There's a new drinking game kids are playing these days. It's called How Long Can Ken Griffey Jr. Last Without An Injury.
Wait. He still plays baseball? Yes. Bust out your N64 and challenge your buddy to a game of Slugfest, cause Junior feels just dandy and expects to be ready to go for the start of spring training on Saturday.
The Cincinnati Reds' old school center-fielder broke his left hand in an "accident at home" in December. We've gone over possible causes of the injury, but Griffey admits to nothing.
He was rather shifty when initially confronted by reporters, saying, "What does it matter?" He then joked that he injured himself while protecting his children from a shark he caught while fishing in the Bahamas.
What?
Could he have hurt it unwrapping left over Ken Griffey Jr. Candy Bars? Maybe he strained it while rewinding his guest appearance on the Simpsons. Sitting on the sofa? Scrap-booking? Sleeping?
Griffey, 37, hasn't actually played a regular season game in right field since 2004, but is expected to spend some time out there to give Ryan "Roadrunner" Freel some time in center.
[Pro Sports Daily]
2 comments:
Could an arguement be made that Griffey's inability to remain healthy in his 30's has cost him a HOF lock?
That argument could most definitely be made. If we added up the days he was injured, I bet it would amount to some players' entire careers.
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