Griffey pays Fogg off in pennies
Published 5/16/2008 by Brandon Harris at Major League Baseball News
Why stop at giving your two cents when you can give 149,998 more? Ken Griffey Jr. owed Josh Fogg $1,500, and the Reds right fielder did exactly what he promised when it came time to pay up -- he paid in pennies.
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