The reason why Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't used to punch hit was because he was supposedly asleep. The Mariners were, at the time, playing the Anaheim Angels on Saturday, and also the Mariners ended up losing, 3-4. The report broke Monday, and has been categorically denied by Griffey and Mariners’ manager Don Wakamatsu. If the reports were false, hopefully the source didn’t get a paydayloans for the erroneous info.
Asleep at the game is Ken Griffey Jr.
On Saturday, the Seattle Mariners were playing the second of a three-game series that was against the Anaheim Angels, and Ken Griffey Jr. supposedly went to the locker room around inning five He was found two innings later in the clubhouse asleep, as outlined by an anonymous source. The original story ran Monday in the Tacoma Tribune and was written by Larry LaRue, quoting two anonymous Mariners players as his sources. It is denied by Wakamatsu, the mariners, and Ken Griffey Jr..
Watching the game, others slept
Wakamatsu very much denied that it happened at all, and he has told the press the reason Griffey did not pinch hit was because he did not pick him to pinch hit, according to MLB.com. The Mariners lost anyway so evidently it didn't make a difference. The game before that against the Angels was lost also. At 3-4, the game Saturday May 8 was actually the closest loss. The game before was an 0-8 shutout, but the Mariners managed to really fight back on Sunday, May 9, in Anaheim, winning 8-1. The Mariners are now at 13-19 for this season which isn't bad or good really.
Calls for the slugger to retire
Ken Griffey Jr. isn't young. although it doesn't mean he can't contribute, he is 40 years old. (Look to 40 year old Brett Favre that came within one game of the super bowl last year.) He had an average of .214 with 44 home runs and 57 RBIs just last year. So far, he averages .200 with 5 runs and 5 RBIs this year. That is not too bad, so maybe the calls for Griffey to turn in his spikes are a bit premature.
Sources
MLB.com
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100511&content_id=9965914&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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