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KEN GRIFFEY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Show Me a Hero and I’ll Write You a Tragedy: My Ken Griffey Jr. Story
The date is April 3rd, 1989, and the Mariners are playing the Oakland Athletics at The Coliseum. After a Harold Reynolds pop-out, a 19-year-old Ken Griffey Jr. steps into the batter’s box for his first major league plate appearance. All eyes were on Junior, as they had been for a while. Griffey was a highly touted prospect since high school, and after spending only a year in the...
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Ken Griffey Jr. Photographs Son’s Fiesta Bowl Game With Enormous Camera (Photo)
Ken Griffey Jr. has found himself a new hobby.
The former baseball star (looking noticeably larger) has become quite the photographer by the looks of it, as he spent New Year’s Eve playing shutterbug during his son’s college football game in Glendale, Ariz.
ICYMI: Ken Griffey, Jr. was just out here taking photos at the #FiestaBowl. pac12.me/14dECyb http://t.co/5737Ev3lqg...
Ken Griffey Jr. disliked Yankees because of Billy Martin
Ken Griffey Jr. never considered going to the New York Yankees during his Hall of Fame career, and the reason is pretty unforgettable. Ken Griffey Sr. joined “Boomer & Carton” on WFAN in New York Wednesday to talk shop with the boys, and he dished on his son’s problems with the Yankees. According to Griffey […]
Via Larry Brown Sports
July 17, 2014
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Ken Griffey Jr. apologized to Linda Cohn for trainwreck interview
Yesterday former MLB superstar Ken Griffey Jr. went on SportsCenter and gave a brutal, lifeless, deadpan, trainwreck of an interview to anchor Linda Cohn. As much as Cohn tried, she couldn't get more than one word out of Griffey on more than one occasion.
Shortly after the interview aired, and after a mountain of negative publicity, Griffey posted this message on Instagram...
Via Awful Announcing
March 06, 2014
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Ken Griffey Jr. issues apology to Linda Cohn for awkward interview
Less than 24 hours after giving one of the most awkward interviews of all time, Ken Griffey Jr. issued an apology to Linda Cohn.
WATCH: Ken Griffey Jr.'s painfully awkward interview on SportsCenter
God bless Linda Cohn. She tried as best as she could to get a decent interview out of Ken Griffey Jr. but he was clearly in another universe. Griffey appeared on the afternoon live SportsCenter in a promo spot for Upper Deck and Cohn asked him questions about his favorite cards growing up and thoughts on today's MLB. Griffey's responses were... less than forthcoming. The...
Via Awful Announcing
March 05, 2014
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Ken Griffey Jr. owns 100 copies of Photoshopped Upper Deck rookie card (photo)
Ken Griffey Jr.’s arrival in the major leagues in 1989 as a bright-eyed, teenaged rookie with the Seattle Mariners was met with great fanfare and anticipation, not only from baseball fans, but those involved in the baseball card business as well. Griffey was only 18 years old when his Upper Deck rookie card was released. […]The post Ken Griffey Jr. owns 100 copies of his Photoshopped...
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February 06, 2014
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Reds reveal Ken Griffey Jr. bobblehead night
The Reds revealed another bobblehead from this season's promotional schedule on their official Twitter account Wednesday afternoon.
To celebrate his induction into the Reds Hall Of Fame, Saturday June 21 will be Ken Griffey Jr. bobblehead night at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds Hall of Fame Induction Weekend will take place August 8-10, and will honor the storied careers of Ken...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
February 05, 2014
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Ken Griffey Jr. photographs son scoring first college touchdown at Advocare V100 Bowl (GIF/VIDEO)
Yes, that was Ken Griffey Jr. wielding a camera with the 600mm lens on the sidelines of the Advocare V100 Bowl Tuesday.Griffey, who recently joined Instagram, has been sharing a fair number of photos through Twitter and was on the Independence Stadium field as a credentialed media member for ESPN.Hopefully, the former Seattle Mariners great snapped some nice shots for ESPN, but...
Via The Other Paper
December 31, 2013
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