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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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 Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: Dude...Haven't I seen this before? |
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Griffey will miss rest of season
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer
Thu Sep 20, 8:30 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - Ken Griffey Jr. will miss the rest of the season because of a strained groin, the latest in a string of injuries to Cincinnati's All-Star outfielder.
Griffey left Wednesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in the eighth inning after injuring himself while fielding a ball in right field. As he started to make a throw, Griffey stopped in pain and had to underhand the ball back to the infield before falling to the ground.
The Reds originally announced the injury as a strained lower abdomen, and Griffey returned to Cincinnati be examined. On Thursday, the team said he was diagnosed with a high groin strain and will be examined again in four weeks.
"He's done," manager Pete Mackanin said before the opener of a four-game series at San Francisco. "It's a season-ending injury, but it could have been worse. It's not the worst-case scenario, so we're happy about that."
Griffey hit .277 this year with 30 homers and 93 RBIs, playing 144 games � his highest total since 2000. He was an All-Star for the first time since 2004 and the 13th time overall, and he moved up to sixth on the career home run list with 593.
Had this injury happened earlier in the season, Griffey could have come back, Mackanin said.
"But there's no reason to do it now," Mackanin said. "The outfield, it can be improved upon at Wrigley Field. I'm not blaming his injury on that, but it's not one of the better surfaces in the league."
The 37-year-old Griffey has been on the disabled list eight times since 2000, missing nearly a month early in the 2006 season because of swelling behind his right knee and sitting out 22 of the last 24 games after dislocating a toe.
His playing time also has been limited by torn hamstrings, a torn knee tendon, a dislocated shoulder and a torn ankle tendon. He broke his left hand in an accident at home last December.
Buck Coats drew the start in right field in place of Griffey on Thursday night, while Mackanin also planned to use utilityman Jeff Keppinger in the outfield along with little-used Jason Ellison.
Also Thursday, Cincinnati recalled RHP Homer Bailey from Class A Sarasota.
It's got to suck to be him but for some reason I'm not surprised.... |
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SeoulShakin
Joined: 05 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know how much this guy is paid to be injured?
He certainly isn't being paid for field time. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone know how much this guy is paid to be injured?
He certainly isn't being paid for field time. |
It's about time that one player - and not any player - stood up and played for the sake of playing the game itself and not for the money. Griffey Jr. has agreed to a contract where he will be paid a total sum of $112.5 million to play with the Cincinnati Reds for the next 9 years.
Although this might still seem like an enormous amount to pay a player, he agreed to the contract terms knowing that it is only a fraction of what he could be making as a free agent. He also has an option for the 10th season if he decides to prolong his career.
He has landed the highest contract ever to be signed in baseball history. However, if compared with some other multi-million dollar contracts that have been signed in recent years, Griffey Jr. is making peanuts.
The second largest baseball contract package, $105 million, was given to Kevin Brown in 1999. Brown makes an average of $17.5 million per year, where Griffey Jr.'s salary is estimated at only $12.5 million annually, which is still lower than Mike Piazza at about $15 million annually for 6 years.
Griffey's contract package also includes deferred payments for about half the amount of the contract. The remaining amount will be paid over the 16 years following the end of the contract. This goes to show that Griffey cares more about enjoying his baseball playing years more than sizing up his bank account.
There are few pro players that would do the same thing and pass up some serious cash.
http://www.askmen.com/sports/business/sportbusiness6.html
Edit: I'm not sure how old that article is so I did a bit more digging...
According to ESPN, his salary is $8,446,647 this year.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4305 |
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huffdaddy
Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Dude...Haven't I seen this before? |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| He was an All-Star for the first time since 2004 and the 13th time overall, and he moved up to sixth on the career home run list with 593. |
Just imagine how many he'd have if he wasn't injured all the time. The guy should be neck and neck with Bonds right now.
Of course ARod will make it all moot within the next 10 years. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I feel really sorry for him.  Making over 9 million/year in salary alone for swinging a bat and catching the odd ball at nearly the age of 40.
Boo hoo.
And it's not like they really need him right now. Players get injured and you have to think about long term. The Reds aren't going anywhere this season. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| It's about time that one player - and not any player - stood up and played for the sake of playing the game itself and not for the money. |
There's a player on the Jays I'd say is like that. Can't rememeber his name. He's near the end of his career, and signed on just to play a few games hear and there, in whichever position the Jays needed him. Well, a couple guys got injured, so he became a rock for the team, and he started hitting a ton. The Jays will be begging him to stay an extra year and sign again, and probably throw the guy millions to do so. I'd be surprised to see him sign again. Even after he started getting some major field time and decent batting numbers, he was still saying this was his last year. |
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