Was Ken Griffey the last Popular Baseball Star?

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

.321 .419 .547 .966
.313 .383 .449 .832

 

[The War Report]

.314 .409 .553 .963

.313 .383 .449 .832

You're comparing a power hitter to a short stop who was a contact hitter.

 

[Pack2]

Show me all the other Yankees of the past 30 years with even 1/3rd the national popularity and endorsement money Jeter has. I'll wait.

You dont think the money has to do with the era he is playing in? You expect me to find a yankee making more endorsement money from 80s?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

You're comparing a power hitter to a short stop who was a contact hitter.

Who is the better player?

 

[Walt]

You dont think the money has to do with the era he is playing in? You expect me to find a yankee making more endorsement money from 80s?

You won't find a Yankee making his money even in terms relative to his era. Why isn't A-Rod caking like Jeter? Why isn't Tex even caking like John Wall off endorsements? At the time he was a top 10 1b who went to the Yankees - automatically makes you a cash cow, right?

Just accept Jeter>>>>>the bilderberg group

Who is the better player?

Jeter is. Position scarcity. Top 3 Shortstop off all time. Got his 3,000th hit on a homerun during a 5-5 day. 5-5 like his 5 rings. Most hits in the history of the greatest franchise in the history of American sports.



He don't just shine he illuminates the whole show.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Speaking of video games... Does anybody know which athletes was on the cover the most?



It might come down to Kobe Bryant... Derek Jeter or Hulk Hogan

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It would be one thing if you cited playing shortstop if you were discussing one that was good to great at the position but unfortunately for Jeter his UZR has never been consistently good. Too bad.

 

[Black Thunder]

read:

mark mcguire

sammy sosa

 

[HookersandIceCream]

It would be one thing if you cited playing shortstop if you were discussing one that was good to great at the position but unfortunately for Jeter his UZR has never been consistently good. Too bad.

Psst so has Griffeys

 

[Black Hans]

Sure Puljos and Bonds were just as good, but I dont think there's ever been a Baseball player who reached the popularity of Griffey across all genres.

dude was all over the commercials in the 90s, the "Griffey For President" Nike campaign with Lil Penny back in 96 was epic, nikka was even on the Fresh Prince of Bel Air

he was the last of a dead breed brehs

That's probably why they keep talking about the lack of Black American baseball players every damn year.

 

[jfkennedy]

over the past 10-20 years, how many baseball players have even been big in commercials?

Jeter
Griffey
Piazza had a bunch (pert plus commercial *shudder*)
I dont even remember if Arod did
I think Utley had one
Ryan Howard does Subway ads (but so does Jay Glazer... the fukk is that about?)
McGwire and Sosa did some
did Chipper ever have any?
Nomar?
Randy Johnson had a few
I cant even think of anymore. makes no sense that baseball players aren't all over commercials

Verlander has gotten at least 3 lately

Joe Mauer.

Those Pepsi Max commercials.

Brian Wilson.

 

[malbaker86]

Griffey>>>>>>Jeter

y'all buggin to think otherwise

 

[Walt]

It would be one thing if you cited ...

nothing said after could possibly matter.

Jeter=icon
Jeter=Top 3 SS of all time
Jeter=Champion

you=
Ken Griffey Jr.=

Jeter=first one out the dugout every time
Ken Griffey Jr.= in the clubhouse when they need him to pinch hit

Ken Griffey Jr.=getting little dudes to wear their hat backwards
Jeets DA GAWD=getting grown men to want to get their post-coital gift bags on point

Ken Griffey Jr.=Great baseball player, regular ass nikka
Derek Jeter=Extraordinary Gentleman who happens to also be great baseball player

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

why cant i be him

 

[drugxglory]

That stance...every dude was mimicking that stance at school whenever we played baseball.