BengalszoneBilly Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 A little humor from our right fielder:Ken Griffey pays off his debts with thousands of penniesBy 'DukWhat a great morning to be a blogger. After a great graduation gag at Yankee Stadium and a fantastic Oriole Magic remake comes this outstanding clubhouse prank from none other than the kid they call Junior GriffeySince he apparently owed Josh Fogg $1,500, Ken Griffey Jr. went about paying him back in the most devious way possible.Entirely in pennies. According to the legendary Hal McCoy of the Daily Dayton News, Griffey paid off his debt by having 150,000 pennies — $25 to a box, 60 total cartons — stacked in Fogg's locker like it was a safe deposit box.Even better, Griffey worked a sponsorship into the whole affair.From the DDN:“I’m a man of my word,” said Griffey. “And when you owe a man $1,500, you pay him. And I’d like to thank the lovely people at National City Bank for helping me with this joke. There isn’t a whole lot you can do with pennies. Just think, each box weighs 16 pounds, so the man has 60 bowling balls in his locker.”There are so many reasons that almost everyone is a fan of Griffey's and you can add the fact he's still having fun as he closes in on 600 homers to that long list. About the only person who might not appreciate this will probably be the guy stuck behind Fogg at Best Buy as the pitcher tries to buy a new flat screen with all those copper Abe Lincolns. Quote
skyline Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 Yeah, I read that yesterday. Good stuff It doesn't feel like we get nearly as many glimpses into the Reds lockeroom as we do for the Bengals...Could just be my imagination, though. Quote
agreen_112 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Posted May 16, 2008 HILARIOUS! (I'm going to miss him.)What do you mean your going to miss him? Quote
BengalszoneBilly Posted May 17, 2008 Author Report Posted May 17, 2008 Great pic. Billy..... I didn't take the pic semi, I just swiped it. Quote
rwalling Posted May 17, 2008 Report Posted May 17, 2008 HILARIOUS! (I'm going to miss him.)What do you mean your going to miss him?I fearlessly predict he'll be a Mariner again by the All Star Break. Quote
Ickey44 Posted May 29, 2008 Report Posted May 29, 2008 They may as well keep until he gets to 600 now. They should've traded him years ago when they could have gotten some worth out of him. Quote
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