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Hall of Fame baseball writer Hal McCoy has retired from the Dayton Daily News after covering the Cincinnati Reds for 37 years. Hal's blog, though, will continue to be a must-read for Reds fans. He'll share his thoughts on the team this season and will file updates from Great American Ball Park. You also can catch Hal in print every Sunday in his popular Ask Hal columnHome > Blogs > The Real McCoy | Cincinnati Reds baseball news > Archives > 2008 > March > 23 > Entry
Easter - Just another day
On this Easter morning, a tale from Ken Griffey Jr. about one of his closest friends, Frank King.
At one point, little more than two years ago, Frank weighed more than 300 pounds. He used to sit quietly in the clubhouse at Griffey’s locker during spring training, arms folded over his chest - a foreboding sight and many thought he was Griffey’s personal bouncer.
Actually, Frank is a gentle guy, a teddy bear. Two years ago he was diagnosed with cancer and has battled gamely. He is below 200 pounds now, “About 185,” said Griffey.
Last week, King was rushed to a hospital in Orlando, suffering internal bleeding supposedly unrelated to the cancer. Griffey visited his friend, who was in and out of drug-induced unconsciousness.
“He nearly died,” said Griffey. “He was very close. And you know what he told me? He said, ‘I was at the gate but they wouldn’t let me in.’”
Pray for Frank.
For the Cincinnati Reds, Easter Sunday was just another work day, an exhibition game against the Tampa Bay Rays with eight days remaining before Opening Day. And there were 37 healthy players still in camp. One more cut was made Sunday, but manager Dusty Baker hadn’t told the unlucky subject so he didn’t say who it was and decided not to identify the player until after the game — the proverbial Player to be Named Later, or, in this case, Player to be Maimed Later.
Expect a slew of cuts by March 26. Players still in camp after the 26th get another month’s pay, whatever is on their contract. That’s a minimum of $65,000 and that’s to a guy making the Major League minimum of $380,000.
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