Ken Griffey Jr. vs A-rod

Baller 24 · Post #1 » by **Baller 24** » Wed May 9, 2007 9:12 pm

Which player would you take in their prime?

EDIT: And heres another question, if Griffey was healthy, would he have had a chance to break the home run record?

Post #2 » by **Bleeding Green** » Wed May 9, 2007 10:31 pm

Alex Rodriguez so easily.

OK, not easily, but I think A-Rod is still in his prime.

sideshowking24 · Post #3 » by **sideshowking24** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:51 am

yes, if Griffey did not have injury problems he would have had a very legitimate chance at breaking the home run record...

this argument is a tough one though. Griffey in his prime was a great player but in this case I think you have to go with A-Rod over Griffey but the difference between the two is not much.

cmaff051 · Post #4 » by **cmaff051** » Thu May 10, 2007 3:58 am

I would go with Griffey if he was healthy during his prime..

but he wasn't, so I'll go with Arod. One thing that is completely ridiculous is how durable Arod has been throughout his entire career.

Post #5 » by **moocow007** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:24 am

I don't know...that's a tough one

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backer55 · Post #6 » by **backer55** » Wed May 16, 2007 10:38 pm

is Griffey's first name "if"?

FaTaL · Post #7 » by **FaTaL** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:28 am

backer55 wrote:is Griffey's first name "if"?

no his name is ken iffey jr

backer55 · Post #8 » by **backer55** » Thu May 17, 2007 11:12 pm

FaTal, HaHaHa, Tore me up dude!! and i thought mine was pretty good.

NDaATL · Post #9 » by **NDaATL** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:03 am

I would take Griffey because of his stifling CF defense. And yes, we wouldn't even be talking about Bonds breaking the record as Griffey would be right there with him, he's also 2 years younger than Bonds.

It's VERY close though, and I would understand if someone picked A-rod, you really can't go wrong with either one..

cb4_89 · Post #10 » by **cb4_89** » Fri May 18, 2007 2:13 am

Id take A-Rod. Just cuse Id put him at SS. But I think that Griffey is a better overall player.

NeverGoingToWin · Post #11 » by **NeverGoingToWin** » Fri May 18, 2007 4:14 am

I would take AROD if he was still playing SS.

Post #12 » by **Manhattan Project** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:09 am

Man this is probably one of the hardest questions to really answer, Griffey to me was the greatest player healthy. He was my favorite player, dealt with the media great. He had an amazing glove, swagger and everything but on the other hand A-Rod is probably the best player in the game...

Id go with Griffey though...

BS007 · Post #13 » by **BS007** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:38 pm

This is a dead push... it depended on what my team needed, an OF or SS more

stro4swift · Post #14 » by **stro4swift** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:21 pm

Griffey...just cause he has the sweetest swing in baseball!

34Celtic · Post #15 » by **34Celtic** » Tue May 22, 2007 4:51 pm

Arods prime because it was longer and healthier

bigboy1234 · Post #16 » by **bigboy1234** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:23 pm

This is pretty easily A-Rod

bringinhinkie · Post #17 » by **bringinhinkie** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:46 pm

NDaATL wrote:I would take Griffey because of his stifling CF defense. And yes, we wouldn't even be talking about Bonds breaking the record as Griffey would be right there with him, he's also 2 years younger than Bonds.

It's VERY close though, and I would understand if someone picked A-rod, you really can't go wrong with either one..

same here.. though im always biased to having a great defensive CFer over all positions even though SS is right there with it. i think its because there seems to be more above average defensive SS than CF and you see more SS who are there just for defense in CF where your guy usually has some pop in his bat. ie: rey ordonez couldnt hit a beachball but he was so incredibly good defensively that he was an every day player on some good met squads - on the flipside a guy like endy chavez has always been a superb fielder with great speed/range and a very strong arm as well, but he couldnt hit which is why he wasnt an everyday cf for a team, leading to his backup roll on mets.