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Ken Griffey to the White Sox? not again…

By john • Jul 31st, 2008 • Category: chicago white sox, cincinnati reds, ken griffey jr, paul konerko

It may seem like every year that there is a rumor of Ken Griffey Jr going to the White Sox.
That’s because there is. Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Griffey is deciding whether or not to accept a trade to the south side Chicago team.
Griffey has the right to block any trade but with free agency [...]



Why does Ken Griffey owe anyone money?

By john • May 16th, 2008 • Category: josh fogg, ken griffey jr

Today in the Dayton Daily News writer Hal McCoy wrote that Cincinnati Red’s outfielder Ken Griffey Jr repaid a debt to pitcher Josh Fogg in pennies.
Some fifth teen years ago I remember stock car driver Rusty Wallace paying NASCAR a fine in pennies loaded in a tractor trailer and since then there have been others.
So [...]



Maddux’s 350 win is more then just a number

By john • May 11th, 2008 • Category: 300 wins, chipper jones, greg maddux, johan santana, ken griffey jr, manny ramirez, roger clemens, tim hudson, top story, warren spahn

The number 350 may just be a number to Greg Maddux but it’s a pretty huge number in the history of baseball.
Each morning when I check on the status of my blog I look to see if there are any new incoming links and I check on just how many people are visiting. Sure it [...]



The Simpsons: Homer at the Bat

By john • Oct 19th, 2007 • Category: darryl strawberry, don mattingly, jose canseco, ken griffey jr, mike scioscia, ozzie smith, roger clemens, steve sax, the simpsons, wade boggs

There have been many references to baseball during the Simpsons long run on the FOX network. The most famous though has to be the 1992 episode named ‘Homer at the bat’ an obvious reference to the iconic baseball poem ‘Casey at the bat’.
The episode also featured references to ‘Pride of the Yankees’ as the team [...]