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The Mariners
inducted Griffey into their Hall of Fame on Saturday. Days like these I am reminded why it’s so
frustrating to be a Griffey/Mariners fan living in New Orleans. I’m 2,713 miles from Seattle and 1,400 miles
from Cooperstown - tough place to me a Mariners fan/baseball fan in general. I wasn’t able to make the game, or even watch
it on TV. I did, however, read every
online article I could find about the ceremony.
Griffey made
a long, well-received speech that came from the heart. All the articles I read describe Junior as
humble and gracious, likeable, relatable, and inspiring. They describe the roar of the fans as he
walked across the outfield and Griffey’s emotional reaction to a video from his
son, Trey. The guy is a family man,
that’s for sure.
Plus he made
Jay Buhner cry.
I really
hope this gets put onto DVD, or maybe a special on ESPN. I would happily fork over some cash to watch
the proceedings in HD. You hear me,
MLB? Let’s get on that….
In the
meantime, if anyone got an extra bobblehead, a program, a local Seattle
newspaper, a ticket stub, anything
commemorating this event, I’ll be your trade slave for life.
And I have
every intention of making it to his Cooperstown induction in 2015. Mark my words!
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