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Old 07-30-2009, 11:42 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth View Post
I get you are a Griffney fan, not saying it wouldn't be bad if he got caught - just saying Pujols would be the worst right now. He's currently on pace, not 10 years ago, to being one of the greatest of all time. Him getting caught right now would be a huge blow to baseball then if you compile that with A-Rod getting caught - it'd be pretty bad.

And Griffey wasn't on a better pace than Pujols is right now, but alright. Pujols has never hit below .314 in any of his seasons, come on

It's not really about me being a Griffey fan though. It's about what he was as a player. The notion that he was hot for a while but had a dropoff just seemed irrelevant since everyone has a dropoff and that doesn't change existing stats.


I agree with you that Pujols would be worse for baseball right now though. Only because he's currently playing though.
I was simply defending what Griffey has actually done. It would be equally or more devestating to actual baseball fans since existing quality is tarnished, rather than potential.

Also, Griffey was on a better pace than Pujols is right now. Check out their home run production and age.
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