Ken Griffey Jr. mailing it in

[gracecollector]

What a spokesman, Upper Deck!

http://deadspin.com/ken-griffey-jr-...d&utm_campaign=Feed:+deadspin/full+(Deadspin)

 

[Austin]

Haha, he acted like he was stoned.
By the way, does Upper Deck even make baseball cards anymore? Seems weird to celebrate UD's 25th anniversary of baseball cards when there's nothing to promote.

 

[byronscott4ever]

The passion was oozing out there...

 

[The Collector]

that was painful to watch

 

[bedot]

Yeah he wasn't too happy about something. Upper deck probably still hasn't paid him

 

[sportscardtheory]

That was so awkward. Yikes.

 

[AmishDave]

I believe Griffey's check was a redemption he mailed in last January.

 

[Austin]

I hope Griffey isn't turning into Willie Mays, who was a happy fun-loving player, but a grumpy bitter man later in life.

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Wtf? That ain't the junior we know!

Btw, I just typed more words above than he said the interview.

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[olerud363]

I felt bad for the interviewer. Nothing worse than asking a question and getting dead silence or one-word answers.

- Rodrick

 

[BBCgalaxee]

Here's a MUCH better interview from recently


https://espn.go.com/video/iframe/twitter/?cms=espn&id=10558010


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[FriarG]

C'mon Griff...that's the media equivalent of not running out a ground ball to short. No matter what's eating you, there's no excuse for that... There are still kids (and grown men) who look up to you. I certainly hope my 4 yr old doesn't catch that interview of daddy's favorite player. Not his finest moment.

 

[sportscardtheory]

Here's a MUCH better interview from recently


https://espn.go.com/video/iframe/twitter/?cms=espn&id=10558010


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That's because he was sitting at home on his couch during that one.

 

[Bogeysave82]

C'mon guys that's typical Griffey he is very dry and sarcastic. He likes to see reporters squirm. When he is asked silly questions he gives silly answers. He isn't a fan of the media and the media has shredded him. If you look at the last part of the interview he was going to go into detail but the interview was canned

 

[rsmath]

Haha, he acted like he was stoned.

Or it was his nap time or he's got the horrible case of PED withdrawl

 

[jimmyjam1973]

Good ole Ken Grumpy Jr. Linda Cohen had some awesome Tweets after that interview.

 

[sportscardtheory]

"Just got off phone w Ken Griffey Jr. He apologized sincerely for how he came across in @SportsCenter int. I accepted his apology." - Linda Cohen

 

[sportscardtheory]

To be fair, when you listen very closely, you can hear that there is an audio delay coming from Cohen's end. Meaning, Griffey Jr. wasn't hearing what she said until seconds after she said it, but the video was real time. It made it seem much worse than it should have been.

 

[gmarutiak]

Regardless of Griffey's mood, it was a GREAT shoutout for Cutch!