Morgan: How's the wrist?

Griffey: It's fine ... got a little stronger in the off-season.

Morgan: Want to give me 80 percent, 90 percent, 100 percent?

Griffey: Well, right now it's about 90-95 percent. I've just got to get stronger. I lost a couple of degrees in flexibility, but that will come back as the year goes on.

Morgan: Are you gonna shy away from the walls ... have you found any difference in the way you play the outfield?

Griffey: No. I mean, it was just a freak accident. I just turned my wrist, I just impacted the wrong way.

Morgan: Tell you what, if I'm Lou Piniella, I tell you to be a little more careful out there.

Griffey: Well, no. I mean it's just the way I play. It wouldn't be me. I wouldn't feel comfortable out there. So it hasn't changed. I'm conscious of it if I dive, or a sliding catch I pick it up right after I catch it.

Morgan: I guess the statement was made: "This is the man who's going to save baseball." Does that put any more pressure on you?

Griffey: No. I mean baseball's in trouble. I mean it's starting to come back now ... last year with the playoffs with New York and us was needed to bring back some fans. So hopefully we'll bring more this year with a 162-game season and create some interest in baseball.

Morgan: Who do you think is the best player in baseball?

Griffey: Barry Bonds. I mean you've got a guy who can run, throw, hit -- hit for power to all fields. He can do so many things to beat you -- stealing bases, hitting the long ball, driving in the game-winning run, can throw guys out on the run -- from any direction at any base -- and that's so important.

I mean you see guys now, they are one dimensional. They come up and just hit, and that was the one thing my dad said, "If you can hit they'll find a position for you."

Morgan: Do you think you get as much satisfaction out of making a great play in the outfield as you do out of hitting a home run?

Griffey: Well, yeah because if I hit a home run I can't do the things I want to do. I can't show the pitcher up. No. 1, I can't show some of the enthusiasm that I have when I do hit a home run. But I can when I make a great catch. I can do some things especially to some guys who I have a friendly rivalry against -- like Kenny Lofton.

Morgan: Describe your best catch.

Griffey: Probably the one I broke my wrist on because everybody asks me how did you hold onto the ball knowing your wrist was broke. And I said well I didn't feel it until they operated on it. As I was driving home I called back and the first question I asked the doctor was "will I ever play again?" And he goes "yeah." And I said "will I be 100 percent" and he goes "yeah." He said that the way I broke it was no big deal.

Morgan: Let's play a little name game. I'm gonna give you some player's names and whatever pops into your mind. Cal Ripken, Jr.?

Griffey: He makes us all look bad. The man plays 13 years-plus every day.

Morgan: Roberto Alomar?

Griffey:The best defensive second baseman I know I've seen.

Morgan: Mo Vaughn?

Griffey: Mo's quite a player. I mean he's big and strong and wears his pants like the early '60s and '70s. And then he does a lot of off-the-field community work. We need more ballplayers to do that.

Morgan: Albert Belle?

Griffey: Albert's got some sort of bad rap. I mean if you talk to him one-on-one, he's a great person. He can do so many things offensively to hurt you.

Morgan: Greg Maddux?

Griffey: Clark Kent (laughs).

Morgan: What about the fans? Do you feel the players owe the fans anything from the strike or should they owe the fans something in general?

Griffey: The best thing we can do is get an agreement. It starts off there. I know our team has gone out of its way to be fan friendly. We're trying. I mean there are certain times we can't do anything and there are certain times we can. And the fans have to understand that.

Morgan: Is making the Hall of Fame one of your goals?

Griffey: No. I just want to be the best player I can be. I mean they've compared me to Willie Mays and Barry Bonds and Frank Thomas ... that's not important. I just want to be the best player Ken Griffey can be -- not what everybody expects me to be. I'm tougher on myself than anybody.

Morgan: If there was one thing you could change ...

Griffey: Nothing.