Was Ken Griffey the last Popular Baseball Star?

[Trip]

the 90's nostalgia clouds peoples judgement....everything seems bigger when you were a kid.

Similar to the Lebron Iverson argument

 

[The War Report]

He should of never went to the national league.

 

[Captain Crunch]

OP is absolutely right, hopefully Bryce is next to take the throne.
Too bad, Selig and the rest of the MLB are too stupid to capitalize it.

 

[CJ]

Last player to have a video game named after him so I would say yeah.

 

[We Ready]

Jason Heyward was supposed to carry that torch

 

[Rev]

Jeter?

Only in the eyes of New Yorkers

 

[darkmanp]

One of the main reasons why I watched baseball in the 90s. Cool dude, stayed out of trouble, and had game. I remember him on that episode of Fresh Prince, dissin Will b/c his girl fought a battle for him. Thought will should have snuffed him lol.

 

[NormanConnors]

My favorite baseball player and nah, no player has been as popular as him since.

Too bad he was lazy as hell tho

how was he lazy breh?

 

[Tommy Fits]

how was he lazy breh?

Rumors going back to his days with the M's that he didn't take conditioning serious.

 

[Mantle Drunk]

Me and my friends had this discussion we came to the conclusion he's the Mickey Mantle of our generation. I had his swing replicated down to a tee anytime my friends would try to immulate it I would laugh that they couldnt really do it since they werent lefties. I'm a diehard Yankee fan and I had a shyt load of Mariners gear and they were somewhat of rival to the Yankees at the time.

 

[Trip]

Me and my friends had this discussion we came to the conclusion he's the Mickey Mantle of our generation. I had his swing replicated down to a tee anytime my friends would try to immulate it I would laugh that they couldnt really do it since they werent lefties. I'm a diehard Yankee fan and I had a shyt load of Mariners gear and they were somewhat of rival to the Yankees at the time.

I hated those Mariners teams. Joey Cora, fukk him.

 

[Trip]

Yankees Mariners in the 90's > Yanks Sox in the 2000's in terms of hatred

 

[Mantle Drunk]

Damn not for me i hated the Red Sox with a fukkin passion that no other team can ever get me to in any sport.

 

[Trip]

Damn not for me i hated the Red Sox with a fukkin passion that no other team can ever get me to in any sport.

the Kingdome was a POS, Pinella was a dikk...all of their hitters killed us.

Edgar was basically Manny to us back then.

 

[Mantle Drunk]

I hate Edgar Martinez but I might of even hated the 90's Indians a little more. The Red Sox whole Idiot schtick pissed me off to no end it didnt help they got Schilling who I despise.