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I hear all of the logical arguments against Griffey...it's not like I'm oblivious to the risks here.  But I have to wonder if the folks at USSM or LL watched the final game of the season.  Griffey and Ichiro were carried off the field following a ten minute victory lap/hugfest around Safeco...heads held high and hands reaching out for one another, Griffey and Ichiro exited as heroes.  After the team won 85 games and missed the playoff by 10.  LOL
Griffey had a LOUSY season by his own standards and still OPS'ed 100...despite playing injured the second half of the year (and most of the first half too).  And he was instrumental in getting the players to stop turning on Ichiro whenever he did something unusual by American standards...instrumental in getting Ichiro to have one of his career year type years.  Instrumental in shutting up Carlos Silva.  Instrumental in reaching out to the youngsters acting like a seventh coach.  Instrumental in breaking up the guys when they were down with a good laugh.  This stuff isn't made up...we watched it...we saw it all unfold before our eyes...and apparently, some just didn't get it.
Giving Griffey chump change to be a professional at bat off the bench when we need it...spotting him in Safeco for the home fans to cheer and against tough right handed pitchers...using him as your main pinch hitting weapon for Rob Johnson and Jack Wilson when you need the bopper in the middle of a late inning rally...that can all still be done while we go out and trade for Dunn. :)  Or whoever it is we go after to be the full time clean-up hitter.  And as a bonus, we get another year of Griffey being the straw that stirs the drink.