Ken Griffey Jr.'s first at-bat in Seattle as a Red

[mattentertainemt]

griffey is in the top 3 best players ever hes number 2

[SuperRhyolite]

I saw this game and I remember how excited everyone was...

[Youngman104]

@thedodgersaretrash Your obviously a cunt

[MissDeeCole]

A gem in an era of Steroid cheats

[holypoop88]

I remember being at a Cincinnati's game, back in 2000... I was 11. It was Griffey's first year as a Red. The Reds were facing the Mariners at Cinncinati Stadium. Dad and I were sitting out in right field, two rows from the wall. Griffey wasn't doing well that day. I think he only got on base one time. Well, when the Mariners were up at bat, and Griffey was out in right field, my dad yelled, "Griffey, you suck." He turned around and shook his junk at my dad.

[TheDodgersAreTrash]

Ken Griffey Jr. sucks.

[BSalyers1]

Ken Griffey Jr. Best Mariners Baseball Player Ever.. Hands Down Period. Ichiro is good but he wont ever be a Ken Griffey Jr.

[InkFox100]

@BSalyers1 Lets not forget about Randy. But yes! Jr. was the Man.

[orioles97]

That's because Griffey had a legitimate reason for leaving.

[ElizabethBoswell]

i m not gay but griffre is like the best known to man in baseball

[IamInYourClosett]

i cant believe that the mariners traded away GRIFFEY,AROD, AND RANDY JONSON BETWEEN 98-01..

[Ladiestreat]

Actually it was Griffeys decision to leave the Mariners. After one of his golfer friends died in a plane crash he claimed he wanted to be closer to his family and asked to be traded to Cinci. At the time he was one of if not the best player in the league.

[ThaCrazy77]

lol Griffeys my favorite player and I love him, but dude, Griffey is only playing for 1 year with the M's just until he retires. We still need Ichiro after that.

[Xeldominicano2k]

Actally Griffey actually stated that he will come back next year IF the mariners give him a new contract

[wmarcus1203]

fuck you kid. Ichiro is awesome.

[brzklt]

Why? Ichiro is awesomen

[Aviator518]

I was at this game and this was pretty close to where I was sitting. I got the chills during that 10 minute standing ovation he got and can't wait to see him back again, yet this time as a Mariner! We love you Griffey!

[whiteboy311kn]

griffey is on my top 5 greatest players to ever play the game...ppl need to show him some fuckin respect....just cause his numbers have went down...look what he did for the game and for the teams he was on. everyone should be interested in him....he needs to show younger hittters his perfect swing...and show them they dont need to use fuckin roiiiiiiiids to hit HR's. Griffey is the greatest player the last decade, fuck the media

[whiteboy311kn]

now arod admits to using roids....almost every power hitter from the late 90's up to 2003ishsss...(my childhood) is linked to fuckin roidsss!! i use to love some of those players...now i hate em...griffeys name has never been mentioned...and he's been my fave player since i could remember....its sickening to hear reporters say he should retire....and that teams dont show interest in him, and that the CWS didnt use him everyday.

[whosthisguy23]

griffey is the best thing that ever happened to seattle, he needs to come back this year and finish his career with team he started it with

[therealpantherfan]

I was at one of the games where he hit 2 homers and i almost cried!!

go mariners and panthers!!!!!!

[transmit13]

This is still pretty painful to watch... and to think, he was traded on my b-day. Come back and finish as a Mariner.

[whodeycats83]

I'm a huge Reds fan and I miss him. When healthy he was one of the top 5 all-time greats. Many in Cincy didn't appreciate him. I will always love him for the fact that when he was the best in the game he took less money to go the reds than he could have gotten in New York. For that I will always be grateful. He always seemed like a nice guy off the field who just liked to have fun.

[iljrr808]

aisle4row8seat113 is a bitch

[aisle4row8seat113]

I lived in Seattle for 4 years while he was playing and couldn't stand him. He had the mentality of a child and zero leadership qualtites. He'd get hot and hit HRs in bunches but his other hits were a lot of bloops and dinks when he wasn't striking out. Totally over-hyped ballplayer due to Seattle needed a media star to help carry that franchise. ZERO world series appearances for Ken Griffey despite being on talent-laden teams shows he was over-hyped.

[206Biz]

you suck.

[Blaze6181]

I second that.

[thrill44rocks]

i miss griffey :'[

[importcarfan]

Griffey Jr. would easily have 700 HR's if not for all the injuries. The best "swing" in baseball.

[DaSoulSlasher]

based on zanre88's comment mariners are ok cincy blows and thanks for griffey (chicago)

[imnislander2]

i went to one of the games when jr was here. it was awesome

[evildamonk]

so even after he left he still is loved, that shows how much seattle appericates him.

[jcoboards121]

(in response to reverendjordan)

[reverendjordan]

arod left for money

griffrey left to play with his dad

[jcoboards121]

^^ Exactly.

[mrakbaseball]

Uh no, he played with his dad in Seattle. He didn't leave Seattle to play with his dad. Sr. was retired for 9 years in 2000.Reverendjordan, Another failure of the public school system

[jonbrakke]

i went to the second reds game and it was awesome when griffey hit two homeruns and everyone was cheering for him even though he was on the visiting team.

[gara094]

For a while I wanted JR to come back, but he is worthless now, he sucks, and gets injured like, every other game.

[orioles97]

Show some goddamn respect. I don't care if Griffey ends up hitting .100, or even .050. If the guy still wants to have a spot on the Mariners roster, then I and any true M's fan would want the same. Again, it's about something called respect; seeing how this was the guy who was responsible for keeping the Mariners in Seattle, along w/ being one of the greatest players to have ever played the game of baseball.

[awesomemaxdude]

whats that red thing in front of him? a lightsaber?

[Sorason]

mariners rule!

[zandre88]

Mariners blow....haha thanks for Griff though

[Gypsyrunr]

He says he wants to retire as a Mariner and I hope the powers that be realize what a great thing that would be for the city of Seattle and especially for Mariners fans.

[jidp316]

I remember watching Griffey as a Mariner..and always will remember him as a Mariner.. What a swing!

[illistik513]

jr is the beat all around player ever to play the game point blank the man is one of a kind

[Dmite84]

All around, I would say Willie Mays, 12 time Gold Glover, 24 time all star, offensive powerhouse....and I'm a Braves fan.

[travisandcorey]

what was the red thing?

[daprospector]

the fucking sun you retard

[thewhitestprince]

Hahaha well said.

[RutgersJRS]

hahahaha, great answer

[alfredonike12]

I'm not gay but I personally believe that Griffey is the greatest human being ever to walk on a baseball field

[dirtymonkeys69]

i totaly agreee dude

[TrikTrey3]

me too

[lamounek]

@alfredonike12 do you know what was his walk up song?

[dsmiley53]

@lamounek -- Griffey's walk up song was "Hip Hop Hooray" by Naught By Nature.

Hip hop hooray! Ho! Hey! Ho!

[dsmiley53]

@dsmiley53 That's Naughty by Nature. :)

[user3735]

@alfredonike12 i absolutely agree

[tbroofer]

@alfredonike12 you might not be gay, but you sure are stupid if you think he was the greatest!!!

[penchizzle3000]

I remember going to M's games at the Kingdome. I love the fact that the fans still love Griffey because we appreciate what he has done for the NW in baseball. I don't think we can blame him for wanting to play In Cincinatti and be closer to his fam. I think that's noble, and that's why I respect him. He's also a kick-ass player, and a favorite to a lot of people, and being that inter-league play is the only way we can see him live again in the NW, the fans have every right to be happy to see him

[slipknotsoadown]

eh i dont get it. im from chicago, and obviously worshiped jordan growing up but when he was on the wizards and they played the bulls i wanted the bulls to win and jordan to fail.. its called being a sell out but apparently everyone in seattle is on crack if they would rather have griffey hitting bombs at safeco than having the M's win.. -6 or not, seattle fans are pretty stupid for this, as this is at least the 10th griffey at safeco return video i've seen where the fans were cheering for him

[justinb52]

your basically a douche bag i dont know why you would root against your favorite player if u say it is jordan, thats not being a sellout its called being a good person wanting to be close to your family and the people in seattle understand that because they like griffey and know what he has done for the mariners

[jville36tom]

Safeco is a house that Griffey built.

[sniperpete1234]

I was at that game! And about 2 or 3 sections over closer to the first baseline... Man they really kicked are ass that day! But the ceremony before the game was amazing!! I am going to opening day this year and I bet we will win since Bedard is pitching:)

[Ryann918]

wish i could see wat was going on

[cst2002]

Even though we lost his game horribly, the next two we kicked their asses, and the third one Junior hit two homers just like the old days!

[ehehehcallmedaddy]

This was an embarrassing day to be a Mariners fan. Griffey can kiss my ass.

[cdellwo]

your an asshole, Griffey was the greatest player to ever play for the mariners and did so much for the team and any true mariners fan still loves him. You are a disgrace

[ImYourPapiChulo2K7]

That's so fucking ungrateful to say. How the fuck was it embarrassing to be a Mariners fan? Griffey did so much during his tenure with the Mariners. He put asses in the seats. He helped the Mariners win 2 West division titles while he was there. Are you bitter because he wanted to be closer to his family? He has said that he wanted to play for the Mariners again someday. Like cdellwo said, he was the greatest player to play for the M's. Embarrassing my ass.

[Brisk153]

shut up dick hole griffey kicks ass

[blanket51]

you are pathetic. you have no soul. kill yourself.

[yabbayabbayoo]

been there, done that.

[kevinrmcguire]

Wow! I can see him.....oh wait...

[ImadouchebagNIlikeit]

It's good to see you guys still love him so much and aren't bitter that he left. Props to ya'llz!