Did you guys hear about this? Possible Ken Griffey Jr. to San Diego deal?

KingCobra

Looks like Phil Nevin nixed the trade:

Who knew?

Ken Griffey Jr. for Phil Neviin raises the question in my mind: has any star in sports faded as badly as Griffey's has? Remember just a few years ago when we were talking about him breaking hank Aaron's home run record, and being known as one of the greatest ever?

TGray22

geez... and to think this trade was already agreed upon to..

KingCobra

Between Griffey, Frank Thomas and Albert Belle, anyone who collected cards of baseball stars in the mid 90's is holding A LOT of worthless cardboard right now.

spacktrack

Belle and Thomas are great examples of this phenomenon.

spacktrack

BTW--where is Belle?

KingCobra

God only knows where Belle is...running down some trick or treaters maybe?

KOBEcollector

being a Mets fan i can't tell you how many Strawberry and Gooden cards i stockpiled during that time . And i cringe everytime i hear the name Gregg Jeferries

Drock

belle retired dawg

zimmy3

Hes sitting on his couch, eating cheetos, getting fat, collecting $10 million a year, laughing at the Orioles cause they were stupid enough to pay him that much money

Jman

Griffey is still very popular, but he has died down tremendously. Remember when you couldn't get a Griffey UD rookie for less then $100? I haven't checked, but you can probably get one for $20-$40. I collect autos before baseball games, and I can tell you that when Griffey was a Mariner, it was packed, like 5 rows deep, but when he became a Red, there were maybe 2 rows deep.

KingCobra

It's incredible...I really think baseball is the only sport where a player can be on top of the world and then just lose it. Think about it - guys like Rick Ankiel suddenly can't throw strikes anymore, guys like Griffey and Frank Thomas go from dominating to average in just a year or two. I guess it shows how much more of a mental game baseball really is...you rarely see a guy like Michael Vick suddenly start throwing into triple coverage, or a Jason Richardson suddenly just forget how to shoot.

playr050

Belle has hip condition and can't play.

The Big Hurt tore his bicep, and never fully recovered, he made comments about his salary and the fans turned on him, getting out of Chicago will be the best thing for him, Atlanta would be a good place for him to end up.

Griffey left for the money, and once the injuries hit, he was never the same. Just like Frank Thomas, the fans turned on him, a change of scenery would be in his best interest. If he can get a fresh start somewhere else, that should help revive his career, that is, if it isn't over already.

Nevin is a very good player, he can hit, and has above average D. The only knock on him is that he is/was a hothead, but he's seemed to overcome that in San Diego. The reason they want to move him is to give Sean Burroughs the job at third, without having to shake up the rest of the lineup.

vcarterfany2k

i can say one thing mets picked up a damn good pitcher from the braves

KingCobra

Griffey left for the money

Griffey actually took less money than other teams were offering to play in Cincy. I know, it's all relative, and he's still making a boatload.