sports.aol.com - 7/1/2008
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Ken Griffey Jr. arrived to the park last night thinking he was going to play, and when he saw the lineup card without his name on it, he grilled Dusty Baker 's nine-year-old son Darren why his dad wasn't playing him. One kidney shot to the ego later, Griffey probably wished he kept his mouth shut. From Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News : "Why am I not playing tonight, Darren?" asked Griffey. ...
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Dusty Baker's Son Darren Rips Ken Griffey Jr.
FanIQ Blog —
... get the bunt down and struck out. Edwin Encarnacion then struck out.
Instead of letting the left-handed Jay Bruce face Marte, Baker summoned switch-hitter Javier Valentin to bat for Bruce. Valentin, batting .167 against lefties this season, grounded out to end the inning.
You know what, I don't even think Darren would make moves that are this dumb. He really should stop listening to his father and just manage the team himself.
[HT: Fanhouse]
Darren Baker Cracks on Ken Griffey Jr.
Larry Brown Sports —
... comes around, or something like that. What’s crazy though is how Ken Griffey Jr. was “The Kid” when he came up. Now he’s an aged veteran whose power is disappearing as rapidly as his waistline is growing. And seriously, that’s how I know I’m getting old: Ken Griffey Jr. is now a veteran. As for Darren, he may soon be running the Reds. ...
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “But It’s Only Thursday” Edition
Hire Jim Essian —
... hand, there are some guys for whom four letters just aren’t enough.
Why is the fact that Aramis is having a kid so hush-hush? Does the kid have twelve arms, or something?
Don’t forget we’re at T-minus one day until most of you guys get closer to naked boobs than you ever have in your lives.
I guess Guy Pierce must have found purple lipstick on Madonna’s collar.
DUSTY BAKER UPDATE: Still an irresponsible retard.
TCR performs a full cavity search to come up ...
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