Ken Griffey Jr Tribute through cards 1989 to 2001

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Music is not mine and I'm not claiming credit.

I wanted to do this when he retired but it took forever to put it all together, then the music I wanted to use was blocked the first two times I tried to upload it, making me give up on it for a while but here it is, a tribute to the best player of his era.

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June 2nd 2010, The Seattle Mariners press release read:

SEATTLE, Wash. -- After 22 seasons, 630 home runs and a highlight reel of catches, Seattle sports icon Ken Griffey Jr. has announced his retirement from professional baseball in a statement today.
He made his Major League debut with the Mariners as a 19-year-old teenager in 1989, and ends his career as one of the most decorated power hitters in baseball history.

Griffey ranks among baseball's all-time leaders in home runs (5th/630), multi-homer games (T7th/55), extra base hits (T6th/1,192), total bases (12th/5,271), runs scored (31st/1,662), doubles (36th/524), intentional walks (4th/246) and hits (46th/2,781). On the all-time home run list, he trails only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) and Willie Mays (660), and ranks 3rd among left-handed hitters.

Griffey, 40, spent the first 11 years of his Major League career (1989-1999) in Seattle, after being the first overall pick in the June 1987 Draft. He played the next eight and half seasons with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the second half of the 2008 season with the Chicago White Sox. He returned to the Mariners in 2009, contributing to baseball's most-improved team.

He ranks near the top of every offensive category in the Mariners record book, including home runs (1st/417), slugging percentage (2nd/.553), RBI (2nd/1,216), hits (3rd/1,843), doubles (2nd/341), total bases (2nd/3,495), runs (2nd/1,113), games (2nd/1,685) and at-bats (2nd/6,317).

Griffey has been a 10-time American League All-Star (1990-99), winning the All-Star Game MVP in 1992 and three Home Run Derby's (1994, 1998, 1999). He was voted the American League Most Valuable Player in 1997 and selected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. He was also a three-time National League All-Star (2000, 2004, 2007).

Ken also won 10 Gold Glove Awards (1990-99) and seven Silver Slugger Awards (1991, 1993-94, 1996-99).

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And poof he was gone. No press conferences, no follow up interviews, no tweeter announcements or a one hour event, just a press release and a statement from the GM. Really you'd expect no less. Only 5 players have been elected to the Hall of Fame with 98% of the vote or higher, in five years Griffey will no doubt become number 6.

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[Bluecomet489]

youtube is for videos not images!

[Thundering24]

It's crazy, after his retirement, I just STOPPED collecting...as u know Alex KGJ is my main PC, and it just took away a lot of the fun, weird. I'm back now tho and JUST seeing this since I wasn't on youtube AT ALL. Good vid, watched he whole thing...love the 90's KGJ inserts!!!!!!

[piggy1918]

A great tribute to a great player and an outstanding individual... next stop the hall.