- Griffey was the overall #1 pick in the 1987 draft and yes he has more HR than any other player in that draft, duh. The rest of the 1st round combined (31 players) only has 130 more HR than Griffey, 730-600. Care to guess who hit the 2nd most HR among those 1st rounders?? - Answer below
- 5 of the 1st rounders that year found their way to the Astros at one point during their career. Bill Spiers, Craig Biggio, Chris Donnels, Reggie Harris & Pete Harnisch. That doesn't include North Shore product Brian Bohanon and a pair of Longhorns Kevin Garner & Mark Petkovsek.
- Among current major leaguers, Tom Gordon was the first to serve one up to Griffey - way back in 1991, the 40th homer of Griffey's career. Griffey's taken Gordon deep 6 times, only David Wells(8) has allowed more and Roger Clemens(6) is the only other pitcher to have allowed at least 6 HR to Griffey.
- The first Astro to give up a long ball to Griffey? None other than the legendary lefty Yorkis Perez at the dome. That came one inning prior to hitting the game-winning HR off Billy Wagner. On a side note that day in 2000 was a typical one for hard luck Astros starter Chris Holt. He pitched 7 strong innings and allowed two runs, leaving with a 6-1 lead. Then the bullpen came in and gave up 6 runs in 2 innings!
- Got sidetracked here, but some more trivia. Who is the only current Astro to have hit a HR against Billy Wagner? - Answer below
- Griffey has one career HR in an All-Star game. It was in 1992. He hit it off a currently active pitcher. I hope you didn't need too many guesses to get Greg Maddux.
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Who knew the can of worms Roger Clemens opened would contain viagra, allegedly. That's what the NY Daily News is saying. Alleging that he kept a hefty stash of the little blue pills in his locker to, ahem, enhance his performance. The story claims it's fairly commonplace for players to use Vitamin V. It's not on the banned substance list and there is no real evidence that suggests onfield performance will be enhanced. Read on. - NY Daily News
This is particularly interesting since we all know 'roids user Rafael Palmeiro was a pitch-man for viagra. But also Viagra also had a 5-year sponsorship deal with MLB that wrapped up about a year ago. Hmmmmm.... - Sports Business Journal
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You probably saw VY in Boston at Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Apparently he was there to meet with Reebok regarding his new cleat, the VY Electrify. Also, VY likes to dance with Kerry Collins...to George Strait. - Hashmarks
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Apparently unabashedly cheering for both the Lakers and Celtics is just fine...as long as you're hot...and you're getting paid to do so. Ball Don't Lie via Hot Clicks
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You'll hear more of this and other Ryan Parker songs tonight on the show.
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TRIVIA ANSWERS
1. Craig Biggio, 291 HR (Travis Fryman had 223, nobody else reached even 100)
2. Geoff Blum took Wagner deep in 2000 while with Montreal. That HR actually was the next HR Wagner allowed following the one he gave up to Griffey.
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