I would appologize for hijacking this blog and the voices of the other Riders for this purpose, except for the fact that this is quite possibly the most important issue facing our great nation, and swift and resolute action is required here. Too many lives have been lost already to allow this to continue any further.

And by "this" I of course mean Ken Griffey Junior's continued employment as a baseball player.

Just so's there's no confusion on the issue, I am going to present you with a list of people who would be better right fielders (taking into account hitting, defense and baserunning) than Ken Griffey, Jr. for the Cubs in 2009:

• Kosuke Fukudome
• Mark DeRosa
• Micah Hoffpauir
• Jim Edmonds
• Ryan Theriot
• Sam Fuld
• Josh Kroeger
• Manny Ramirez
• Adam Dunn
• Juan Pierre
• Gary Matthews, Jr.
• Gabe Kapler
• Brad Wilkerson
• Emil Brown
• Milton Bradley
• Willie Bloomquist
• Jerry Hairston, Jr.
• Mark Kotsay
• Corey Patterson
• Scott Podsednik
• Moises Alou
• Garrett Anderson
• Pat Burrell
• Cliff Floyd
• Luis Gonzales
• Raul Ibanez
• Kevin Mench
• Craig Monroe
• Jay Payton
• Juan Rivera
• Jason Michaels
• Coco Crisp
• So Taguchi
• Craig Counsell
• Lou Piniella
• Matt Sinatro
• Jim Hendry
• Air Bud

This list should not be considered to be all-inclusive.