41 Games I Won't Forget...

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For 41 games this baseball season I had a privilege that most baseball fans have never had. I got to watch the sweetest swing in baseball every time I turned on the TV to watch my White Sox. I remember waking up on the morning of the trade deadline and learning that Ken Griffey Jr. had been traded to the Sox. I was thrilled. I didn't care that the Sox didn't have a place for him. I didn't care that he really hasnt been the same since all the injuries. Junior has been one of my favorite players since I was 10. I'm a lefty, I used to play centerfield... Junior was the best player alive...he was perfect to model your game after.

Today though, ESPN is reporting that the White Sox aren't going to try to re-sign Junior, who is going to become a free agent. I'm not going to lie, my heart kind of sunk. I loved having him for the 41 games we did. He got a few timely hits, made a few nice plays in the field, but most of the was a shadow of his former self with a few flashes of the Junior I used to admire so much. I wouldn't have rather seen him play for anyone else though. He was finally on my team.

That being said, I fully understand where Kenny Williams is coming from by not re-signing him. His skills are obviously diminished, and the Sox don't really have a place for him. Konerko needs to play first, Thome is still mashing at DH, and Swisher and Dewayne Wise can split time in Center. We don't need Junior... but that doesn't mean I won't still wear that number 17 Griffey Jr. Jersey T-shirt I bought with pride, knowing that The Kid once played for my favorite team for half a season that I wont forget any time soon.

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