There's a risk when you make deals. When I made the Ken Griffey Jr. trade in Cincinnati everybody said, 'This is one of the best trades in baseball. Congratulations.' Then he was hurt for four years and it was a horrible trade. That's part of the game. Obviously, if we knew this trade was going to play out this way, we wouldn't have done it.
Quotes about griffey (16 Quotes)
A big night for him. He deserved it. He played hard here. He flew under the radar, with A-Rod and Griffey and Randy Johnson, but as far as that team's success, if you're going to point to one guy, you're going to point to Danny Wilson.
(Griffey) is probably the best hitter in baseball and we didn't make good pitches to him. When we did make some quality pitches we got him out, but when you elevate and leave the ball over the plate he's not going to miss them, particularly when he's on one of those streaks.
It would be nice to have Griffey back in the lineup. We definitely miss him.
This game is so mental. If you can get into a pitcher's head, even a little bit, get him off his game this much (he holds his thumb and forefinger up to show a tiny gap), to get him to just miss, we've got guys like Griffey and (Adam) Dunn coming up.
When Ken Griffey made his start as a 19-year-old in 1989, when he walked around the clubhouse he was the best player in the room. Now, we don't want to get ahead of ourselves with Felix. But there's that same sort of feeling now with him as there was with Griffey. It's special.
With the way Adam Dunn, Ken Griffey Jr. and Austin Kearns have played -- especially since Kearns has gotten back -- it's tough to get him in there on a regular basis. I don't know if he does, but it seems like he enjoys hitting in this ballpark. I wouldn't blame him. He's done a great job in the opportunities he's had.
It doesn't mean that's where you should be, you know ... When Carlos understands what he is, when he learns to make adjustments better, I see him being a third or fourth hitter because he can steal bases, he can hit and he's going to get bigger and stronger, sort of like Ken Griffey Jr.
I didn't come to Nashville to move Ken Griffey Jr.. I came here to make our team better.
Anybody who went through what (Griffey) did with surgery wouldn't want to be taking any chances. So I don't blame him. He's available to pinch-hit. He's just not available to run.
We can't just rely on the long ball every game. Ken Griffey and Adam Dunn and Austin Kearns are going to hit their home runs. They're not going to be able to do it every day. We have to do the little things also.
It was kinda cool - a career highlight. I don't care if it is an exhibition game. To be able to run around the bases with USA across my chest and have ( Ken Griffey ) Junior and Brian Schneider waiting at home plate to slap high-fives. That was special.
With (Adam) Dunn and (Ken) Griffey, you know what you're going to get day to day. We need someone to be able to help pick us up, and they've been able to do that.
Griffey was the one person I was able to watch as a kid growing up. I didn't watch too much baseball, but if the Mariners were playing, the game was going to be on. ... He's the guy I tried to model my game after as much as possible.
This is an amazing opportunity for me. I would love the chance to pitch against guys like (Derek) Jeter, A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) and (Ken) Griffey.
The bottom line is that Griffey is a 10-and-5 player who can veto any trade, so he controls his destiny, All I know is that me or my agent were never approached about anything. Other than that, I'm not worried about it.