No. Let me go a little further. I hate how only the players are the ones taking the fall for this. Everyone above them should be held at a higher level which means no coaches or owners being able to go to the HoF. That means taking out Torre and Larussa and Bud Selig.
Its criminal how underrated and least talked about Griffey jr. is he deserves more respect for staying clean in and of the field a REAL role model for the youth.
Me too, my favorite player! Always seemed so friendly, respectful, and humble as well. They don't make them like that anymore, especially the "superstars"
My Dad said, "Son, you're not gonna be the biggest. You're not gonna be strongest. You're not gonna be the fastest. Just don't let nobody outwork you." 💪
Yeah I’m not sure what autistic school you are attending but you must make them all proud with comments like this. Seriously what was the point in quoting what he said like a minute into the video? I’m blown away by how stupid people have become
He’s the greatest outfielder I’ve ever seen…and I played against Trout before he went MLB, since he went to CAA I know he got steroids or PMAs but MADE IT
When I was a kid, I did not know much about batting stand but when I saw Griffey. I started imitating his batting stand. To me, the best, beautiful batting stand and swing of all time.
Ted Wiliams, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro all have better swings than Griffey. And NONE of them stopped and stood up pitchers to admire them like Griffey did. MLB protected him like he was Willie Mays!
@@johnpaixao3806 I think it’s more serious then you think. Obsession with consumerist culture entraps us in a toxic relationship with greedy corporations
The kid was always a breathe of fresh air. Humble, respectful, dignity and never negative. Even with Shannon trying his best to push him to speak against his contemporaries for steroid use, he never takes the bait. Just an all around good guy.
Born and raised in Seattle from 1986- now. I love this man. I love being able to talk baseball with other people and bring up the kid. Best baseball player ever.
To this day...I have no idea why this man isn't more revered as a first ballot hall of famer! He was a class act, never touched steroids, respected the game and never put down anyone even with a father like Ken Griffey Sr. My favorite baseball player of all time, Ken Griffey should be the face of 90s baseball today.
@@afromachado82 That would be Jeter....bcuz he also WON! 5 rings, & was just a couple outs away from 6 (in 2001). As good as Griffey was....he didn't elevate his teams. Even Strawberry got 2...
His aunt was my mom's hairdresser and my mom cleaned the aunt's house here in northeast Ohio when Jr made it to the show. He would come his Aunt's barbecues when the Mariners were playing the Indians and shoot hops with all the neighborhood kids. Autographed my glove and a card for me there when I was 11. Nicest dude you're ever gonna meet.
I literally worshipped KGJR as a kid. He was God in my eyes. I lived in TN as a kid and had no local team. So when he went to the Reds every summer my Dad took me to watch Ken Griffey Jr.
Wish that statement was true later in his career at Cincinnati. Sure seemed very arrogant at that point in his career. An extremely great talent, and in my opinion the best home run hitter of all time, just arrogant later in his career.
During summers my brother worked as a waiter for a private high end country club. Ken Griffy Jr came in with a couple people. The bill was $700 and he tipped my brother $1000.
Just like Barry Sanders would be nice for kids today to have around football wise. He never did a TD celebration he just handed the ball to the ref. The best. He is my favorite Football player and KGJ is my favorite Baseball player.
Moloko5: Not everyone that works hard gets to be as amazing as Ken Griffey JR in baseball and gets into the HoF. Definitely a talented baseball player. Not sure if you’re an atheist, but I’m here to tell you (just in case if you are), that God is real and made us, so if we were made with the potential to become a very successful baseball player (or whatever talent) then we were made by God with that talent. Hard work is important too though, because if you have potential and just slack off, your talent may go to waste. PEACE!
Ken Griffey Jr. will always be at the top of my all-time favorite athletes and I don't even watch baseball anymore. He has always been the epitome of what a superstar athlete and role model should be. Absolute legend!!
Griffey Jr was poetry in-motion! He in my opinion would have been the home run champion of all-time if would have been injury free throughout his career. He was a great ballplayer period! What a beautiful swing!
He's not only a great player, but he's so well spoken. MLB needs a Ken Griffey Jr managing a team. He'd inspire good players to be great, and great players to be legendary.
My fresh water Griffey's just came in today with my fresh white Mariners Jersey. This man was the only reason I watched MLB coming up. This man is a class act no doubt about it.
Ken Griffey would have been one of the Greatest all time if he never got hurt or was in the steroid era...He was Baseballs Michael Jordan during his day.
Amazing interview. Shows the impact of a strong family on a person even when they’re at the tipo of the world in their field. Respect to Griffey on many levels. An all time great.
Man this guy is one class act. When he spoke on the guys who might be tempted to take something to stay in the big leagues I could tell he’s a very insightful and understanding person. I really think it speaks to his character that he holds nothing against anyone
Stop blaming individuals who have an impossible decision with steroids, and start blaming leagues that could do an awful lot more to catch them. Professional sports don't test hard bc it's bad for business. Forget baseball, how about tennis?!
Griffey always been a class act. I was a teen in 93 and as popular as he was he never was a jerk. Always good to the kids at the park. Glad to have seen him play in his prime
ken griffey not only was, but still "is" not only a special player, but a special man. he played the game right, and crushed it while he was at it. the sweetest swing the game has ever seen, and he did it all eating bananas, and wheeties. thats what i call not only a role model, but a mentor.
Junior, Thome, Frank Thomas 💪🏻 always and forever will be thankful seeing them play as a kid in the 90’s. So proud of the Trouts and Mike Judges today, they know what it’s all about.
Speaking of Trout (Still the best in the game) I Wonder if Shannon here would ever have Trout on his show… 🤔🤔🤔 I notice a pattern with all his f**king guests
When you die, all you have is your name. Great job Junior for keeping it clean. A great example of accountability and responsibility and I'm willing to guarantee he passed those incredible traits to his children which will also make him a great father.
IMO Ken Griffey Jr. was the best pure baseball player I ever saw. One of the BEST defensively and offensively. Swing was the prettiest swing ever. Poetry in motion.
Ken is really one of the most talented baseball players of all time. He embodied professionalism on and off the field and put the time in to be great instead of shortcuts. Look at the golden gloves in the background along with the hitting titles without the dope.
Man, Ken Griffey jr. transcended just baseball. I remember growing up in the 90s, me and the kids around our neighborhood didn’t watch baseball but we all had his shoes! Legend.
He was my favorite baseball player growing up, I often went mad when some of the other guys were making more homeruns than him, after years went by and the whole steroids scandal went out on showed what was really happening you get to know how good he really was. And now with his comments, he is just a classy and high carácter human been.
I love hearing Ken's perspective because I feel like I never hear him in interviews. I almost wish he had more to say. Not even on some naming names hype, but moreso his interpretations of the times and how he was feeling and thinking about the era he was in. There was so much happening. Still though, it's nice hearing a humble perspective from a great from those times.
Ken Griffey Jr was the GOAT of the 90’s period end of story. 5 Tool that can do it all. Probably the sweetest swing ever. Miraculous catches!! I felt honored to witness his greatness
What a cool dude, how humble, bringing up the struggle and father with two kids going to make a couple Grand or half a million what would you do for your kids. He really understands his life.
this man was one of the finest baseball sluggers and outfielders and overall player that has touched the diamond.. i learned to play as a kid off of his mechanics and played varsity ball since freshman year and off to college..a legend among legends!
Ken Griffey Jr. didn't need steroids! Had he not gotten injured so often, (he played the game full speed in the field), he would have been by far, HOME RUN KING!
It sucks that the turf in Seattle shortened his career. It would be interesting to see how his career stats would be had he played for a team with natural grass field. His swing was perfect.
Nah I think what shortened his career was his tendency to constantly crash into walls trying to catch fly balls. The turf may have made him slower though
Total class act....I remember in the early 2000, the Mariners were playing the Giants in SF. My daughters school was singing the National Anthem at the stadium. They were on the field, behind second base. After singing, no one from the Giant's came out to congratulate the kids (pretty sad), but one player came out from the opponents dugout....Ken Griffey Jr...he came out and hi-fived each and every one of the kids. A total class act.
Just having the most HR’s doesn’t make you the best player. All the baseball analysts say Ruth because he was the best pitcher and hitter at one point during his career while not only hitting for power but also average .342 over his career. Ruth lost multiple years to pitching early in his career so if he had never pitched he would have 900+ homers. With or without injuries he wouldn’t have been better than Mays and definitely not better than Ruth 😂
@@JadedStranger Not lifting weights and staying flexible is the real reason. When you work out and keep flexible you can bounce back quicker from certain injuries. Even at an advanced age
I was born in 1980 and was a very average youth ball player. KG JR was one of my top 5 favorite players as a kid and this interview just makes me like him even more. What a solid dude, class act all around.
Look at those gold gloves! I remember doing Jr's batting stance among many others growing up playing whiffle ball. And I'll never forget in 1991 in Oakland when he was going through the tunnel after a Mariners A's game, he gave all of us kids high fives as he walked up the tunnel. A great guy. A legend.
not religious but some numbers have meaning. number 6 mark of the beast. 3+3 = 6, 9 up side down is 6 . 2+4 =6. the great players wore these numbers. kobe, Kareem Jabar, grant hill , Shaquille, Jordan usa number. larry bird. dr.j. many more.
No pitching, like ZERO pitching, after Randy, who left in '97. Trading Tino Martinez and Jeff Nelson for Sterling Hitchcock, and then Derek Lowe and Jason Veritek for Heathcliff Slocumb, so it wasn't surprising.
I got a special place in my heart for Ken Griffey jr. Till this day hes still my favorite player. If he played today I would probably watch a MLB game.
Griffey Jr was my idol when I was a kid!!! I had his poster on my wall and just loved how he played, such a class act person who probably should've had 700+ homers had he stayed healthy
I like Griffey more and more every time I hear him talk. Such humility and such knowledge. To be that humble when you have that much to brag about... ya love to see it!
You have to RESPECT this man for not pointing fingers or judging other players, what they did to make it. This father and son of the Griffey's were the ultimate class act!!
So nice to hear him talk about hard work. On the surface he seemed to just have raw talent and didn’t have to work at it. But we should know better for someone who has 600+ homers.
All of us kids in the 90s wanted to be like Ken on the baseball field, such a cool kid with the backwards ball cap, constantly chewing gum and blowing big old bubbles, all the Gold Gloves and the greatest swing of all time....
Griffey says he wasn't the fastest or tallest at 6'3" pulling back homeruns at the wall...yeah right. Dude's the GOAT and a class act. He deserves to go in the HOF twice.
Griffey Jr one of my favorites . He loved the gane , Brought so much joy to the game . You could see it . From the Mariners to the Reds he gave the game everything .
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Do players like Barry Bonds deserve to be in the Hall of Fame?
Unc shay great content
They need a steroid hall
100%
No. Let me go a little further. I hate how only the players are the ones taking the fall for this. Everyone above them should be held at a higher level which means no coaches or owners being able to go to the HoF. That means taking out Torre and Larussa and Bud Selig.
Shannon other then rogan best podcast out there
Ken had the perfect swing. He made hitting home runs look effortless. My favorite baseball player of all time.
How would you compare his swing to the great hitters today? Does anyone compare in your eyes?
Facts
@@Squall576582 trout?
@@Hooda18th007 🏌🏌🏌
Facts! Perfect swing.
Its criminal how underrated and least talked about Griffey jr. is he deserves more respect for staying clean in and of the field a REAL role model for the youth.
Exactly
I'm not sure he's underrated (he's consistently been referred to as an all time great and he certainly has the accolades to show for it)
He really isn’t he was the golden boy in the 90s I didn’t know many that didn’t talk about him
@@hiitsme3039 not like McGwire or Sosa
Yea one my favorite MLB player wish he would have gotten a shot a World Series title
This man single handedly got me interested in baseball as a kid.
Me too, my favorite player! Always seemed so friendly, respectful, and humble as well. They don't make them like that anymore, especially the "superstars"
My Dad said, "Son, you're not gonna be the biggest. You're not gonna be strongest. You're not gonna be the fastest. Just don't let nobody outwork you." 💪
@` ́ ` ́ lmaooo
crazy thats exactly what Ken Griffey Jr’s dad told him too
Yeah I’m not sure what autistic school you are attending but you must make them all proud with comments like this. Seriously what was the point in quoting what he said like a minute into the video? I’m blown away by how stupid people have become
And you saw that day and night in his fielding especially 5 tool is all about working your craft
That advice will serve you well in everything in life.
Man those gold gloves behind him look so gangster
Helluva backdrop lol
HE IS A LEGEND
If he never got hurt they wouldve been breaking his HR record for certain
He’s the greatest outfielder I’ve ever seen…and I played against Trout before he went MLB, since he went to CAA I know he got steroids or PMAs but MADE IT
And there is not threat of taking those things away from him!
Just casually chilling with 10 gold glove awards behind him😂 LEGEND!!
And humble as ever
HAHAHA bro I was like nice flex my guy as soon as the vid came on. Love Griff-Fav player of all time
I was trying to count how many behind him . Thanks for the clarification. This guy was a beast until he went to the reds.
first thing i said😂
Flex 💪!
I don’t think a single kid in the 90’s didn’t try to emulate the sweetest swing of ALL TIME!
Thanks jr
with the backwards cap
When I was a kid, I did not know much about batting stand but when I saw Griffey. I started imitating his batting stand. To me, the best, beautiful batting stand and swing of all time.
Even though I'm a righty I would try to swing lefty like him in backyard baseball lol
Ted Wiliams, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro all have better swings than Griffey. And NONE of them stopped and stood up pitchers to admire them like Griffey did. MLB protected him like he was Willie Mays!
@@mattbingham2856 All of that is a lie your just a toxic Yankees fan lmao
My parents bought me his sneakers for $140 in 1996 when I moved to a new school in 6th grade. The shoes literally made me popular on day 1
Sad comment on our obsession with consumerism
@@MrShanester117 Welcome to 2021.
@@MrShanester117 I don’t think it’s that serious bro.
@@johnpaixao3806
I think it’s more serious then you think. Obsession with consumerist culture entraps us in a toxic relationship with greedy corporations
you ain't lying bro
The kid was always a breathe of fresh air. Humble, respectful, dignity and never negative. Even with Shannon trying his best to push him to speak against his contemporaries for steroid use, he never takes the bait. Just an all around good guy.
Listening to men like Jr and primetime really making a lot of the kobes and Jordans look like petty boys
Born and raised in Seattle from 1986- now. I love this man. I love being able to talk baseball with other people and bring up the kid. Best baseball player ever.
To this day...I have no idea why this man isn't more revered as a first ballot hall of famer! He was a class act, never touched steroids, respected the game and never put down anyone even with a father like Ken Griffey Sr. My favorite baseball player of all time, Ken Griffey should be the face of 90s baseball today.
I would argue that griffey was the face of 90s baseball
@` ́ ` ́ plus injuries
Injuries. Sadly that is why. The Grant Hill of MLB
What do you mean even with a father like Ken Griffey Sr?
@@afromachado82 That would be Jeter....bcuz he also WON! 5 rings, & was just a couple outs away from 6 (in 2001). As good as Griffey was....he didn't elevate his teams. Even Strawberry got 2...
What a class act Ken Griffey Jr. is.
A generational talent this guy was, I'm happy to say I was able to watch him live in his prime.
The underpinnings of his story is that FATHERS ARE IMPORTANT! We don't get enough credit for what we do.
SAY OT PETE!
Indeed
Amen!
Hi
His aunt was my mom's hairdresser and my mom cleaned the aunt's house here in northeast Ohio when Jr made it to the show. He would come his Aunt's barbecues when the Mariners were playing the Indians and shoot hops with all the neighborhood kids. Autographed my glove and a card for me there when I was 11.
Nicest dude you're ever gonna meet.
I literally worshipped KGJR as a kid. He was God in my eyes. I lived in TN as a kid and had no local team. So when he went to the Reds every summer my Dad took me to watch Ken Griffey Jr.
@@jacobbcox1985 you've got good taste, and a cool dad to drive two states for a game.
Wish that statement was true later in his career at Cincinnati. Sure seemed very arrogant at that point in his career. An extremely great talent, and in my opinion the best home run hitter of all time, just arrogant later in his career.
During summers my brother worked as a waiter for a private high end country club. Ken Griffy Jr came in with a couple people. The bill was $700 and he tipped my brother $1000.
@@rightwing3413 He earned that arrogance, he was the only power hitting, home run machine of his era that didn't juice.
I wish the kids today had a Griffey to look up to. he's a soft spoken beast.
Just like Barry Sanders would be nice for kids today to have around football wise. He never did a TD celebration he just handed the ball to the ref. The best. He is my favorite Football player and KGJ is my favorite Baseball player.
You know we can still look up to him despite him being retired right?
The Tim Duncan of baseball.
Without a doubt one of the classiest ball players any of us will ever know about. What a guy!
That man swung the bat with the beauty of God given talent. Such an amazing thing to see. A class act for sure.
He wasn't born swinging a bat. He worked harder than everyone else to make it look like he was born with the sweetest swing ever.
Moloko5: Not everyone that works hard gets to be as amazing as Ken Griffey JR in baseball and gets into the HoF. Definitely a talented baseball player. Not sure if you’re an atheist, but I’m here to tell you (just in case if you are), that God is real and made us, so if we were made with the potential to become a very successful baseball player (or whatever talent) then we were made by God with that talent. Hard work is important too though, because if you have potential and just slack off, your talent may go to waste. PEACE!
@@RapidCycling07 grow up. Your imaginary friend isn’t real.
Ken Griffey Jr. will always be at the top of my all-time favorite athletes and I don't even watch baseball anymore. He has always been the epitome of what a superstar athlete and role model should be. Absolute legend!!
Ken Griffey Jr Deserves An Equestria Girls Designed Topps Card With Ken Rocking An Backwards Mariners Hat Wearing His Jersey
Griffey Jr was poetry in-motion! He in my opinion would have been the home run champion of all-time if would have been injury free throughout his career. He was a great ballplayer period! What a beautiful swing!
Him and Barry are 1,2 on the list IMO. Two sweetest swings in the history of the game.
I watched MLB in 90s. Prime Griffey was like the Michael Jordan of baseball. A complete player who had no weakness in his game. Made it look so easy
Because he was juicing
@@jordybeans2392 Hater
Loser talk 😂
This dude sits on his mama couch and jacks off
@@jordybeans2392 he fs was they all were he just got the stuff that didn't pop up lmao
No 😂 he didn't win anything 🤣
He's not only a great player, but he's so well spoken. MLB needs a Ken Griffey Jr managing a team. He'd inspire good players to be great, and great players to be legendary.
Junior had the smoothest swing ever. Loved watching him play growing up or robbing home runs
My fresh water Griffey's just came in today with my fresh white Mariners Jersey. This man was the only reason I watched MLB coming up. This man is a class act no doubt about it.
Congratulations on your title champ. 👊🏿🤠
@@mistermarcos5508 I wear the kicks with pride! 😂😂😂
Griffey Fresh waters coming out 2021 doubling up
Diamond fury griffey > Griffey max 1
Nobody cares
Ken Griffey was my favorite player. He made EVERYTHING look effortless.
Ken Griffey would have been one of the Greatest all time if he never got hurt or was in the steroid era...He was Baseballs Michael Jordan during his day.
To me I thought Barry was better but he wasn’t celebrated with the media..Ken is my favorite ever
I’m confused he IS one of the greatest lol
🐶🖤
I'm telling ya. He was the man💪
@A Character he was still the better hitter before roids
Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball for the Super Nintendo was my jam.
Yes. I’m glad my brother had that game.
Nintendo 64
Its game time!! ca ca ca call me Jr.
Classic
🙌🏻
Nothing but class, as he has allways been. Same man as he was when was in college. Just a wonderful man...
I meet Griffey at a golf tournament. This dude is so cool. Stopped and talked to me like we were long time friends.
Exactly man I met him in SC and I literally talked to him for abt 2 hrs just talking abt regular stuff
@ALBERT POO HOLES you cappin on the cap 😎
Amazing interview. Shows the impact of a strong family on a person even when they’re at the tipo of the world in their field. Respect to Griffey on many levels. An all time great.
Man this guy is one class act. When he spoke on the guys who might be tempted to take something to stay in the big leagues I could tell he’s a very insightful and understanding person. I really think it speaks to his character that he holds nothing against anyone
💯 To try to put people in those players’ shoes and see it from that perspective shows the great level of empathy he has for others.
@@eamonngeraghty5688 Not holier than thou or acting better than anybody else.
Stop blaming individuals who have an impossible decision with steroids, and start blaming leagues that could do an awful lot more to catch them. Professional sports don't test hard bc it's bad for business. Forget baseball, how about tennis?!
Griffey always been a class act. I was a teen in 93 and as popular as he was he never was a jerk. Always good to the kids at the park. Glad to have seen him play in his prime
This is why I'm still a huge Ken Griffy Jr fan.
I remember seeing Sr. and Jr. go back to back for HR's on sportcenter, I was instantly a fan after that!!
ken griffey not only was, but still "is" not only a special player, but a special man. he played the game right, and crushed it while he was at it. the sweetest swing the game has ever seen, and he did it all eating bananas, and wheeties. thats what i call not only a role model, but a mentor.
Ken was so fun to watch. An incredible combination of power, speed and athleticism. He just made it look so easy!
Junior, Thome, Frank Thomas 💪🏻 always and forever will be thankful seeing them play as a kid in the 90’s. So proud of the Trouts and Mike Judges today, they know what it’s all about.
Speaking of Trout (Still the best in the game) I Wonder if Shannon here would ever have Trout on his show…
🤔🤔🤔 I notice a pattern with all his f**king guests
Franks Thomas is so ridiculously underrated for his accomplishments.
Mike Judge is great...I love Beavis and Butthead and King of The Hill.
All those gold gloves in the back and one of the greatest natural hitters EVER Griffey is the Goat
A legend. There wasnt a single person on a baseball field in the 90s that didn't imitate his swing at least once per batting practice.
Man, Ken seems super humble. Loved watching him back in the day when I was a kid.
The goat of baseball and baseball shoes.
Facts i had them things back then
Still have a pair
Can't be the with no ring
@@boogieman9107 Barry Bonds ain't have a ring
Facts, his shoes were crazy
When you die, all you have is your name. Great job Junior for keeping it clean. A great example of accountability and responsibility and I'm willing to guarantee he passed those incredible traits to his children which will also make him a great father.
Ken Griffey Jr was my favorite player growing up. He was always cool with fans and a phenomenal player. He is a humble dude.
My all time favorite players are Griffey, Maddux, and Nolan Ryan. Old school baseball was the best.
Maddux is my favorite player
Add Tony Gwynn and that's a perfect list..
Griffey wasn't old skool, people got mad at him for taking BP with his cap backwards.
Nothing like the 80's 90's in sports period ⚾ 🏈 🏀 🏒 🎾
Love all 3
Sucks that Griffey Jr didn’t win at least 1 World Series during his career
He should have taken the steroids.
@@MazBringsby So then he becomes Barry Bonds with 0 World Series?
@@MazBringsby Pure ignorance.
@@doobs1358 I love it!
he deserved a world series
With Ken Griffey jr. At bat and Randy Johnson pitching oh that Seattle team was real fun to watch back then
And Edgar...can't forget the greatest M' ever
Shay is a great reporter, he doesn't interrupt his guest or belittles them. He allows to talk and keeps the story interesting
Exactly!!!
IMO Ken Griffey Jr. was the best pure baseball player I ever saw. One of the BEST defensively and offensively. Swing was the prettiest swing ever. Poetry in motion.
Ken is really one of the most talented baseball players of all time. He embodied professionalism on and off the field and put the time in to be great instead of shortcuts. Look at the golden gloves in the background along with the hitting titles without the dope.
Man, Ken Griffey jr. transcended just baseball. I remember growing up in the 90s, me and the kids around our neighborhood didn’t watch baseball but we all had his shoes! Legend.
An icon. The only baseball player whose shoes people wanted to buy
Don't sleep on the Nomo's.
@@BlueTruckWhiteGloves whose shoes were those again?
@@abihamal7874 Hideo Nomo. A Japanese player for the Dodgers .
Abi Hamal you don’t no no
Facts
In my opinion Jr is one of the best iconic figures in baseballl.......This puts the icing on the cake, his swing will never be matched.....
He was my favorite baseball player growing up, I often went mad when some of the other guys were making more homeruns than him, after years went by and the whole steroids scandal went out on showed what was really happening you get to know how good he really was. And now with his comments, he is just a classy and high carácter human been.
"Don't let anyone outwork you." Wow. That is iconic.
I love hearing Ken Griffey Jr speak. I like seeing him in the public eye, it's really cool to see him out and talking, so many people look up to him.
I love hearing Ken's perspective because I feel like I never hear him in interviews. I almost wish he had more to say. Not even on some naming names hype, but moreso his interpretations of the times and how he was feeling and thinking about the era he was in. There was so much happening. Still though, it's nice hearing a humble perspective from a great from those times.
If he never got injured in Cincy, this was the most gifted baseball player to ever play the game. Pure talent
Ken griffey jr was and for the most part is still my favorite baseball player ever
Ken Griffey Jr was the GOAT of the 90’s period end of story. 5 Tool that can do it all. Probably the sweetest swing ever. Miraculous catches!! I felt honored to witness his greatness
Same
Griffey Jr and Frank Thomas were my favorite of all time! Good to see him well
2 guys who did it the right way. Add Maddux to that list.
What a cool dude, how humble, bringing up the struggle and father with two kids going to make a couple Grand or half a million what would you do for your kids. He really understands his life.
Ken has the dopest sneakers 👟 I love those Griffey’s
Frank Thomas Big Hurts
I had them in 11th grade :)
Had the best swing in baseball hands down. Ken Griffey Jr one the best to play the game of baseball
This guy was legend… played the right way and absolutely the sweetest swing I have ever seen.
this man was one of the finest baseball sluggers and outfielders and overall player that has touched the diamond.. i learned to play as a kid off of his mechanics and played varsity ball since freshman year and off to college..a legend among legends!
One of my favorite players growing up. It was truly a pleasure watching that man play.
Ken Griffey Jr. didn't need steroids! Had he not gotten injured so often, (he played the game full speed in the field), he would have been by far, HOME RUN KING!
Steroids will give you those injuries. Just look at Albert Belle (and Ken Griffey Jr)
Ken Griffey Jr is the reason I played baseball
It sucks that the turf in Seattle shortened his career. It would be interesting to see how his career stats would be had he played for a team with natural grass field. His swing was perfect.
Nah I think what shortened his career was his tendency to constantly crash into walls trying to catch fly balls. The turf may have made him slower though
What do you mean? He got hurt once he left Seattle lol, he was never hurt in Seattle.
@@royceg3375 crashing into walls and diving on what was essentially concrete is bound to break the body down
@@royceg3375 his first major injury was in Seattle crashing into the center field wall and making annincredible catch.
@@MrHubadub okay but that wasn't anything that affected his career, he started tearing his knees up when he was in Cincinnati.
Total class act....I remember in the early 2000, the Mariners were playing the Giants in SF. My daughters school was singing the National Anthem at the stadium. They were on the field, behind second base. After singing, no one from the Giant's came out to congratulate the kids (pretty sad), but one player came out from the opponents dugout....Ken Griffey Jr...he came out and hi-fived each and every one of the kids. A total class act.
If Griff didn't get hurt for a few seasons, he'd be the all-time homerun leader and would be considered the greatest player to ever play the game.
Not taking PED is why he got injured, sadly
He is the greatest to ever play imho.
Just having the most HR’s doesn’t make you the best player. All the baseball analysts say Ruth because he was the best pitcher and hitter at one point during his career while not only hitting for power but also average .342 over his career. Ruth lost multiple years to pitching early in his career so if he had never pitched he would have 900+ homers. With or without injuries he wouldn’t have been better than Mays and definitely not better than Ruth 😂
@@-hunt-6225 he's not hitting 900 Homers
@@JadedStranger Not lifting weights and staying flexible is the real reason. When you work out and keep flexible you can bounce back quicker from certain injuries. Even at an advanced age
I got to watch his whole career. He is a legit legend.
Same 90s baseball 😊 sadly its gone
I was born in 1980 and was a very average youth ball player. KG JR was one of my top 5 favorite players as a kid and this interview just makes me like him even more. What a solid dude, class act all around.
Look at those gold gloves! I remember doing Jr's batting stance among many others growing up playing whiffle ball. And I'll never forget in 1991 in Oakland when he was going through the tunnel after a Mariners A's game, he gave all of us kids high fives as he walked up the tunnel. A great guy. A legend.
My favorite baseball player of all time.
Ironically he wore 24 just like Kobe.
🐐🐐
That's not irony dude
Kobe like him but not at all no disrespect to Bean!
not religious but some numbers have meaning. number 6 mark of the beast. 3+3 = 6, 9 up side down is 6 . 2+4 =6. the great players wore these numbers. kobe, Kareem Jabar, grant hill , Shaquille, Jordan usa number. larry bird. dr.j. many more.
The most toxic fans are Kobe fanboys
Kobe wore 24 like Griffey
My favorite baseball player of all time. Clean life. Great family. Role model.
I think ken is the goat ,if it wasn't for injuries he would have broke every record
"You're never gonna be the biggest, fastest, or strongest, son.:
Uh, he nearly was, Sir.
But he wasn't because he ain't use the needle
Word
@Randummm come on bro, dude didn’t juice, he had all the talent like bonds but also had something called character.
@@mizztery2994 lol his head swelled up like a balloon, you know The Simpsons has predicted many things...if only they would have made it Barry Bonds.
Was keeping him humble.
This man and manny were my favorite players without question
Growing up the Seattle area in the 90's was special, because of him.
AGREED💯
No pitching, like ZERO pitching, after Randy, who left in '97. Trading Tino Martinez and Jeff Nelson for Sterling Hitchcock, and then Derek Lowe and Jason Veritek for Heathcliff Slocumb, so it wasn't surprising.
Best all round ball player I've ever seen 👏 Grif was poetry in motion
I got a special place in my heart for Ken Griffey jr. Till this day hes still my favorite player. If he played today I would probably watch a MLB game.
I loved watching Ken Griffen play. You could tell he loved the game.
Griffey Jr was my idol when I was a kid!!! I had his poster on my wall and just loved how he played, such a class act person who probably should've had 700+ homers had he stayed healthy
I like Griffey more and more every time I hear him talk. Such humility and such knowledge. To be that humble when you have that much to brag about... ya love to see it!
This guy was the reason I played baseball, still one of my favorite athletes
My all time favorite, Jr Griffey. Got to watch his dad with the Reds, good stuff.
You have to RESPECT this man for not pointing fingers or judging other players, what they did to make it. This father and son of the Griffey's were the ultimate class act!!
I love Griffey. Absolutely love him. And there is zero percent chance he didn’t know. Absolutely zero chance.
@ALBERT POO HOLES stop trolling.
@ALBERT POO HOLES why did he play worse after taking it then? lol
Yeah he danced around it saying a whole lot of nothin'. Aroid and buhner we're top candidates at the time. It just makes him look suspicious
Loved Ken Griffey Sr. He raised a good man and a class act. Good on you Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball aside isn't that the goal every father has?
What a class act, wish there were more people out there in a position like Ken speaking on just do right
Class act. The best pure hitter I ever had the pleasure to watch. Loved watching him belt home runs.
So nice to hear him talk about hard work. On the surface he seemed to just have raw talent and didn’t have to work at it. But we should know better for someone who has 600+ homers.
All of us kids in the 90s wanted to be like Ken on the baseball field, such a cool kid with the backwards ball cap, constantly chewing gum and blowing big old bubbles, all the Gold Gloves and the greatest swing of all time....
Having known Ken personally for a while everything he said in the entire interview was 💯! Great guy and a great person!
Griffey Jr., Ozzie Smith, Willie Mays and base stealer Henderson! Salute!
Ozzie Smith
@@buckwildsrq Right! My mistake!
Ricky henderson criminally underrated !
Griffey says he wasn't the fastest or tallest at 6'3" pulling back homeruns at the wall...yeah right. Dude's the GOAT and a class act. He deserves to go in the HOF twice.
shannon letting ken talk at around 20 seconds is the sign of a great interviewer a lot of these new wave clowns try to talk over people instead
The worst type of interviewer is the one that overshadows the person there interviewing.
@@Riles3152 100 percent
Fat joe is a horrible interviewer
Because the youth nowadays has no respect for anything.
GOOD POINT
Watching Griffey Jr. and Strawberry swing the big stick was like watching poetry in motion.
Agreed 💯
Yelp
Pause!!!
Ken Griffey Jr and Darryl Strawberry had two of the best swings of the bat that I ever seen!!
Totally agree! Griffey Jr and the Strawman had the best swings! Good times!
Griffey Jr one of my favorites . He loved the gane , Brought so much joy to the game . You could see it .
From the Mariners to the Reds he gave the game everything .