HoustonWade.com

Finally, after 10 years away, and after he has finally realized that Cincinatti and Atlanta are holes not worthy of fill, Ken Griffey Jr. has returned to Seattle.

From the looks of it, Griffey had all but signed with the Braves until some loudmouth with the orginaization leaked that Griffey was going to be theirs that “The Kid” withdrew from negotiations and signed with the Mariners. If you can’t trust your front office, who can you trust?

One thing I have never understood about Griffey: He was drafted by the Mariners in 1987, he signed an eight year deal with the Mariners (a very long contract in baseball) and had taken them to two playoffs, and was the reason they built a $500 million stadium catered to his lefthanded swing, his best friend, Jay Buhner, played and lived in Seattle, so Griffey then spends two million dollars on a home in some malaria swamp in Orlando and then demands a trade so that he can be closer to his family. Why the hell, if your job, and friends are in Seattle, would you move your family 2,700 miles away?!?! It’s like someone moving next to the airport and then complaining about the noise.

Well, I’m glad he’s back. I think he realized that Seattle we’re the only ones who really, truly loved him and that Cincinatti couldn’t hold that kind of love for the man. Maybe he’ll realize what a pit Orlando is and finally move his family out of the South.