Ken Griffey Jr. FIRST and LAST Career HIT
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I’m glad Niehaus was there to call both plays for us. Miss both of these guys
He was amazing
Where did they go?
He passed ❤️
We miss him very much.
I can’t think of my childhood without thinking of his voice
I'm from Vancouver BC but grew up watching mariners on our sports network until rogers pulled the games in favor of pushing the blue Jay's on all of canada. His voice always stood out
No scandals, drug free, friendly persona, effortless swing, and kickass Super Nintendo games, love you Griffey
@@evanoliver1918 Not trying to upset anyone, but what makes you think that you can declare Jr “drug free”? How can you say that, how would you know?
@thomass789 never tested positive, many other great players did
One of the most beautiful swings in baseball.
So so good!
Easily the best
*The
Big time facts!!
Yes sir. Pure and smooth.
I was never a Seattle fan, but Ken Griffey Junior is an absolute legend. What a beautiful swing
The only thing better than seeing Griffey is hearing the late Dave Niehaus
Miss him!
I agree. Sure miss Dave calling the games.
Only person other than family my grandma who was a Mariner diehard her whole life cried. Makes me miss them both.
It would be cool to see those old uniforms again
Growing up in the 90’s, Ken Griffey Jr. was an absolute superstar. He was one of my favorite cards to collect.
Whats that? You mean they made little pieces of cardboard with players pics and stats on them? Lol. I collected mostly basketball cards but i did collect baseball and only a few players would trade across sports...meaning we would trade basketball for baseball cards. griffey jr was one of those guys that my friends were in awe of.
I have several of his rookie cards. I have his rookie in a sleeve with his dads card from the same year reversed in the same sleeve. The pair at one time was pretty collectible I haven’t looked at cars prices in a long time though. The 90’s were the hay day of card collection… those pinnacle mints, matching coins to cards broke me. Haha
I'll trade you some Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates cards 😃
@D Holiday I have a binder of Just Griffey. But I left it at my folks' house, and there's no A/C. So, probably ruined.
@@richardbrancaleone9385 That is a shame! You should see if any of them are retrievable.
The announcer predicts a 20 year career. Wow.
There was just something about "The Kid" that you could tell he was going to be an all-time great.
@@D-block15 to be fair the mariners have always had a radar for young talent. The list of people who came up through the organization where Griffey, Arod, Edgar, tino, vizquel, Felix and even big papi and adam jones. It gets dicey when they get veterans.
the foresight is spooky
@@victorunger True and now they look like they struck hold again on Julio Rodriguez. Their scouts and front office are definitely earning their paychecks when it comes to that department.
@@D-block15 and they have other top prospects like sir harry ford and felnin celesten who will be great
I Love K.G. Jr. When he was approaching 500 HR’s he parked one in Philly and got a standing ovation! Now that’s a tough crowd to win over and he did because he is greatness!!!!
In Philly?? Wow!
I just watched Rhys Hoskins get a standing o with his first game back to citizens bank when he hit a hr. Obviously not on the same level at all. Just funny I’ve never seen a home team crowd cheer for the opposite team and lo and behold it was Philly. Tough fans but classy at the same time. Hoskins was a phillie tho so it’s a little different
Philadelphian here and we can be horrible but its because we know are sports and were passionate. Players that have spent alot of time in philly giving jt all for us will always have are love no matter what uniform they have on. Its the worst place to loose but also the best place to win. Hes one of the ones that went through all those garbage years with us leading to are last 2 deep post season runs. He wilk always find love in philly.
21 years later and the swing is still smooth as hell
Glad Dave was able to call both those hits
Miss him so mucu
What an absolute legend. I feel blessed to have gotten to see both him AND Ichiro when the Mariners came into Detroit.
Jason💯I had seats in 1998 at Tiger Stadium that hung over home plate for a Mariners@Tigers doubleheader ….The Kid, A-Rod, and Randy Johnson on that team🧡🐅⚾️💙
Griffey Jr was a great baseball player and a great person as well. I grew up watching his Father play with the Reds. Truly Awesome Family.
The whole family has been a class act from everyone I’ve spoken to that I interacted with them. I grew up in the suburbs of Cincinnati, about 2 miles from where Griffey went to HS (Archbishop Moeller). My mom was the librarian at Moeller for several years, and when the Griffey family (as well as Larkin and [Buddy] Bell families) came back or were asked to help out the school, they always did so. Even more impressive, they made it personal (not just phoning it in or having a rep send something).
I was at the randy Johnson no hitter! at the time I had no idea how badass it was! then my dad bought me and my brother a pack of cards in cle elum I think at a gas station(I was probably 8 at the time) and I got a randy Johnson card!! good times rip. pops
griffey in center .... bone in right! ... Jeff Nelson, bosio, Reynolds!! the good days!!... Omar
😊
@@playstupidgameswinstupidpr7065 said all that and left out one of the greatest pure hitters of all time🙄 Señor Doblés Edgar Martinez
They fact he got a double on his first and last hit is crazy. What a icon.
@youtopiastorm8373 Last hit was counted as a single. He never ran to 2nd base because he didn't need to.
Last hit was a single, do you not watch or understand baseball??
So fitting his last hit was a walk-off for the Mariners. The most beautiful LH swing I’ve ever seen. If you weren’t a kid growing up in the 90’s with Junior, you can’t appreciate how popular he was and what he did for baseball. He was the penultimate superstar of MLB, he was to MLB what Michael Jordan was to basketball.
And no juicing scandal. I know what you mean. Growing up in the late 80s early 90s was awesome. Sad that sports doesnt seem the same. Right now im a big fan of shohei ohtani. My opinion is what he did being a 2 way player in the american league and not receiving the mvp was criminal.
@@joe-zj8js MLB has ruined baseball. Clock. Bases. Juiced ball. Self control & taking care of business. Players in '70s didn't waste time.
Put it this way: If you watched baseball in the 90s and didn't appreciate Junior, then you didn't really like and appreciate baseball. An absolute legend in every sense - he could've been the one to pass Hank Aaron if he didn't have to battle the injury bug.
@@jasonchilton5023 - And he could have done it naturally as well 😢. The only people I’ve ever heard discuss Griffey and juicing were haters.
Lol why is he only big for MLB while Jordan is big for the entire sport of basketball?
Griffey Jr was my favorite baseball player of all time and had he never had the injuries that he had in his career he could have been the all time career home run leader but you never saw or heard anything bad about him on or off the field one of the classiest players and all time greats
Yup...casual fan here but was spoiled growing up watching that beautiful swing. And yes, never heard him mixed up in a scandal. Never heard about him using PEDs like all the other junkies in the 90s.
If only he'd stayed in Seattle. He did well in Cincy but he just didn't seem to play with the same joy.
@@joe-zj8js they all used steroids, some just more than others.
Well said!
@@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth Really? Did you test them all? Did you watch them inject themselves? Don't make assertions so broadly, speak only to what's confirmed.
I was lucky enough to be stationed at Fort Lewis from 89-91. A bunch of us would go to most Mariner home games. I got to see Randy Johnson’s no-hitter, the kid and his dad playing the outfield together, and Mookie Blaylock live. Mookie Blaylock is who we now know as Pearl Jam.
Junior Griffey was the epitome of baseball. Beautiful swing, great outfielder, and a great human being. He set the baseball card collecting world on fire!!! 🔥🔥
Even as a die hard Phillies fan from Philadelphia, it was impossible to grow up playing baseball and not admitting KGJ as your favorite player. He was IT. Backwards hat. Best looking swing. Awesome defensively.
Dave calling both! Awesome! My oh my I miss that call. Lucky I got to see and hear both of them.
Missing Dave!
Holy Smokes, just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
One of the purest swings if not the purest swing of all time
Kenny was a gem and a sheer pleasure to watch all the years he played in Seattle. One of the greatest all time baseball players. It was exciting going to the ballpark when Kenny played…the anticipation that something special was about to happen was incredible. It’s even more special that his first and last hits were announced by another NW baseball gem…announcer Dave Niehaus. Love them both!!
Still the sweetest swing of all time. A work of art.
My 2 favorite fielders growing up. Griffey and Ichiro
Beautiful last AB & Ichro make iconic moment for dos HOFs. 🥲
I miss hearing his voice calling Mariner games he made listening to a game fun. When he passed away, I cried. One the best. Miss ya, Dave.
I'm a dodgers fan i know your pain 😢
Niehaus on that second call gave me goosebumps. So many memories over the years ❤
He never lost that spark in his eyes and smile.
He's my all time favorite
Man, he was always one of my favorites as a kid. Had the shoes(and cleats) and everything.
Man. His swing is so pure.
Awesome. What a swing Jr had. It's like poetry in motion.
Griffen Jr was all class..and probably one of the best sweetest swings in baseball.
Truly one of the all-time greats with the 5 tools! Put up amazing but realistic #s playing through the controversial steroid era, the “Kid” was as good as they come! Could’ve been tempted to “juice” with all his injuries but didn’t seem to get caught up in it and was a class act on and off the field. Dad taught him the right way to handle his business.
Saw him play in the kingdome in 91 saw him play for the San Bernardino spirit in 88 what a great player ❤
That last hit... Hit me right in the feels. What a legend Jr was.
Such a pure swing plus and a overall amazing player
What an exciting player!
Its a shame he dealt with as many injuries as he did. He would have made a real push at the Babes record, and maybe we’d have a legit home run king right now.
Babe's record?
@@mizztery2994
Babe Ruth
@@BT-fl5qe Yes I know that. I was just puzzled that you said The Babe's record when he didn't hold any records at the time.
@@mizztery2994 Okay, so he would have most likely made a push at his record, as in top his 713 if he wasn’t injured so often. Considering he and Bonds retired around the same time, he maybe would have been able to top him as well.
Im not saying Babe had the record, just that he’d beat his record.
Dudes swing made my knees weak... Forever a fan forever the greatest to me
If Griffey stays healthy in the last half of his career!! He hits 800 homers
Dont be stupi d
100% yes he missed so many games still in his prime
@@sadmarinersfan8935 do you not know how to do math or something?
@@erichvonmanstein6876 ??
@@sadmarinersfan8935 ken-griffey-jr-stats-if-healthy
Great player. Cheered for Dad at Cincinnati and was so happy to see Junior at Cincinnati.
Ken Griffey Jr. is my all time favorite player. Go Mariners!! Was at the Kingdome in 95 when Griffey slid into home plate for the winning run. Game 5 against the Yankees.
One of the greatest swings, hitter and player of all time💯
One of, if not, the sweetest swings ever in baseball. The Kid was just an absolute natural at the plate.
I just listened to this for over half an hour straight… I can listen to this for many more hours if I had the time. Dave Niehaus… you were the best! I’m a die-hard Giants fan but moved up here over 25 yrs ago… partly because of the M’s. Loved those Lou Pinella teams and that damn Kingdome - as shitty of a stadium as it ever could be, but still great memories. Giants are my passion but M’s and this all time great broadcaster, Dave Niehaus, you are part of my great memories. Miss your voice, your baseball stories, and all of your great calls!!! Griffey was pretty good too, I guess… 😂
Come on Mariners… win this damn World Series! I’m pulling for my Giants and you, M’s! Have a great season! Thank you for uploading this great clip with audio of Dave Niehaus video of “The Kid!”
You are a die-hard Giants fan but moved up to Seattle for the Mariners? Lol huh
@@jerradmechals1 Lol… no, no… I moved up because of work (transferred) but being a die-hard baseball fanatic since I was a kid, (was a decent catcher growing up -pursued baseball career/tried out for Rockies/Marlins expansion 1991-1993 until I wrecked my shoulder), then I was forced to leave my dream and work for real, which brought me up here where I was already following the M’s from back home. Moving up here to see them and those great teams, daily, was just an added perk.
@@camancho13 oh nice! Wow you must have been a good ballplayer. I couldn't even make my high school team,lol
I'm 39now but I remember going to the inaugural series vs the Rockies at candlestick in 93. Great memory of my childhood.
Well let's see how the giants fare this season, I'm not expecting much
I don't know if I would have even gone to a baseball game, let alone become the Mariners fan/ diehard follower of what usually is a long & ugly season by early July, most years. Without Junior I know it would never even been more than a time killer to watch a Mariners game...All those moments & players I was never gonna see. So THANK YOU, Ken Griffey Jr. I LOVE THAT GUY!!
Griffey and Ichiro.. I miss those days..
Seattle Mariners fan here always have been a fan of the Mariners since I was a baby listening to my grandpa listen to the Mariners game on the radio drinking Rainier beer the first game I went to was Seattle Mariners in centerfield to watch Ken Griffey I'll never forget it
One of the sweetest swings you’ll ever see 👍⚾️
Griffey's swing was so smooth, that what looked like a blooper off the bat was actually a warning track double!!!! He made it look so easy!!
You could tell on his face during his last hit that he knew it was his last hit. It looks like kind of a bittersweet smile. He knew he wasn't going to finish the whole season and wanted to leave on a high note. I remember he retired suddenly at the end of may, not long after this game. (This game was on May 20th, 2010 - not May 10th as it says in the video)
What a way to start and end your career! Having the chance to play with his father was priceless.
The greatest hitter in my lifetime and my all-time favorite one of the reasons why I represent his jersey on my hof wall respect from a diehard Cubs fan
Enjoyed watching him and his pops play ball. Good run for both
This is when I still loved Baseball the Ken Jr and Frank T show.
I was 4 when he started playing pro ball and 25 when he retired. I grew up with the kid. He was a big part of my baseball life. Im a lefty and played like him. Watched him play in person and stayed up late in high school, to watch him play after 10--11@night. Those were some damn good days.
I like how Jr. vaildated the commentator mid sentence with a double in his first ever swing.
One of my favorite athletes of all time
Gosh that swing is beautiful poetry, so effortless
Ken Griffey Jr. Major league Baseball was and probably still is my favorite baseball game of all time. The man was one of those athletes that transcended baseball and crossed over into American pop culture of the 90s. Almost like the MJ of baseball back the .
Knuckles mcgee was unstoppable
I wasn’t born when he made his home debut or hit the warehouse at Camden yards in the HR derby but I had certainly been blessed enough to see him on play in person a few times.
No juice and was still hanging up there with hrs against the juicers in the steroid era. Best swing in baseball history.
His swing is the reason why I started switch hitting, 7 in t-ball. F. Fwd to my first varsity game 9th grade my coaches forgot I can hit righty (natural side)where i played basically zero pitchers were southpaws except that day I remember being upset I couldn’t hit lefty for my first AB. By the time I was a senior I could still count my right hand ABs using my fingers. Best decision ever becoming a switch hitter!! No better feeling than hitting one out from each side in one game. Didn’t happen for me till I was an adult playing in a men’s league but hey it was still incredible.
Gretzky, Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, Ken Griffey JR. My childhood was truly blessed. Let's Go M's!!!!!
The announcer sure nailed it. Those 20 years sure flew by didn't they.
Remember sitting in front of the TV with my dad watching the game Rick Rizzs Dave Neihaus and my dad.
RIP Dave, your calls give me goosebumps
RIP Dad. Keep smiling
As a baseball fan, I absolutely loved this guy. As an Astros fan, I love him even more now knowing his feelings about the Yankees.
His swing was immaculate!!❤
I ALMOST saw Griffey's final HR. Hit the RF wall. He retired a week or two later. Also was fortunate to be there when he hit the 5,000th HR in Mariners history. It was my first time seeing him back with the Ms after watching him many times in the Kingdome.
The Kid Junior Griffey has the sweetest swing ever and the best accomplishments someone can have in life back 2 back home runs with his dad.
So glad I can say I got to watch almost all of his career. One of the best to ever do it
Being a kid watching the Mariners and Sonics 20+ years ago was great, thanks to Dave Niehaus and Kevin Calabro.
Ken Griffey Jr. was just simply AMAZING!!
Was such an honor to watch that beautiful swing for most of my life.😘
Me n my friends use to get into Griffey stance all the time😂. We use to try to swing like him lol greatest swing in baseball history! Love that guy man . His pull power is off the charts
him and ichiro are some of my alltime favorite players. some of the prettiest swings ive ever seen im my 33 years of life.
I had a chance to see him play when he was with the White Sox. Just being there seeing one of my all-time favorite players take the field is something I'll never forget.
Nobody can call a game like Niehaus. Goosebumps
I will never forget his last season with the Mariners. I was 19 years old, landed a job selling auntie annes pretzels in the stands. Basically got paid to have free season tickets/access to whole stadium. Favorite moment was his first homerun back as a Mariner, they send him in to pinch hit, near sold out stadium gives him standing ovation,you could just feel something special was about to happen. I completely stopped working, standing in the aisel along first baseline and just stood there in awe as my child hero walks up to the plate and sends (If I recall correctly) the very first pitch deep over the right center field fence with the smoothest swing in baseball history, just like he had done so many times before when I had gone to games as a child in the kingdome.
I was raised in Brooklyn and am a fan of that team in The Bronx (I wont say the name 😂)
But Jr.’s swing is something I can watch all day.
It is pure perfection.
If they can bottle that swing up somehow, they should display it at The Smithsonian.
Great video.
And the fact that Niehaus called both hits is legendary!
Griffeys stance & swing brings back so many great memories of when baseball was King.
there isn't anyone I miss more than Niehaus. I preferred the radio over watching just because of him. 21 year playoff drought, and I didn't care as long as he was commentating. my favorite memories was hearing his voice on the way home from work. ugh the authentic human excitement and electricity he provided to a failing franchise is true love. wish he witnessed last year's playoff appearance 😢
I saw Ken Griffey hit a home run at dodger stadium his last season playing. He got a standing ovation from the crowd. He is the goat 🐐
This legend and Ted Williams are my 2 favorite players. Awesome legendary guys.
I miss Dave so much such a great voice oh and Griffey has and always will have a one of the best swings in baseball
My idle as a kid growing up. He started playing when I was 9. He actually got me to like the Sonics. I’m from Pittsburgh, played all sports, soccer, football, baseball, basketball, street hockey, billiards, any sport to be busy. My hometown teams I loved and also had idles on other teams.
Lol his swing is so fast it doesn't even seem like it's generating that much power but the ball FLIES when he makes contact. It's like he mastered physics with his swing.
Great to see Ichiro there at the end
One of the best swings ever. Smooth
So happy Neihaus got to call both of these.
There’s only a handful of opposing teams’ players I’ve ever really loved. Griffey was definitely one of them.
funnily enough for me Griffey Randy and Ichiro are all on that list for me something bout Seattle I guess
He was the definition that everyone can win a championship but not everyone can be a hall of famer. One of the greats to ever do it, if your a baseball fan you at least try to do this swing more than once in your life and imitated his batting stance.
Griffey Jr’s opposite field power was unparalleled.
While I wasn't at either game, I distinctly remember watching both of these moments live on TV. Even late in his career, he still had some magic in that swing.
It was more than a pleasure to watch him play. A beautiful career!!!!
I was at the game July 1982 when Tony Gwinn got his first major league hit. I was a huge Pete Rose fan
Rip TG, San Diego legend and great guy
They had legends Griffey jr, Arod, Ichiro, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez etc.... damn
Kgj was a star. Beloved everywhere he played. Probably my favorite non Cleveland (my home team) player of all time.
Ken Griffey is to baseball what Jordan is to basketball and Ali to boxing and jerry rice to football. The mariners never won the World Series but man i shire remember it feeling like they did more then a few times they produced more iconic players and singularly awesome moments for the sport of baseball then one franchise has any right to practically. Junior hands down purest swing ever to cross the plate and an absolute legend not only because he was so talented it’s what he did to the players around him his smile and his energy were infectious and he was and is my favorite person I’ve never met though I talk about him like I played on the team obviously I never had the pleasure but it’s funny I feel like I actually was on some of those teams. That’s what the kid did to people that’s what he did to me. That’s what he did for baseball. Thanks Griffey your father did right by you. Your the best and it’s not even close.
2 of the best hitters of all time finally got to team up so late in their careers 🥺🥺
Griffey and Niehaus are both the GOAT.