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Right from the start let me say that I love Ken Griffey Jr. Without a doubt, he is one of the all-time greats to play the game (so far).

I had to throw the qualifier in because he seemingly has become one of those greats that tarnish their own legacy by playing years past their expiration date. If he was a carton of milk and you drank him, you’d get food poisoning and maybe die.

He currently ranks fifth on the career home run list, with 630. He is 15th all-time in RBI with 1,833, and his roots are firmly planted in the soil of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

So why, then, would a man continue to try (and unfortunately fail) to compete with men half his age who possess far greater skills than he now has mastery of?

He has an MVP award on his shelf, 10 Gold Gloves, seven Silver Slugger awards, four home run crowns, an RBI title, and bragging right for batting over .300 in eight different seasons. He is also a 13-time All-Star in his now-22-year career.
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