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Old 07-18-2008, 09:17 PM   #6
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Re: Top Reds defenders honored Friday

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Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
For what he did in Seattle Griffey absolutely deserves to be honered IMO. In his prime he was one of the best defensive players ever IMO.
Agree, but he wasn't as good as Blair or Maddox. Or Gary Pettis, or Rick Manning or Ken Berry or Devon White or ....

Gotta be a Hall of Fame hitter to be recognized as a great defensive OF for awards like this.
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