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Bryce Harper = Ken Griffey Jr?

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12 months ago

NoVaNoles said...
FIFY

Maybe. Guy was a monster.
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Last October I was walking out of the bathroom at the Minneapolis Airport and who was there on the escalator thingy? Mr. Ken Griffey Jr. He's a lot bigger than I thought he'd be and his wife wasn't bad looking for an older lady. I was too awestruck to say anything other than "hello Mr. Griffey" and shake his hand.

Junior was a tank during his last years of his career. Got a little fat.
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Aussie said...
Maybe. Guy was a monster.

That's 50 a year for 18 years....
Stay thirsty my friends......
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Aussie said...
Maybe. Guy was a monster.

Great outfielder ever too imo
His centerfield was a no hit zone
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TheGoatWins said...
That's 50 a year for 18 years....

Yeah but he might have had a solid 15 year stretch of that and lots that went over 50
I was semi joking but he would have cruised to at least 800 imo with no injury
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Griffey was everything Bonds wanted to be but had to cheat to get to.
Griffey would have ended with 800 hrs and like 12 Golden Gloves and a career batting average over .300
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Griffey was everything Bonds wanted to be but had to cheat to get to.
Griffey would have ended with 800 hrs and like 12 Golden Gloves and a career batting average over .300

Yup lol
Dude was the shit, top 5 favorite athlete for me despite the downfall
Him and Grant Hill were truly tragic events
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800 is probably more realistic...either way, he would have held the HR title and there would be no question of him using PED's...
Unlike everyone else from his generation...
Stay thirsty my friends......
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800 is probably more realistic...either way, he would have held the HR title and there would be no question of him using PED's...
Unlike everyone else from his generation...

Werd
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800 is probably more realistic...either way, he would have held the HR title and there would be no question of him using PED's...
Unlike everyone else from his generation...

Yea, Griffey's head didn't start to get bigger until he got older and put on some weight. Not good weight, mind you. Weight you put on after being hurt for awhile and inactive.
Bonds and Pujols have heads that don't even look natural on the human body.
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12 months ago

The big difference is that Griffey was likeable even if he wasn't on your team. Harper might get there, but he hasn't made many friends early in his career.
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ASBamaguy said...
The big difference is that Griffey was likeable even if he wasn't on your team. Harper might get there, but he hasn't made many friends early in his career.

Different time, fans are fickle these days and hate most
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NoVaNoles said...
Different time, fans are fickle these days and hate most

The media makes you hate guys now.
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Griffey had the sweetest swing ever... left-handed batters usually look smoother, and his was the smoothest.
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Aussie said...
The media makes you hate guys now.

Yup
I haven't watched ESPN in years unless its a live event
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Harper reaching Griffey status is simply asking too much for the kid. That could be said about any young player.
Honestly, I can see him being a souped-up Jim Edmonds type. He'll have a lengthier peaking period and a little better slugging %.
And I liked Edmonds, so its a compliment to Harper, imo.
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Post whore for 25000
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Junior never broke a sweat on a HR. Nor did he break one climbing the wall to rob HR's.
Greatest of the 90's by far. Injuries man...sometimes it isn't fair.
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The media makes you hate guys now.

There's obviously a lot more media, but the media doesn't force people to act the way they do. Obviously guys can't really "get away" with the stuff they could at one time because of the sheer volume of media coverage. However, the media hasn't forced Harper to act like an entitled prick the past three or four years. He did that all on his own.

This post was edited by ASBamaguy on 5/7/2012 at 1:50 AM
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The kid just made everything look so effortless
'Just to make it clear, I'm not transferring, I like it here too damn much to leave.' Jordan Kerner
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fsufsu said...
The 25 and older crowd will remember. When Griffey came up as a 19 year old his talent and personality were intoxicating.
I still think one of the 10 best players for a season all time was Ken Griffey at age 27 in 1997. Bryce has that kind of ability.

Griffey had one of the sweatest swings I have every had the pleasure to see. So friggin smooth.
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Not sure if he has the same tools in the outfield as griffey but very talented. One that I have noticed is that he is good at hitting the ball that is up in the zone which many times lefties struggle with
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TheGoatWins said...
Time will tell...just think if Jr had stayed healthy his entire career.

He would easily be the GOAT and people would argue about #2..but i still think he is top 5 all time even with injuries
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