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Trying to sneak a fastball by George Brett
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Trying to sneak a fastball by him was like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster. I remember this Goose-Brett showdown like it was yesterday. Epic!
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I remember it like it was yesterday also. Still my favorite player. 1980 when he was chasing .400 I listened to every game on the radio.
The so called experts here never give Brett any credit for when they won and blame him solely when they lost.
You just have to listen to his teammates to know what Brett meant to those teams. Even Hal McRae, who was a very good hitter and very confident, said Brett was the best in those clutch moments.
Still my all-time favorite player too. And as you noted, he was sooo clutch. He could really run well too -- once hit 20 triples in a season -- might have been in 1976.
Sorry, I had the wrong year. It was 1979 when Brett hit 42 doubles, 20 triples, and 23 homers. Pretty impressive.
But he couldn't sneak the pine tar past Billy Martin. 😉
Pine tar? As I'm sure you know, George Brett won the final MLB Pine Tar Ruling. Brett was a good guy -- Billy Martin, not so much. :-)
Yes, MLB overruled their own rule. LOL
MLB used common sense regarding that "rule" -- that's why the HR stood, and the game was eventually continued.
But all rules aside, has there ever been a more likeable Super Star (in any sport) than George Brett? Not too many.
Can't sneak a crab-leg meal past him either!
Numbers very much like that scrappy little dude on the D-Backs. What was his name again? Hmmm. Good comparison.
I don't know much about the guy personally. Then again, I never cared much for sports stars and their personal lives. I admire them for their athletic achievements, and that's about it. Unless it's something good such as charity work, etc, I generally couldn't care less about them.
Frankly, Brett always struck me as a sort of weirdo. I mean come on, that reaction to the pine tar incident was way over the top. He was like a deranged lunatic out there. But worst of all, you may have seen it, he tells a long story during practice going back and forth to his teammates who tried to get away from him, about the time, if I'm remembering right I think he was in a casino elevator, where he had to go to the bathroom but failed to hold it in. I mean who would want to tell a story such as that, and think that anyone would want to hear it?
Perhaps he has been involved in some good things, such as charity work, etc. If he has, then I applaud him.
Here it is - warning, contains some curse words. The funniest part of this video are the players trying to get away from hearing the story, and Brett keeps following them to tell more of the story. 😂
That is a legendary story 😂😂😂
It’s funny but you can always tell who the non competitive people are who say Brett’s reaction was over the top during the pine tar game. Steve and dallasactuary to be specific. They don’t understand the rivalry, what it means to a player to have a go ahead homer taken away, competitiveness etc.
I played football and baseball grades 7 thru 12. Played inter-fraternity sports in college. Pretty good competition.
Brett is a multi-millionaire who way over-reacted when a homer was taken away from him. I'm sure he knew the rule, and he broke the rule anyway. He deserved to lose the homer. The ruling on the field should have stood.
Billy Martin said that they had noticed it weeks before but had sat on it until there was a big moment. That rule was about the cost of the balls, the Royals won, and the bat is in Cooperstown now. It was great theater but both teams sucked that year.
100% agree. MLB was willing to overturn that but God forbid they overturn Jim Joyce's call during Galarragga's perfect game.
I know how to sneak a fastball by George Brett: hit it at him with a bat while he's playing third base during the playoffs.
I love me some George Brett. Always been a Red Sox fan, but George was always one of my favorites. one of the most competitive players ever. I think he would have excelled in whichever era he played in.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.