Ken Griffey Jr. and the What-If Game

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 Ken Griffey Jr. and the What-If Game
You like the number crunching. Admit it. If you send in requests, our math guy, Max Wasserman, will take a stab at it. With Ken Griffey Jr. nearing his 600th homer, we felt like playing what-if. What if he didn’t have five brutal years worth of injuries? Max broke out the calculator, and what follows may surprise you. As required reading, you must read about Griffey’s 1989 Upper ... [link]

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Published 5/30/2008 at FanIQ Blog
If the Celtics join the Lakers in the Finals, we could get the scariest split screen ad of all time. [The Legend Of Cecilio Guante] What if Griffey had stayed healthy? [The Big Lead] Thanks to Doug Collins getting rehired by the Bulls, the 80s are makin' a comeback. [Rumors and Rants] Apparently football players can shrink half an inch during a game from the constant pounding. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] Former MLB great Bert Blyleven talks about swearing and farting. Hilarity results. [Big League ...

Throwing it around
Published 5/31/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
... -As I type this Ken Griffey Jr. hit #599, but how many would he have hit if he hadn't have been injured so much? Many, but you'd have to do this for every player then wouldn't you? Durability is part of a record like the HR Record. [The Big Lead] ...

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