“I don’t have any evidence that George Brett used cocaine, but some people he knew did, so hey he probably did. And if we didn’t hear about it, it proves that there was a coverup.”

It’s pretty irresponsible for a journalist to write something like that in the national media.

Ahhhh, I misunderstood this at first. You are suggesting the unfairness to Brett and lumping it with something into today’s terms?

I was thinking you were making a political comment and was kind of confused why it was on this site…..slooooow

Michael Jordan is a known gambler and has gotten extra it’s a fact. Are you just jealous that as a fishwrap reporter you can’t have a pile of cocaine on your paper snorting it.

Rob Neyer “I used to be a Huge George Brett fan, then he started brushing me off now I must DESTROY HIM.”

you DO have internet connections…HMMMMM?

what was teh context for this?

just curious

not knowing the context, but it’s still a bizarre statement.

about how George Brett had restraint/self control. Re: the Pine Tar Incident – Neyer noticed after watching the clip a few years ago that as George approached McClelland, he actually held himself back rather than the common perception that others held him back.

The point he was making with the quote in quesiton is that he either showed the self control not to use cocaine even though everyone else was, or at least , if he was using it, he showed enough restraint not to get caught. Basically, he knew exactly how far he could go in all situations without getting himself in trouble, i.e. suspended from baseball.

Maybe not AS bad when taken in context, but he could have done without the subtle accusation.