Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 01, 2008
North by Northwest

Ken Griffey's agent says Junior is open to returning to the Seattle Mariners.

His agent, Brian Goldberg, told The Times that the Mariners are among the teams Griffey would consider playing for in 2009. He was drafted No. 1 overall by the Mariners in 1987 and played for them from 1989 until orchestrating a trade to Cincinnati after the 1999 season.

"It's no secret Junior has a special relationship with the people in Seattle from the ownership and front office all the way down to the fans and business people in town," Goldberg said in a phone interview.

"He's totally open-minded to talking to them, I'm sure. He'd be open to discuss anything with them. However, he owes it to himself to see what else is out there."

I think it's going to come down to what team wants Griffey, not where Griffey wants to play. His seasonal age for 2009 will be 39. He's coming off another surgery. Even with a repaired knee, he's more likely to decline than improve.

Seattle seems to be a perfect fit for Ken. It will be like Ruth returning to Boston, Mays to New York and Aaron to Milwaukee at the end of their careers. The squad won't be that good, but getting to see Junior will keep the fans interested until the front office reworks the team.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:06 AM | Free Agents | TrackBack (0)
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"It will be like Ruth returning to Boston, Mays to New York and Aaron to Milwaukee at the end of their careers. The squad won't be that good, but getting to see Junior will keep the fans interested until the front office reworks the team."

The Mets made it to the World Series in Mays's last season, 1973.

Posted by: Steve H at November 1, 2008 06:49 PM

getting to see Junior will keep the fans interested

Getting to see Junior look really old and have the team finish last wouldn't keep me interested but maybe it'll work.

Posted by: bandit at November 2, 2008 01:55 PM
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