jackson's
Jun 3, 2010 10:52pm
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Jun 4, 2010 11:32 AM
krazie45;378646 wrote:No one will doubt The King's popularity. But he didn't have the global superstardom that MJ did. He didn't do as much for charity as MJ did. Elvis was huge in the US but Michael Jackson was huge all over the world. Now if Elvis had that popularity during the time period MJ did we have been as/more popular? I think it's arguable....but the fact remains that MJ had larger global popularity.

I guess I was more comparing their influence relative to others during their eras, not so much direct comparison. Clearly, they live in completely different media cultures, so a direct comparison is unfair.
Jun 4, 2010 11:32am