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Enjoy the Enjoyment found this 5/7/2008 on seattletimes.nwsource.com [flag]
Mariners officials downplayed a USA Today story on Tuesday that suggested Ken Griffey Jr. could join the team shortly. Mariners president Chuck Armstrong... [link]

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Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 5/7/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... The M's tried to back away from comments Chuck Armstrong made about acquiring Junior, since they could be construed as tampering, writes Baker. ...

Olney: Atkins, Griffey, Edmonds, Inge, Broussard
Published 5/8/2008 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... By the way, apparently it’s not a given that the M’s are after Griffey. (I’m going to call FALSE on that, though.  The M’s front office absolutely sweats Griffey.  In fact, the Reds should move on this NOW in order to maximize their fleece potential before either Griffey gets hurt or the M’s fall too far out of the race.) ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, May 8
Published 5/8/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... YOUR TURN NOW: On Monday, a USA Today story sparked Ken Griffey Jr.-back-to-Seattle speculation. On Tuesday, the Reds threw cold water over the reports. Yesterday, the Mariners did the same. (Seattle Times) ...

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