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Welcome to the SportsCenter Chatroom!
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: So pleased to be joined by 13-time Major League Baseball All Star Ken Griffey Jr. who is here on SportsCenter live on behalf of Upper Deck which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: HOW YA DOIN’ Ken |
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elijah_price: ugh fine whatever i hate your guts i’m doing great linda how are you |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: GREAT growing up you had a big baseball card collection, did you have a favorite? |
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elijah_price: well ya see that’s a complex question |
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elijah_price: aesthetically it was the 1983 topps tony gwynn where the focal point is his ass and it’s like, they had a thousand photos to choose from and they were like nope, “gwynn’s ass” |
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elijah_price: personally i’d have to say the 89 fleer bill ripken because he wrote fuck on the bottom of his bat and y’all robbed me of my childhood and forced me to play pro ball when i was 11 years old so i still thought that shit was funny |
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elijah_price: monetarily it was no card because i am a millionaire |
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elijah_price: pfft pffft my favorite card was my dad idiot next question |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: your dad, of course, but besides your dad, y’know, buh, was there somebody else? |
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elijah_price: nope |
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elijah_price: i hate all living men |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: well before we letcha go we’ve got some twitter questions, which seems like the perfect thing to do when interviewing a man who clearly wants to kill himself |
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elijah_price: awesome let’s do it |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: this first one comes from Derby @home_run_derby, uh, which young outfielder do you see today that most resembles your playing style? |
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elijah_price: i haven’t seen any outfielders today, i’ve been in here answering baseball questions while don russ and bobby topps hold a gun to my head |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: “seen today” in the general sense |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: here’s another one, who do you think is the all around best player in Major League Baseball today? All around best player. |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: a third question, name a 27-year old outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: four, this is the room in your home in which you prepare foods |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: what is your favorite color |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: if you were stranded on a desert island and could only bring three things, what would those things be? |
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elijah_price: andrew mccutchen |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: a sphincter says mccutchen |
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elijah_price: mccutchen |
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elijah_price: shit wait |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: oooooohhhh! /throws hands up |
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elijah_price: i swear to god i am going to come to sportscenter’s house and literally murder you when this interview is done |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: we love to have fun on SportsCenter |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: okay last question, when you look back on your career, what do you think you’ll be remembered for above all else? |
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elijah_price: /longest pause in human history |
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elijah_price: /counts to ten backwards in his head |
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elijah_price: smile |
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elijah_price: meh hweh hweh hweh |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: that’s a good thing. I’m gonna let you go with that, although I probably would’ve said “mariners” or “how I was good at baseball” or even “backwards hat” or “super nintendo game,” but what do I know, smile is probably right |
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elijah_price: that’s … huhr, alright |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: Ken Griffey Jr. thanks for joining us on SportsCenter, good luck the rest of the way |
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elijah_price: what, you mean in my life |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: no |
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ChildrenOfTheCohn: Joining us next is Jose Canseco here on behalf of Bowman’s Best refractors, Jose will be talking about MLB’s ongoing PED problem, space travel and how he’s “disappointed in American jews.” This is a real sports show |
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elijah_price: /blows out knees |
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