The Enquirer sports department's look at who rated — good and bad — this week in sports:

Best         1. Ken Griffey Jr.: Say what you want about the guy, but he is one great player. The Reds' lineup is about 10 times scarier with him. Now, if the guy could pitch.         2. Keith Bogans and Tayshaun Prince: The UK stars made the right decision and decided against entering the NBA draft. When was the last time you heard someone say, “He stayed in school too long?” Never. But you constantly hear people say, “He came out too early.”         3. Chris Nichting: He is the feel-good story of the year on the Reds. An Elder guy who toiled in the minor leagues for 13 years. Now he's in the bigs with his hometown team, and he's blowing away big-time hitters.         4. Tony Perez: He has the Marlins winning again. Looks like maybe the guy can manage. Something we weren't able to find out in 44 games in 1993.         5. Cal Ripken: He finally decided this year would be it. Smart move. Hanging on any longer would have tarnished the Hall of Fame memories.

Worst         1. Tim Foli: You're at the top of the list for two things: Losing your cool and stupidity. If your temper is so bad that a discussion turns into a fight, you have a problem. If you start a fight with Ron Oester, you've just made the dumb decision. “O” is about as tough as they come.         2. Bob Boone: OK, you said the season started June 18. By our count, the manager cost the Reds a chance to win that very day. You left Brian Reith in an inning too long. This came a couple days after you took out Chris Reitsma two innings early.         3. Retief Goosen, Stewart Cink: Between the two of them, they couldn't hit a two-foot putt to win the U.S. Open. So we got the wonderful 18-hole playoff.         4. USOC-Tommy Hilfiger: This just in from the you-didn't-think-sports-could-get-any-worse department: The U.S. Olympic Committee and the fashion designer are headed for court over a dispute over parade outfits.         5. Michael Irvin: The former Cowboys star was indicted on felony charges of cocaine possession. This isn't the first time he has faced drug charges. Looks like another athlete going ungracefully into retirement.

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