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...team which will emerge from the American League is Cleveland. Remember how Seattle almost beat them in 1995? A similar thing will happen in their epic seven-game series. Ken Griffey, Jr., will drop a routine fly ball in the ninth inning of the decisive game. Phil Knight weeps bitter tears...
...season in the majors, Rodriguez hit an American League-leading .358 with 36 homers, 123 rbis, 141 runs scored and a slugging percentage of .631. He may have had the best offensive season by a shortstop--ever. Like acquaintance Tiger Woods (whom he knows through their mutual friend Ken Griffey Jr.), Rodriguez is an exceedingly classy act. Raised by his Dominican mother in Miami, Alex maintains, "My mom always said, 'I don't care if you turn out to be a terrible ballplayer. I just want you to be a good person...
...Griffey Jr. jerseys line the windows of every sporting goods store. Cal Ripken sets a new record for consistently showing up at work, and Kirby Puckett brings tears to the Land of 10,000 Lakes when he retires...
...anyone missed Seattle play this year (and it looks like the M's will not be in the postseason), do not make the same mistake next year. Ken Griffey, Jr. and Alex Rodriguez have the talent and flair that has been missing from the game for a long while...
...money, the glamour, the witty copy--everyone loves a Nike ad. Except maybe the normally genial Seattle Mariner KEN GRIFFEY JR., who sounds off about his faux presidential campaign in next month's George: "Griffey for President--what kind of [three crude synonyms for foolish] idea is that?" It seems Griffey wanted to do ads with lots of action but instead had reporters asking him his views on abortion. Nike has stopped the expensive campaign but says that was because of the Mariners' performance, not Junior...