It's Official: Griffey Returning To Seattle

KIRO ^ | 2/19/09 | staff

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- Ken Griffey Jr. wouldn't let anyone know of his decision to rejoin Seattle and spurn Atlanta until he called Chuck Armstrong.

The Mariners president for the last 24 years had built a strong friendship with "Kenny" and his family from the day in 1987 when Seattle made Griffey its No. 1 overall draft choice.

A few years ago Major League Baseball gave Griffey an offseason award. The league told him he could have anyone he wanted flown to baseball's winter meetings and present it to him. Griffey chose Armstrong. And it was Armstrong who kept lobbying Griffey to come back, even after it appeared Tuesday he was choosing Atlanta, to be closer to home.

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FWIW

[lormand]

Slow bikini picture day? :)

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[anniegetyourgun]

YEAH! I might return to the stadium!

[JRios1968]

You HAD to ask, didn’t you?

[Billthedrill]

It won't turn the M's into instant contenders but it will tempt me to see a few more games than I otherwise might have. I look at it this way - Willie Mays wasn't that great his last couple of seasons but would I like to have gone to see him anyway? You betcha. (Rumor has it Mays phoned Griffey on this topic, BTW...)

I gotta try to be at Safeco for the Yankee's first visit, too. Welcome back, A-Rod. All is forgiven. Heh heh...

[Blogger]

No fair...

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