tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post115112456611954251..comments2012-02-14T20:35:57.868-05:00Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1151598156497075352006-06-29T12:22:00.000-04:002006-06-29T12:22:00.000-04:00Excellent point on the kingdome turf--that is a point I'd forgotten, and you're right, it's absolutely something that is never mentioned. Artificial turf seems to have messed up the careers of a number of players over the years, particularly the outfielders. Eric Davis certainly comes to mind...JinAZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1151586785851283432006-06-29T09:13:00.000-04:002006-06-29T09:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the thoughtful analysis of Junior, one of the few I've seen these past five years.<BR/><BR/>It really gets my blood boiling when someone (usually on ESPN) says something to the effect of "since coming to Cincinnati, Griffey has (insert choice of woeful decline of hitting, running, fielding, driving, golfing and reading skills)." Like it was <I>Cincinnati</I> that did that to him. <BR/><BR/>No, he's just older. And he played ten seasons on the sorry excuse for turf in the Kingdome. Wherever he had gone in 2000--Yankees, Mets, Braves, whatever--his next five years would have been plagued with injuries (unless he DHed; not likely, given his reluctance even to shift to LF).Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441809988487585009noreply@blogger.com