You could be right. Griffey is pretty clearly the biggest figure in Mariners history, whereas there can definitely be arguments over who would be the preeminent Seahawk or Sonic. Some might argue that Steve Largent is still the biggest name in Seahawks history, despite what Russ has done the past decade. Nobody's legitimately arguing Ichiro or A-Rod over Griffey.
Everyone loved Edgar! played from 87-04 Not everyone liked Griffey or ARod. Edgar was right up there for most popular....
Wait, what? Junior fell three votes shy of being a unanimous first-ballot HOFer, a record (at the time). Everyone who loved baseball loved Junior, even if he wasn't on your team. I've never heard anyone say they did not like Junior.
No question the best Mariner player ever.....I knew some in Seattleites later in his career that though he wasn't as plugged in to the fans and city as he should be. Edgar was one of those personalities/people that everyone liked. He rubbed well with the ordinary fan.
He should have been unanimous. Only fucking morons don't vote Griffey into the HoF. There's no justification to not vote him in. And he was respected and liked by every single person.
I'd love to get into card collecting but I don't see the point since I have no cards to start and the prices are outrageous lol.
Yeah its completely different now. Not sure how long it will last though. I mean boxes of cards going for 2-5k!!! And the boxes have less packs then in the past and less cards per pack. Its pretty much insane. Lol.
When i went back thru and realized i had a bunch of shaq rookie cards i got right back into it during the pandemic.
Hey, thanks for quoting me and basically saying exactly what I said. I'll wait for my reach-around (I'm passing this special opportunity to my dude, OB).
I agree with that on same levels, but it's not the same as saying "not everyone liked Griffey." Maybe it's semantics. I understand the argument that not everyone thought he did what he could/should have. Totally. But show me a person that disliked Griffey, and I offer this comparison: “I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person.”
Gary Payton should be up there too. I like Wilson. But I don't think he is better than Griffey or Ichiro in terms of stardom. You could feel the popularity of those two all the way to Portland. Wilson, kinda, but not close to the same.
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