One must appreciate the gracefulness, the elegancy, the beauty, and that FRIGGIN amazing swing that I am so badly jealous of. Yes, I am talking about none other than the great Ken Griffey Jr.
The man has been nothing short of amazing in his historic 21-year career. Gold glove after gold glove, home run title after home run title, MLB MVPs, All-Star Game MVPs, you name it, he has it.
But I want to look at the other side of Ken Griffey Jr. that not many people have noticed before.
This has to be one of the darkest eras in MLB history. Bud Selig has turned baseball upside down. In this era known as the "steroid" era, players are juicing themselves up and taking the easy way. Seemingly every great name has tested positive for the now banned substance.
Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and the list goes on and on. It has come to a point when you wouldn't be surprised of the shorty (respectfully) David Eckstein was doing steroids. How could a 5 foot 6 inch player 170 pound player have a career avera...
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