Harrison is most famous as the man who signed Griffey. But his legacy, beyond the 27 major-leaguers he signed, was in the relationships he built over a lifetime in the game.
Alvin Davis will never forget the blunt talk, and the uplifting truth behind it.
Davis wasn’t Mr. Mariner yet, just a sixth-round pick out of Arizona State in the 1982 draft, a 21-year-old kid in the peak moment of his life. Seattle scout Bob Harrison was in his living room, about to ink the deal that would start Davis’ outstanding career.
“Alvin,’’ Harrison said, “you can’t run, you can’t throw, your glove is OK — but you can hit.