Say Good Bye to the 'Kid'

Finally it has come to the day where my favorite player has retired.
Ken Griffey JR retired June 2, 2010 and it was effective immediately.
Ken “the Kid” Griffey JR will go into the hall of fame in five years without a doubt. I will try to attend in Cooperstown, New York.
He will go down as one of the best center fielders to ever play the game.
His smile was just as Hall of fame as his numbers.
He played the game and had fun. He ran into walls, made diving plays and Hit home runs with his beautiful swing but all while smiling and enjoying the game.
That is how I wanted to play the game. I talked trash but it was all in fun, because I could joke about myself as well. When I struggled at times my dad would remind me to have fun playing baseball and not make it a job.
Griffey did just that, played and had fun with the game.
He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners where he won 10 gold gloves and racked up 7 Silver Slugger Awards!
His next move was to the Cincinnati Reds. Although most of his years were spent dealing with injuries.
I feel like he moved away and I didn’t even get a chance to say good bye.
I was planning to see him when he came to Sand Diego as Mariner this year but his retirement came too soon.
I will always remember Griffey as the dynamic outfielder making plays that dropped your jaw and made hitters slam their helmets.
Farewell to the Kid.