Emotional Griffey takes his place in Mariners history

[HaloFan85]

Steroids favor upper body muscle strength.  Griffey wasn't exactly beefy.

Griffey didn't even lift weights.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Steroids favor upper body muscle strength.  Griffey wasn't exactly beefy.

 

He also didn't have the characteristic thickening of the neck and rounding of the face.

[sneaky_flute]

LOL what? griffey was ****ing ripped.

[Kevin]

You can be ripped and not be beefy.

[sneaky_flute]

griffey was very beefy, especially his last few years as a mariner.

[Bashbrothers]

griffey was very beefy, especially his last few years as a mariner.

 

That was him being fat and out of shape.   Don't try to tell us he took steroids in his last few years, that's completely asinine.

[disarcina]

Griffey may well have rebounded in the second half of that first season in Cincinnati to post some decent stats, as you suggest, but the damage was pretty much done.

 

He got off to a slow start which most analysts at the time attributed to his 'changing leagues' and 'not knowing the pitchers or the parks'

 

Cincinnati fans got on him. It actually got kind of ugly........

 

then he started hitting but by that point, I think the Reds were pretty much like the Halos are right now -- pretty much out of the race......

 

Griffey's first two months in Cincinnati did not go well.

 

The big return 'home' flopped big time.

 

It was a turning point in his career -- he was never quite the same player after that on a consistent basis although, obviously, an athlete as gifted as Griffey showed flashes of what he was always capable of........

 

First ballot HOF'er -- well deserved........goes in as a Seattle Mariner......fly, fly, fly away..........

[Troll Daddy]

I like Griffey ... well deserved!

I have no problem with PED use in his ERA.

[Jimmag]

Well deserved for an outstanding athlete.

[Ender]

all front offices should encourage PED use. anyway, griffey was on a team with roid users like jay buhner, a-rod, todd williams, and more

 

You're a moron.

 

Mike Trout must be on roids too.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

You're a moron.

 

Mike Trout must be on roids too.

I agree with your first comment, but don't associate him with Angel fans. He's a Rangers fan. 

[sneaky_flute]

I'm just saying. You have players like Jeff Bagwell denied entry into the HoF while players like Griffey get a free pass even though it's likely he used the best steroids money could buy.

 

Also, what does Mike Trout have to do with this discussion?

[CompassRosy]

A collection of tweets, photos and videos from the evening (that, due to other obligations, I had to miss) . . .

http://compassrosy.com/2013/08/12/24-minutes-with-24/