Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. smiles from beneath a pile of teammates who mobbed him after he scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Oct. 8, 1995 in Seattle. Griffey is playing in Seattle beginning Friday, June 22, 2007, for the first time since the city's first national megastar forced a trade to Cincinnati following the 1999 season. Even though Griffey left behind some hard feelings, the all's-forgiven Mariners have been incessantly hyping his return and are preparing to give him a hero's welcome. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. smiles from beneath a pile of teammates who mobbed him after he scored the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Oct. 8, 1995 in Seattle. Griffey is playing in Seattle beginning Friday, June 22, 2007, for the first time since the city's first national megastar forced a trade to Cincinnati following the 1999 season. Even though Griffey left behind some hard feelings, the all's-forgiven Mariners have been incessantly hyping his return and are preparing to give him a hero's welcome.

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