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Rockies rookie sees idol Griffey pull off rare feat
Saturday, July 26, 2008
CINCINNATI — Colorado rookie third baseman Ian Stewart thought Ken Griffey Jr. is something special and now he believes Griffey is extra-special.
Stewart grew up in Southern California idolizing Griffey and told a writer before Friday's he'd like to meet Griffey. When the writer relayed the message, Griffey said, "Tell him I'll hit a triple tonight and meet him at third base."
A triple? Yeah, sure.
Well, in the sixth inning Friday Griffey hit a ball into the right field corner that eluded Brad Hawpe. Griffey slid into third and when he popped up out of his slide he said to Stewart, "Hi, how are ya?"
On Saturday, Griffey checked his cell phone and said, "I have 32 text messages and 29 say, 'You hit a triple?' And one says, 'Who died in right field for you to get a triple?' "
Griffey responded quickly when asked when he hit his previous triple: "Last year, in St. Louis. I had a bet with a certain teammate (Norris Hopper) that I'd hit a triple before he hit a home run. I won."
Pitch and duck
Josh Fogg, his 30 stitches holding his upper lip in place, starts this afternoon against the Colorado Rockies, the team for whom he pitched last year.
On Thursday, an off day, Fogg had dinner with several of his old Rockies teammates (soup through a straw?) and told them, "I'll keep the ball away from the middle of the plate and you guys keep the ball away from the middle of the field."
Support stirrups
Anybody noticed the old-school stirrup socks pitcher Gary Majewski is wearing? The question is not only why is he wearing them, but where did he get them?
"I asked the clubhouse guys if they had any when I got here from Louisville," said Majewski. "Didn't take 'em long to find 'em. I guess (fired manager) Jerry Narron wore 'em last year.
"We wore 'em in Louisville and I was doing good," said Majewski. "I wanted to keep everything as close to Louisville as I could. I was pitching lousy up here with the regular socks. So, if it's broke, fix it."
A Tecumseh fan
Manager Dusty Baker was ordering two books on the phone: "I want Allan Eckert's 'Frontiersman' and 'Blue Jacket,' " Baker said. He was surprised when told that Eckert is a University of Dayton graduate and lives in Bellefontaine.
"Really? I've been hearing all about Blue Jacket," said Baker. "I love Tecumseh. He was a bad dude."
Quote(s) of the day
• "A sinker, the best pitch in baseball. It is hard to center it on the bat and hard to keep from hitting on the ground." — Baker, talking about the deadly sinkers Rockies pitcher and Hamilton native Aaron Cook threw at the Reds Friday.
• "I love running the same lineup out there every game, but we sure miss Jerry Hairston Jr. (on the disabled list) because our record is so good with him in the lineup (28-17)." — Baker.
