I sure do too ...grew up a mariners fan far from Seattle so I remember staying up watching griffey randy Edgar and the boys ..no world series but damn sure miss those days life was easier and healthier
Your baby mama is definitely sitting over your shoulder right now isn't she. It's ok we know his swing is the "second" most beautiful. Wink wink nudge nudge
My childhood hero. To go along with that beautiful, upper cut swing, Griffey always said that he isn't a home run hitter. It just so happens the ball goes out when he hits it. Greatest 5-tool player ever.
All of those players were like kids again watching Griffey. Every kid who grew up playing baseball in the 90s collected his cards, watched his highlights, and tried to emulate that beautiful swing.
Taught myself to be a switch hitter because of how beautiful his swing is. I think a legitimate argument can be made that his swing could be "the logo" a la Jerry West and the NBA.
@@leanmuscle365wayofjayfitne9 I loved A Rod too, but Griffey just had a way to make everything look so smooth and nonchalant. Plus he gets bonus points for not being roided during the roid era
@@erichvonmanstein6876 Griffey wasn’t on roids lmao. He was even known to not really be much of a lifter, which is pretty counterintuitive for roiding up. His career also maintained a very normal trajectory unlike someone like Bonds who hit 73 homers at like 38, then followed it up with 3 consecutive 45 homer seasons going into his 40’s. “I'd bet my life that Ken Griffey Jr. never did steroids, I'd bet every dollar I made in my career. He's the one guy I would bet on.” - Sean Casey who literally played with the dude for 6 years.
The consistency of his swing & not having to change it to get that kind of elevation on the ball is crazy in itself. Which is why he was able to win something like the HR derby & never lose a beat during the 2nd half of the season. Just continued crushing the ball.
The most beautiful swing in baseball history. Made me love the game. I was born in 85 and I grew up watching him, collecting his cards, playing his video game on Super Nintendo. Great memories.
@@PapaT79He never used steroids which would’ve helped with his injuries, but he NEVER cheated the game. He played until his body just couldn’t hold up anymore and gave us everything he had. 💯 Ken Griffey Jr. was a gift to the game!
Griffey’s form and mechanics are so flawless that he will probably be able to get distance as long as he can get his hips around regardless of his strength.
The goat still jackin em.. If he never got plagued with career dampening injuries at age 30; He’d be the only player in history with 800 home runs. He had 400 by 29 in 1999; fastest/youngest ever to do so. And STILL finished with 630 even through all the injuries. He was insane. Peak Griffey Circa 1996-1999 was the best player to ever step on the diamond.
It is said that a uniquel athletic, 5-tooled baseball star is a, "once in a decade" or "once in a generational player. But The Kid was something else. He is what I call, "a once in a century ball player. From his mechanics, his IQ, and his sensational abilities to hit and read a ball when it left the bat, Griffey Jr was hands-down, the greatest outfielder to ever play the game.
Saw him make the greatest catch I’ll ever see in my lifetime and I’ve seen a lot of great catches. Tiger Stadium 1998 he robbed Luis Gonzalez of a home run. I was in the RF upper deck in foul territory and saw him leap way over the fence and haul that ball in. I’ll never forget it. The whole crowd cheered for him. Unbelievable
Junior and Freddie Couple have the two easiest, but powerful swings in sports history. Neither one looks like they’re expending much energy at all but the ball just explodes.
Still the sweetest most prettiest swing in all of baseball history. Just something about lefties hitting they make it look so damn smooth. Barry was another one just so damn effortless
ken griffey jr was so special withh that bat and tha fielding..ken was the jordan of the mlb back then im surpised he didnt beat hank aarons record of 715 homers lol
@@ThotamasPrime He had injuries pile up that prevented him from playing longer. The other guys took steroids to give them the ability to play longer. by the time Bonds was done, the steroids were literally the only thing keeping him playing.
What a wonderful swing. A player with such a great combination of athleticism and mechanics. It was always nice to know that there was a high profile player in the apex of steroids that didn't need them. All natural baby.
that swing is STILL so effortless.. the Mariners could have asked him to stay as just the DH.. add another 10 years to his career.. he'd have the career HR record all to himself with very little issue
For example Jim Edmonds was dropped that year in his first and only try. That seems ridiculous for such a good player. I’d argue MORE voters should have skipped voting for Griffey and should have voted Edmonds.
Literally every kid in the 90’s wanted to be The Kid. The backwards cap, smooth swing, awesome outfielding. Miss those days.
I sure do too ...grew up a mariners fan far from Seattle so I remember staying up watching griffey randy Edgar and the boys ..no world series but damn sure miss those days life was easier and healthier
I was born in 2010 and my all time favorite player is griffey, I copy everything he does except for the fact I'm a righty
Best ever
The bat waggle.
Great days they were man
Best mechanics in the history of baseball
Nah trout has that one
@@austinmoore752no bud
@@lukesportsandcards1076 ken Griffey jr has a great swing but trout has the best swing
@@austinmoore752wrong. End of story. Next..
@@tigbeast5257ken Griffey in his prime vs trout rn is gonna be pretty close
Possibly the most beautiful thing i have ever seen other than my kid being born
*Legendary comment*
El swing de el era natural increíblemente hermoso ver otra vez haciendo swing
Your baby mama is definitely sitting over your shoulder right now isn't she. It's ok we know his swing is the "second" most beautiful. Wink wink nudge nudge
My childhood hero. To go along with that beautiful, upper cut swing, Griffey always said that he isn't a home run hitter. It just so happens the ball goes out when he hits it. Greatest 5-tool player ever.
Damn, that a pretty big compliment to your kid then!
All of those players were like kids again watching Griffey. Every kid who grew up playing baseball in the 90s collected his cards, watched his highlights, and tried to emulate that beautiful swing.
There wasn't a single kid I knew who didn't love Jr. Griffey. My all time favorite baseball player and I'm a lifelong dodgers fan.
Taught myself to be a switch hitter because of how beautiful his swing is. I think a legitimate argument can be made that his swing could be "the logo" a la Jerry West and the NBA.
Yessir!
Amen to this.
The kid still got it
Swing is absolute ARTWORK.
If swinging is a form of art, then I am an AI
@@r.jguerra5526I guess you’re an AI then. There is so much to the mechanics of a swing
@@ThatGuyProdz I meant, AI does bad art, so I do a bad swing
@@r.jguerra5526 oh crap I read that completely wrong lol
@@ThatGuyProdz So did I 🤣
It's. Just. So. Smooth.
At the age of 53 Junior can still bring it and still has the most sweetest perfect swing ever the GOAT
Mejor no lo has podido decir
Pretty? Yes, perfect? Not even close
Most consistent swing ever. Just so good at repeating that swing.
No🙄
53 years old and still has the best swing mankind has ever seen.
A Rod has the best swing!
@@leanmuscle365wayofjayfitne9 I loved A Rod too, but Griffey just had a way to make everything look so smooth and nonchalant. Plus he gets bonus points for not being roided during the roid era
Even though he was
@@erichvonmanstein6876 Griffey wasn’t on roids lmao. He was even known to not really be much of a lifter, which is pretty counterintuitive for roiding up. His career also maintained a very normal trajectory unlike someone like Bonds who hit 73 homers at like 38, then followed it up with 3 consecutive 45 homer seasons going into his 40’s.
“I'd bet my life that Ken Griffey Jr. never did steroids, I'd bet every dollar I made in my career. He's the one guy I would bet on.” - Sean Casey who literally played with the dude for 6 years.
@@erichvonmanstein6876 also pretty damn gross you based your entire profile off a Nazi war criminal
Yes sir still got it
Wish i could go back to the 90s and relive it again. So many great players back then. Griffey definitely was my fav though 💯
Remember Mark McGuire, Mike Piazza?
@@Pako_equis Yep. That's when I fell in love with baseball right around the time Mark Mcguire, Barry bonds and those guys were playing
@@underrated7725 Yup I remember asking my teachers at school for the newest Sports Illustrated 🥲
Everyone wanted to be Ken Griffey Jr.
Griffey or a pre-steroid Bonds
The consistency of his swing & not having to change it to get that kind of elevation on the ball is crazy in itself. Which is why he was able to win something like the HR derby & never lose a beat during the 2nd half of the season. Just continued crushing the ball.
My all time favorite baseball player!! Grew up with Ken Griffey Jr. Absolute legend
The most beautiful swing in baseball history. Made me love the game. I was born in 85 and I grew up watching him, collecting his cards, playing his video game on Super Nintendo. Great memories.
Still has the most beautiful swing
Never get tired of watching Griffey.
Swing looks as sweet as ever.
Once you got it, you got it. I still hit em at 57 in the Atlanta Men's Baseball League.
If you've actually "got it" , you don't brag about it.
My favorite baseball player of all time
That swing is just absolutely beautiful
Still the sexiest swing of all-time. A thing of beauty. Thank you Ken.
Kids today will never know the sweetness of JR’s swing.
80s and 90's baseball ⚾ was a great time
still go that sweet swing. love watching it even after he's retired.
GOAT
Griffey's last ten years. .260/.350/.483. He averaged 50 runs, 57 RBI, and 19 HR per year over that decade.
@@rilenixx lot of injuries in his last ten. He was always hurt. Kingdome beat him up.
@@PapaT79He never used steroids which would’ve helped with his injuries, but he NEVER cheated the game. He played until his body just couldn’t hold up anymore and gave us everything he had. 💯 Ken Griffey Jr. was a gift to the game!
STILL the sweetest swing ever, period.
Prettiest swing of all time
Even with the Dad Bod, that swing is still the most beautiful thing sports has ever seen
That swing will never go away
That stroke man, thing of beauty.
Purest swing in baseball history.
The greatest swing ever
He still got it y’all
He still has it. #GOAT
Favorite baseball player of all time! GOAT
He's the best!
My favorite player of all time🙌
Griffey’s form and mechanics are so flawless that he will probably be able to get distance as long as he can get his hips around regardless of his strength.
You need quick hands to get that swing perfect too probably.
Easily could still be able to top 350 ft+ as an old-timer
He can hit better than some of these bums nowadays.
Still the sweetest swing ever.
Still perfect swing
That swing hasn't changed one bit! The best swing in baseball, still
His swing is everything
heck yeah he's my favorite of all time
Still the sweetest swing ever
The Sweetest Swing Ever!!!
with the hat backwards..iconic.
Sweetest swing ever
He's still got it
My favorite player growing up
That swing still elite
The goat still jackin em.. If he never got plagued with career dampening injuries at age 30; He’d be the only player in history with 800 home runs. He had 400 by 29 in 1999; fastest/youngest ever to do so. And STILL finished with 630 even through all the injuries. He was insane. Peak Griffey Circa 1996-1999 was the best player to ever step on the diamond.
It is said that a uniquel athletic, 5-tooled baseball star is a, "once in a decade" or "once in a generational player. But The Kid was something else. He is what I call, "a once in a century ball player. From his mechanics, his IQ, and his sensational abilities to hit and read a ball when it left the bat, Griffey Jr was hands-down, the greatest outfielder to ever play the game.
Saw him make the greatest catch I’ll ever see in my lifetime and I’ve seen a lot of great catches. Tiger Stadium 1998 he robbed Luis Gonzalez of a home run. I was in the RF upper deck in foul territory and saw him leap way over the fence and haul that ball in. I’ll never forget it. The whole crowd cheered for him. Unbelievable
Imagine being a little kid watching him play. Then 20 years later you have USA on your chest and your 10 ft from him in BP. Amazing
Still the most beautiful swing in baseball history.
To you
El mejor swing que haya existido en toda la historia de ese deporte ❤
Damn that swing is still perfect
Sweetest swing ever!
Junior and Freddie Couple have the two easiest, but powerful swings in sports history. Neither one looks like they’re expending much energy at all but the ball just explodes.
the godfather of baseball
Who?
Still the sweetest most prettiest swing in all of baseball history. Just something about lefties hitting they make it look so damn smooth. Barry was another one just so damn effortless
He still hasn’t missed a beat.
That’s my idol!! 🥹
He still has that effortless swing.
My man KG still got it.. the best swing on the MLB history. ☄️🏌
Sweetest swing of all time. Would've been the all time HR king were it not for all of the injuries. Still, one of the 5-6 greatest CF's of all time.
Jr was like “ok I’ll end it on that note” 😂
I see he got his own shoes on. Griffys are still 🔥
Dude still has crazy pop at 50 years old?!?! Man was touched by the hand of god.
Griffey still got it. That swing is still sweet, fluid, and smooth like in his playing days.
Why couldn't they have done a Space Jam sequel back in the day starring Griffey, the player of the 90s?
ken griffey jr was so special withh that bat and tha fielding..ken was the jordan of the mlb back then im surpised he didnt beat hank aarons
record of 715 homers lol
Funny enough, it was in the works. There were going to be a bunch of sequels like Space Jam with different sports.
@@ThotamasPrime He had injuries pile up that prevented him from playing longer. The other guys took steroids to give them the ability to play longer. by the time Bonds was done, the steroids were literally the only thing keeping him playing.
Love it!! Was blessed to watch him play growing up
That swing
The hat, the swing, THE KID.
AMONG THE PUREST STROKES EVER...HAD I BEEN ABLE TO PURSUE BASEBALL FULL TIME I COULDVE PLAYED ALONGSIDE HIM IN SAN BERNARDINO
Not doubt on of if not the best player I’ve ever seen play the game.
Him and Tony Gwynn best swings ever
And Edgar Martinez. Picture perfect!
Poetry in motion!
The kid❤❤❤❤
Best swing by far in the history of the game
His timing is so good
Just looks effortless 😮
This kills teachermans argument all day. Best swing mechanics every. Period.
What a wonderful swing. A player with such a great combination of athleticism and mechanics. It was always nice to know that there was a high profile player in the apex of steroids that didn't need them. All natural baby.
that swing is STILL so effortless.. the Mariners could have asked him to stay as just the DH.. add another 10 years to his career.. he'd have the career HR record all to himself with very little issue
Best swing you'll ever see....
Imagine if we’re still playing, he’d have roughly 900 home runs by now
That swing though 😢 so fluid, so effortless
And he was just as much fun to watch in the field as he was at the plate. Junior was must see TV back in the day.
Looks effortless
Was always a treat to watch
The fact that he wasn’t a unanimous Hall of Fame selection is ridiculous. Whoever didn’t vote for him shouldn’t be on the committee
It was 3 Yankees fans 🤬
They voted for 10 other guys who might have been dropped for not getting 5%. Nobody should care if KGJ gets 99% or 100%.
For example Jim Edmonds was dropped that year in his first and only try. That seems ridiculous for such a good player. I’d argue MORE voters should have skipped voting for Griffey and should have voted Edmonds.
@@franzschubertv2874
You do realize they get to vote for 10 players?
@@rolfbernserke4735 that’s what I just said. They voted for 10 other guys. Please read more carefully.
Griffey, forever my favorite player and Mariner of all time
The perfect swing
The purest swing the game has ever seen
The kid🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
He’s got such power, like a Mickey mantle
Damn that’s a beautiful swing
Literally my idol for my entire childhood. I used to write him letters because I had this book of the had a bunch of athletes fan mail addresses😂
He still got it that swing by the kid