Monday Mendozas
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Bill James, who was born 60 years ago today, in Kansas. • It was disappointing, that Ken Griffey Jr. didn't play even an inning of center field (or any other field). But...
Blog | October 05, 2009The two sides of Adam Dunn
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...39;s a world away from when the Mariners' insistence of his inclusion in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade almost sunk that deal. But not necessarily in a bad way. Considering their eventual...
Blog | September 29, 2009Saying goodbye to Junior (or not)
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...They would gather inside the secular cathedral south of downtown Seattle for six goodbye tributes to Ken Griffey Jr., culminating next Sunday with a postgame parade around the warning track, followed by a final...
Blog | September 28, 2009Posnanski on 'The Machine'
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotSome people root for baseball teams. I root for baseball books, for two reasons. One, a fair number of my friends have written baseball books, so root...
Blog | September 15, 2009Everybody loves Junior
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAs Ken Griffey Jr., the All-Time Greatest Mariner, (OK, I suppose Edgar Martinez has a claim on that...
Blog | September 03, 2009It's late, but Junior's heating up
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotDavid Pinto makes a couple of good points about Junior: Ken Griffey, Jr. hit home run number 14 Monday night, part of a two-hit, two RBI night...
Blog | August 25, 2009Mariners just flat can't hit
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...month, but eventually he will hit. The same goes for Mike Carp, who presumably will supplant Ken Griffey Jr. as the club's primary DH next season. Local product Matt Tuiasosopo has done...
Blog | August 25, 2009The Strike, 15 years later
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...I must've missed the sport - I remember going to see Frank Thomas(notes) vs. Ken Griffey two weeks earlier and thinking, "OK, this is it, no more baseball for awhile after...
Blog | August 12, 2009Gaining faith in the M's
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...left field. Fortunately, they've got five hitters who can fill those positions: Saunders, Langerhans, Ken Griffey Jr., Russell Branyan, and Mike Carp. Unfortunately, all five of those hitters bat left-handed. Just...
Blog | July 25, 2009Fun with MVP voting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...would have edged Juan Gonzalez for the MVP if both Seattle voters hadn't listed Ken Griffey, Jr. first on their ballots. Ever since, there have been rumors that Junior or Alex or...
Blog | July 23, 2009M's need hitters ... and have them
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAre the Mariners for real? Should they be buyers right now, or sellers? After running through the Mariners' weaknesses (left field, shortstop, thi...
Blog | July 21, 2009No room for Junior in M's lineup
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotKen Griffey delivered a big hit last Friday night. But as the Oregonian's Aaron Fentress writes...
Blog | June 23, 2009MLB annexes Jackie Robinson
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...The idea of "un-retiring" Robinson's number for a day belongs to Ken Griffey Jr., who is back with the Mariners this season. Two years ago, Griffey personally petitioned the...
Blog | April 14, 2009Meet the all-time AL All-Stars
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comRob Neyer picks his all-time American League All-Star team since the All-Star era began in 1933.
Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009Griffey move not about baseball
Rob NeyerHow often should Ken Griffey Jr. wear one of those big, floppy, jai alai paddles on his right hand? USS Mariner...
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