Gammons: Trey Griffey to be #1 pick of '12 draft

[guernsey]

Reminds me of Beano Cook's prediction that Ron Paulus would win two Heisman's while at Notre Dame.

Junior in good health
The first good news of the spring is that Junior Griffey's knee is healed, he feels great and he is moving very good. As Reds hitting coach Chris Chambliss says, "better than he has in a while." But after four years of seven trips to the disabled list and 274 missed games, the 35-year-old who was baseball's Michael Jordan before the injuries and the 1998-2001 home run boom knows there is a lot of luck in staying on the field. Griffey's last three injuries have been to his knee, ankle and hamstring.

"I'm not going to change the way I play," he says. "The game should be played hard. But I still have a lot of game left. I just want to be healthy."

Griffey already has 501 career home runs, and how far he goes will be determined by his health and how long he wants to be away from his children. His son Trey is 11, and if he doesn't go to college to be a premier running back, he will be the first pick in the 2012 draft. His other son Tarin is 10, and is a great basketball player. This is Junior: he plays DVD videos of them on the dashboard of his car. "They will determine how long I play," he says. "I want to see them in high school. Trey told me that if I'll playing until I'm 42, he'll play baseball, but that may be too many of his games that I'd miss."

As for the steroids controversy, as someone who twice hit 50 homers in a season (1997 and '98) and is in the 500 club, Junior says, "I don't concern myself with what someone else may or may not have done. I don't begrudge anyone anything. I just know I never even thought about using steroids. My game was speed, playing center field. My arms aren't any bigger than they were when I was 20. When I'm 50, I don't want to be hunched over or in a wheelchair, I want to be playing with my kids, because they're a lot more important than home runs."

[TeamBoone]

Was that written by Gammons?

Jr and Melissa have 3 children: Trey, Taryn (a girl), and his adopted son, Tevin, (a toddler).

[guernsey]

Originally Posted by TeamBoone

Was that written by Gammons?

yep

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=1996738

[camisadelgolf]

I think Taryn will go in the ninth round.

[kheidg-]

Not very good journalism by Gammons if he indeed called Griffey's daughter Taryn - his son.

[Phoenix]

We need to lock Trey up with a long term deal right away.

[BoydsOfSummer]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

We need to lock Trey up with a long term deal right away.

What are the limitations on that draft and follow thingy?

[Hap]

Bobby Bonds, Jr. was always a better athletic talent than his brother.

George Brett was the least heralded prospect of all his brethren.

The 1977 Topps card of the Reuschel brothers has the names reversed, but that doesn't have anything to do with Trey Griffey.

[macro]

Gee, that's some crystal ball that Gammons has. Hey, Peter, who's gonna win the '12 World Series?

[RedsBaron]

Originally Posted by macro

Gee, that's some crystal ball that Gammons has. Hey, Peter, who's gonna win the '12 World Series?

The Cubs have been pointing to the 2012 Series; it's part of their 104 year building plan.

[Edskin]

This just in--

During recess this afternoon, Trey Griffey was playing "Red Rover" with his classmates, when his named was called to "come over." As he made his dash for the other side, he suddenly toppled to the ground, clutching his hamstring. He was taken to the nurse's office where he was diagnosed with a severely strained left hamstring. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of recess. He will begin his rehab in gym class tomorrow.

[RedFanAlways1966]

Originally Posted by kheidg-

Not very good journalism by Gammons if he indeed called Griffey's daughter Taryn - his son.

What do we expect? If it isn't the beloved Red Sox or Yankees, then a professional MLB journalist like Gammons is not too clear on the subject. I'll give him some credit for talking about someone other than a Red Sox or Yankee. Doesn't happen too often.

[Wheelhouse]

Em guys, check out this link--Tevin is who I've got my money on...
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...rams=Itemnr=19

[KearnsyEars]

Is gammons on Griffey's jock this offseason or what?

[Johnny Footstool]

Em guys, check out this link--Tevin is who I've got my money on...

Check out the strength on that kid. The bat's twice his size, but he's still holding it upright.