Did anyone notice Griffey

[BuckeyeRedleg]

Again, what did Brantley say?

[membengal]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeRedleg

Again, what did Brantley say?

+1.

What did Brantley say?

[BCubb2003]

Originally Posted by membengal

+1.

What did Brantley say?

After a nice play by the Rockies leftfielder to end the top of the second:

"That's how you catch a ball."

In the bottom of the second, after the second time a ball dropped in front of Griffey:

"That is absolutely beyond anything I've ever seen in my life."

Noting the ball dropped within 20 feet of Griffey: "The fans are booing and they should boo louder than what they did. That's embarrassing."

After Jay Bruce's fine play:

"After watching the ball drop for the second time in front of Griffey, the right-hander Bailey deserved a little bit of luck and he got some there.'

[Unassisted]

Originally Posted by BCubb2003

In the bottom of the second, after the second time a ball dropped in front of Griffey:

"That is absolutely beyond anything I've ever seen in my life."

I guess Brantley must be the only relief pitcher who never made a bad pitch or blew a save. Why isn't he in the HOF?

[membengal]

Originally Posted by BCubb2003

After a nice play by the Rockies leftfielder to end the top of the second:

"That's how you catch a ball."

In the bottom of the second, after the second time a ball dropped in front of Griffey:

"That is absolutely beyond anything I've ever seen in my life."

Noting the ball dropped within 20 feet of Griffey: "The fans are booing and they should boo louder than what they did. That's embarrassing."

After Jay Bruce's fine play:

"After watching the ball drop for the second time in front of Griffey, the right-hander Bailey deserved a little bit of luck and he got some there.'

Thanks for the 411 BCubb, much appreciated.

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by BCubb2003

After a nice play by the Rockies leftfielder to end the top of the second:

"That's how you catch a ball."

In the bottom of the second, after the second time a ball dropped in front of Griffey:

"That is absolutely beyond anything I've ever seen in my life."

Noting the ball dropped within 20 feet of Griffey: "The fans are booing and they should boo louder than what they did. That's embarrassing."

After Jay Bruce's fine play:

"After watching the ball drop for the second time in front of Griffey, the right-hander Bailey deserved a little bit of luck and he got some there.'

Nice, I'm sure when Brantley was stinking it up something awful the last 3 years of his career he would have applauded the radio guys taking pot shots at him.

[RFS62]

I've never seen Junior dog it in the field. Trot to first on grounders, yeah. But not in the field.

He's just not fast anymore. At all. His first step is gone. He's not Junior anymore. He's an aging superstar slowed by time and years of injuries. And in spite of his years of experience in centerfield, he's playing a relatively new position and getting angles he didn't see before.

Did he misjudge the balls or was it lack of effort?

The kind of stuff Brantley spewed should be reserved for lack of effort.

[jojo]

Originally Posted by RFS62

I've never seen Junior dog it in the field. Trot to first on grounders, yeah. But not in the field.

He's just not fast anymore. At all. His first step is gone. He's not Junior anymore. He's an aging superstar slowed by time and years of injuries. And in spite of his years of experience in centerfield, he's playing a relatively new position and getting angles he didn't see before.

Did he misjudge the balls or was it lack of effort?

The kind of stuff Brantley spewed should be reserved for lack of effort.

I don't think he dogs it in the field. However, I think his shrinking range has made him very conservative on the ones he takes "all out" chances on because in the back of his mind he's got to doubt whether he can get to a great many balls (and a single is better than a misplayed triple).

I hate watching Jr these days. I long for the days of "the kid".....

[Blimpie]

Originally Posted by RFS62

I've never seen Junior dog it in the field. Trot to first on grounders, yeah. But not in the field.

He's just not fast anymore. At all. His first step is gone. He's not Junior anymore. He's an aging superstar slowed by time and years of injuries. And in spite of his years of experience in centerfield, he's playing a relatively new position and getting angles he didn't see before.

Did he misjudge the balls or was it lack of effort?

The kind of stuff Brantley spewed should be reserved for lack of effort.

Ditto. The guy is pushing 40 and has bionic hamstrings for crying out loud.

Until they start allowing Baker to pencil in Jr. at the DH, where the hell else are you going to play him?

[Chip R]

Originally Posted by penantboundreds

on a lighter side, and to rip someone who hasn't been ripped in this thread i will say this: whoever wrote that initial blog post or article about the ball almost hitting them, is AN AWFUL writer.....I had to read it like three times to make any sense of it.

And then there's this:

Said Griffey, “That wasn’t meant for you. That was meant to boxes down.”

I know it's a blog but, my goodness. That's something I'd expect from John Fay.

[WVRedsFan]

One last thing. Or maybe two...

Brantley was off base on his comments. He got personal and ran it into the ground the whole game. I realize that it gets frustrating watching this team, but does he go on and on at Encarnaction when he throws the ball over the first baseman's head about every four games? No. OTOH, I doubt Griffey knew anything about it.

Secondly, Junior Griffey at 38 is more productive than anyone else we could put out there on the roster or on the DL, if you catch my drift. No, he doesn't have the range in the outfield, but you can bet another player could have dived for those balls, miss it as has been done numerous times and given the batter a double. He couldn't get there and took the safest route.

[membengal]

You think Brantley pulls punches on EE? The same Brantley who tried to drive EE to the city limits back in April?

[OnBaseMachine]

Of Griffey’s gestures

By Hal McCoy | Sunday, July 27, 2008, 11:27 AM
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As former President George Bush once said, “Read my lips.”

That’s pretty much what Ken Griffey Jr. was mouthing to the radio booth Saturday night after he hit a home run. And for those who can (or those who can’t) read lips, yes, that was an epithet Griffey uttered as he make a cut gesture across his throat at home plate.

It was aimed at radio broadcaster Jeff Brantley.

“Oh, you saw that?” said Griffey. Yes, and so did the television world.

Griffey said he was upset that Brantley said Griffey was pouting because the Reds haven’t picked up his $16 million option for next year.

“If I was worried about money, would I have even come here in the first place?” said Griffey.

Brantley denies ever saying that on the air and, in fact, said he didn’t say it until he and Griffey had an early-morning chat Sunday in the players dining room. Brantley believes Griffey was angry over comments he made about the defense of the corner outfielders (Griffey and Adam Dunn).

Anyway, that’s the genesis of Griffey’s gesture. And do you know how I found out about this?

I was nearly Josh Fogg-ed in the press box Saturday night. With my eyes on my laptop as I wrote, I heard Reds PR man Rob Butcher yell, “Hal, duck.” I dropped my head and covered it with both hands. I felt the ball graze the hairs on the back of my hands.

The ball was fouled by Griffey.

After the game, I said to him, “I thought you were my friend?”

Said Griffey, “That wasn’t meant for you. That was meant to boxes down.”

Griffey didn’t know his foul ball nearly maimed me. He thought I was referring to his gesture toward Brantley.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...incinnatireds/

[Jpup]

Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine

Of Griffey’s gestures

By Hal McCoy | Sunday, July 27, 2008, 11:27 AM
Latest comment

As former President George Bush once said, “Read my lips.”

That’s pretty much what Ken Griffey Jr. was mouthing to the radio booth Saturday night after he hit a home run. And for those who can (or those who can’t) read lips, yes, that was an epithet Griffey uttered as he make a cut gesture across his throat at home plate.

It was aimed at radio broadcaster Jeff Brantley.

“Oh, you saw that?” said Griffey. Yes, and so did the television world.

Griffey said he was upset that Brantley said Griffey was pouting because the Reds haven’t picked up his $16 million option for next year.

“If I was worried about money, would I have even come here in the first place?” said Griffey.

Brantley denies ever saying that on the air and, in fact, said he didn’t say it until he and Griffey had an early-morning chat Sunday in the players dining room. Brantley believes Griffey was angry over comments he made about the defense of the corner outfielders (Griffey and Adam Dunn).

Anyway, that’s the genesis of Griffey’s gesture. And do you know how I found out about this?

I was nearly Josh Fogg-ed in the press box Saturday night. With my eyes on my laptop as I wrote, I heard Reds PR man Rob Butcher yell, “Hal, duck.” I dropped my head and covered it with both hands. I felt the ball graze the hairs on the back of my hands.

The ball was fouled by Griffey.

After the game, I said to him, “I thought you were my friend?”

Said Griffey, “That wasn’t meant for you. That was meant to boxes down.”

Griffey didn’t know his foul ball nearly maimed me. He thought I was referring to his gesture toward Brantley.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...incinnatireds/

I have always loved Griffey, but he has some thin skin. He should apologize. If he has a problem with Brantley, he should take care of it off the field. He seems very bitter.

[Always Red]

Originally Posted by Jpup

I have always loved Griffey, but he has some thin skin. He should apologize. If he has a problem with Brantley, he should take care of it off the field. He seems very bitter.

Bad form on both sides.

This kind of crap makes a year like this even worse.

Brantley has been unprofessional at times ever since he has been in this job.

Very childish and completely unprofessional for Griffey to retaliate publicly.