>in 11 seasons with Seattle, other than his rookie year, his worst season that wasn't shortened by a strike was a 4.9 WAR season where he was the 17th best batter in the AL in bwar and he lead the league in bwar 3 times>in 9 seasons with the reds he has a bwar above 1 only 4 times and above 2 only twice>if you get rid of his second best season on the reds his total bwar with the reds is the same as his second best season with the marinerscrazy fall off. His best season with the reds was his 8th best season. his second best season with the reds was his 11th best season. his worst 2 seasons during his first 2 stints with the marriners, his rookie year and the strike shortened 1995 were still better than 9 other seasons he played including every season after his first run with the marriners other than his best 2 reds seasons
>from 19-29 70.8 war>31-40 7.5 war
Years of playing on the Kingdome turf will do that to youHe also played his first 3 years in Cincy on even worse turf at Cinergy FieldAnd the injuries piled up there and from then on he never was the same
>>152542502The only obvious roider where the media simply refuses to entertain the idea
>>152542579he still claims he never roided
>>152542579Proof?
>>152542579lol I wonder why they picked him
A lot of players have reduced production after they pass 30 years old. The superstars go to being good to very good, while the good players go to bench guys or out of baseball. It's the guys who are still producing at a superstar level over 35 that you have to wonder about (Bonds, Clemens, Johnson, Ortiz).
>>152542579You're actually fucking retarded.
>>152547569Generally players that lean heavier on their athleticism fall off earlier than players that rely on their skill. Griffey was always a fast player who could hit the ball far. But a few injuries, those nagging cramps you start getting in your 30s, his decline in some ways is proof he didn't juice, because if he juiced his numbers would have been closer to what happened to Bonds/Maguire/Sosa. Same thing with Pooholes. His being shit for 9/10 seasons with the Angels is proof he didn't juice or anything because his late career was season after season of meh.
>>152549911pooholes also might have been like 3 years older than he said he was
