"I'm Finally Home" ... Junior's time with the Reds wasn’t a FAILURE? | A Baseball Story

[@freethepeople4093]

Griffey Sr. used to live down the street from one of my friends when we were growing up. One day, Sr. was outside doing stuff in his yard when my friend and I walked over to his house. He stopped and talked to us and gave us each a can of coke. The Griffey's are beloved in Cincy to this day.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

I remember reading how Dad got three WS rings with the Reds (75, 76. 90) and Junior hoped to get at least one of his own...but sadly he never got to appear on the big stage. And in fact the Mariners still remain the only MLB team to never appear in a World Series.

[@phillipcollins1658]

Wasn't Dad teammates with Junior in Seattle in 1990

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@phillipcollins1658 Yep, and in one game they even hit back-to-back home runs!

[@JXG9]

I grew up in southern Indiana and never embraced the Reds teams even though all their games were televised. They had some great players that stayed in the small market longer than anyone would expect. Griffey being there can only be viewed as a positive in my book even if the stats weren't what they used to be!

[@terrywilson3066]

His swing was a thing of beauty i started watching him play around 97 he was an outstanding center fielder and hit some absolute bombs at the plate

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Edgar Martinez is universally credited with saving baseball for Seattle.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

For those wondering what a Griffey to the Mets trade would've been, the reported deal was Octavio Dotel, Armando Benitez and Roger Cedeno for him. And according to Griffey, had the Mets not rushed a decision out of him, he may have talked himself into going to the Mets.

[@Whitemike0413]

Lifelong Reds fan here since I was born. February 10, 2000, was a great then and still is now.

[@GoodVibesSportsMedia]

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[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

As someone who grew up in the PNW and was 11 when Griffey was traded, you Reds fans got a steal regardless of WS rings or not. So heartbreaking as a child to lose Griffey Jr like that. 😆

[@thomasmagaha280]

Your little cutaway scenes are always on point 👌

[@luv2sail66]

Thank you for an excellent and interesting presentation. Great combination of clips, graphics, storytelling, and statistics. Worth a subscription and looking forward to more of your content.

[@jacktorrance2633]

There's also a word for those that put their happiness above all else. Selfish.

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Best player since Willie May's !! #24 FOREVER

[@SouthsideSox19]

Griffey Jr wasn't a failure with the Reds. The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest franchise in the MLB. For Griffey to put up the stats that he did despite dealing with multiple injuries shows you how great a player he was.

[@OGRaka]

Broooo great video, your commentary style is chill, direct and toooooo the point! Keep up the solid work!

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Go ahead Reds. Diss on Jr. He's a Mariner anyway. He's Seattle's now!! Kick rocks O HI O

[@FourFriends-gk8lz]

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[@benpeltola1364]

I think Junior remaining in center for as long as he did was an artifact of pre-analytics baseball, and certainly didn't help the injury woes. I do worry for Trout in this respect, I don't think playing balls-to-the-walls defense in center every day is going to be the best way to preserve his natural talent in years to come.

[@jacktorrance2633]

He was too arrogant,played with so much abandon that he was injured too much to contribute when some of his teams had a shot at the post-season,and he only made the playoffs 3 times in 22 seasons. And all the Mariners did in 1995 was irritate the Yankees.

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Hanging in the Hall is a Mariners 24!! Not a Reds 30.

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Worst day in Mariner history. Seattle loves him more than Cincy

[@tonyc8752]

122 OPS+ is good, not great. That’s basically what Bernard Gilkey was for the Cardinals and not a single person considers his Cardinal career to be great.

[@dubvuchyea502]

They ruined his career

[@420bengalfan]

playing as many years on the kingdome astroturf as hard as he did ruined his body

[@eaglewinnings8003]

Calling Junior the “Michael Jordan of baseball” is sheer blasphemy. Michael Jordan is the GOAT by every non longevity measure. How many rings did Griffey Jr win? He was the best player in the game maybe 2 years in a row. One of those years he may not have even been the best player on his team.

[@enoso2447]

He was the face of baseball well into his prime much like Jordan was for basketball …all rings aside

[@eaglewinnings8003]

@@enoso2447 maybe Jordan’s first 5 years in the league or so. Then Jordan soared to be the GOAT and Junior regressed to becoming a fringe All Star who couldn’t even make the playoffs.

[@michaeladams5636]

Baseball is harder for one player to make a big enough difference to win a title. Basketball you can do it with one good player like Michael Jordan, or Hakeem Olajuwon but baseball you need the entire team to be solid.

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

Considering Jordan’s stats as a baseball player, it’s insulting to call Griffey the Jordan of baseball