 He was the next it guy in baseball. And so that's why it's so cool. Because look, the dad was a perennial all-star. The dad was a two-time champion with the Cincinnati Reds. And you know what? The son's going to be even better. And that's what made that so unique. It wasn't just, hey, let's hope that we get the Griffys together because it would be a really cool family Kodak moment. No, it was the fact that Griffey Jr. had earned the right to be there.