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Way to Go, Griffey

Previously, I wrote a piece on attendance clauses in contracts of professional sports players. Recently, a story broke which touched upon my analysis. In Ken Griffey Jr’s contract with the Seattle Mariners, there is a clause which will pay Griff a hefty $1.25 million bonus if he is able to maintain last season’s statistics and […]

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No Love For Griffey

Being one of the best players in Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. sure as heck did not feel like one on Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox decided not to pick up his option. (According to SI.com) Playing only 41 games in Chicago after being traded from Cincinnati, Griffey now is out of a […]