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I gotta say Griffey has a sweet homerun swing!

BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree, thats all from me as well.
  • 1420sports1420sports Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭
    Junior is one of all time favorites.

    How sweet would it have been if he didn't miss so much time? He may have been chasing the Babe as well.
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  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    STILL the sweetest swing in baseball and possibly the sweetest swing that ever was or will ever be!!
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭
    great swing, fun to watch, one of my favorites and i think he gets a bad rap. before this years injury he always got hurt on the field giving 100%.
    Fred

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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It really is a shame he got the injury bug, he might be battling Bonds for the HR record had he not missed so much time.
  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    Well deserving of his All-Century team recognition. I'd much rather be cheering him towards 755 right now than simply waiting for Bonds to get it over with.
    Travis
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wonder if Aaron would be as well....?
  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    I wonder if he can play another 2-3 years? It would be nice if he was able to break 700 before he retires.
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  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,658 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I wonder if he can play another 2-3 years? It would be nice if he was able to break 700 before he retires. >>




    Hopefully he does, if he can stay healthy why not?
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭
    Even if he DH's for a couple of years with an AL team...I would also love to see him get 3000 hits.
  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    Griffey has played in roughly 18.25 seasons and that translates to:

    134.35 hits per year on average
    31.34 Home Runs per year on average
    89.58 RBI's per year on average.

    He needs:

    128 Home Runs to reach 700
    548 Hits to reach 3,000
    365 RBI's to reach 2,000

    He would have to play close to 4 more seasons to reach those numbers.

    If my math is correct he is on pace to:

    166 hits this year
    37 HR's this year
    112 RBI's this year

    Hopefully he will stay healthy

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  • RipublicaninMassRipublicaninMass Posts: 10,051 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I wonder if Aaron would be as well....? >>



    Long as it ain't a white guy?? (referring to there were racial issues in Bonds breaking the record)
  • jad22jad22 Posts: 535 ✭✭
    He was one of the best center fielders during his 20's. He could catch up to just about anything.
  • pb19991pb19991 Posts: 271
    It's a shame he's had to been injured so much in the last few years. he was clearly the best player in baseball when he was in Seattle. hopefully he can stay healthy and get into the 700 HR range before he retires.
  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    He has 9 home runs so far for the month of May. Not to shabby
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  • viking7viking7 Posts: 343
    One of the games greats without a doubt.
  • stownstown Posts: 11,321 ✭✭✭


    << <i>possibly the sweetest swing that ever was or will ever be!! >>



    IMO, that honor goes to Will Clark.

    But that just may be the NL homer in me image
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  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭
    When are we going to start hearing trade rumors? If he gets dealt to an AL team like the Red Sox or Angels he has a good chance to be in the playoffs or World Series! He is just wasting away in Cincy. They have zero chance of making any kind of playoff run with that team!
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  • kcballboykcballboy Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭
    I'd love to see him get a ring before it's all over. The teams he's been on he's never really even been close. Heck, he's probably only made it to the playoffs once or twice. I know in 95 for sure but was there any other time?
    Travis
  • jackstrawjackstraw Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭
    Cumulative Postseason Hitting Stats:

    SEASON TEAM G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
    1995 Seattle Mariners 11 44 11 16 2 0 6 9 36 6 8 3 .442 .818 .364
    1997 Seattle Mariners 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 .188 .133 .133


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