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Subject: Junior retires

  Posted by: Skidazl - [3253219] Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 20:03
He'll be missed. Definitely my favorite player ever..



Goodbye Kid
 
1Electroman
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      Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 20:14 		Yup, one of my favorites to watch play. Put his body on the line whenever he played in the field, and payed for it the last decade.
 
2Perm Dude
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      Wed, Jun 02, 2010, 20:18 		Always sad when a player like Jr retires. I would have hoped to see his get more pt this year a bit--certainly someone like Cleveland or KC would have been very pleased to put him out there with more regular playing time.
 
3Building 7
      Leader
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      Thu, Jun 03, 2010, 15:08 		.454 OPS.....It was time. Not even KC or Cleveland could have used him. .184 with 2 doubles in 98 at bats.
 
4Nuclear Gophers
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      Thu, Jun 03, 2010, 16:31 		How many of us guys have the 1989 Upper Deck Series with Griffeys rookie card in it. I remember back then it was one of the more popular sets to have.
 
5blue hen
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      Fri, Jun 04, 2010, 00:37 		Players who retired in 1989:
Doyle Alexander, Tony Armas, Billy Beane, Buddy Bell, Bob Brenly, Darrell Evans, Jerry Hairston, Sr., Tommy John, Mike Krukow, Shane Rawley, Mike Schmidt

Players who debutted in 1989:
Kevin Appier, Albert Belle, Andy Benes, Pat Combs, Junior Felix, Juan Gonzalez, Tommy Greene, Chip Hale, David Justice, Ben McDonald, John Olerud, Deion Sanders, Sammy Sosa, Kevin Tapani, Robin Ventura, Omar Vizquel, John Wetteland, Todd Zeile

Glad Griffey was able to play in four decades.