Philadelphia writer accuses Griffey Jr. of PED use
A columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News accused Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. of using performance-enhancing drugs in the latter stages of his career through a controversial series of tweets on Thursday.
Marcus Hayes, a sports columnist for Philly.com, invokes Griffey's injury-laden decline as evidence that the former No. 1 pick used PEDs throughout his career.
Griffey cannot touch mays, the greatest all-around player ever and Junior's closest peer. And Junior, at 34, really disappeared post-PED ...
— Marcus Hayes (@inkstainedretch) August 22, 2013
Many people were quick to question the baselessness of these accusations, prompting this response from Hayes:
Ok. Ask him to produce some urine fromin a cup in 1997-99.
— Marcus Hayes (@inkstainedretch) August 22, 2013
But despite the allegations, Hayes insists he loves the Kid, at least when he was young and still "productive."
Seriously. I love Griffey. Before he turned 30 and hit .264 for his last 10 seasons.
— Marcus Hayes (@inkstainedretch) August 22, 2013
Griffey, who has 630 career home runs, produced an .833 OPS over the final 10 seasons of his career, for the record.
Also, he graced the cover of this video game, which was largely unparalleled until EA Sports bestowed the MVP series upon the world:
In conclusion, Ken Griffey Jr. is to baseball what Marcus Hayes is to unsubstantiated accusations. (Hint: he's really good at them.)