Griffey Apologizes For Throat Slash

While I'm still getting used to seeing Ken Griffey Jr. in a Chicago White Sox jersey (the jersey looks good, though the number 17 just seems awkward), Junior is probably still adjusting to life inside the circus atmosphere of the White Sox clubhouse. Still, that doesn't mean he's completely forgotten about where he's come from.

That's why Griffey issued a statement through the Reds PR department to thank fans for supporting him over the last nine seasons in Cincinnati. Ken also issued an apology to the fans for the throat slash gesture he made at broadcaster Jeff Brantley after hitting a home run. Brantley had been critical of Junior on the air for a while, and Ken just wanted him to know what he though of his opinion.

Of course, now Griffey realizes there were probably better ways he could have handled it.

"I really do understand that the overwhelming majority of fans wanted so badly for me to succeed," Griffey said. "Additionally, I would like to sincerely apologize to those fans offended by my wrongful actions last Saturday night. It was an overreaction on my part to what I felt was a series of public, inaccurate and unfair remarks about me."

You'll notice that while Griffey apologized to the fans for making the gesture, he didn't apologize to Brantley. Luckily for Ken, he now plays for Ozzie Guillen whom I'm sure will do something even more ludicrous to make everybody forget about Griff's transgression entirely.