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George Brett's Crazy July in 1980
In 1980, George Brett hit .390, flirting with the magical .400 line all season long. He was hitting .406 on August 30th and was at .400 as late as September 19, game number 148 on the season. In the last forty years, we've really only seen a handful of players get this close to .400. What drove...
Kansas City Royals Legend George Brett Honored for Being Honored for the Thousandth Time
KANSAS CITY - In a special on-field ceremony the Kansas City Royals honored George Brett for being honored for the thousandth time. According to team historians, prior to 2011's Opening Day, Brett had been honored 999 times since retiring from baseball at the end of the 1993 season. "This was a...
Four Questions for the Georgia Bulldogs: Ray Goff, Gene Chizik, Will Muschamp, and What to Do When Winning the Opening Coin Toss
The offseason between the 2009 and 2010 college football campaigns was the wackiest ever, but the coming offseason is off to a promising start as one that will give last year’s a run for its money. If you’re like me, your head is spinning just a little bit as you strive to process everything that...
7/24/1983 - The Pine Tar Incident
(Brett goes out to argue the call. Photo courtesy of The Associated Press) It was the top of the ninth at Yankee Stadium. With two out and a man on first, Royals third baseman George Brett was at the plate, with New York closer Goose Gossage on the mound. In the matchup between two future Hall of...
Today in Sports History: September 30th
9/30/1972 - Clemente gets 3,000th hit in final AB In his final at-bat of the final game of the regular season, Roberto Clemente sends a pitch from the Mets' Jon Matlack to the outfield wall for a double. It was the 3,000th hit of his big league career, adding another accomplishment to one of the...
George Brett Does Not Care for Your Opinion on the Royals
For some reason the NBC affiliate in KC (KSHB NBC Action News) talked to George Brett about, well, something today, and the Hall of Famer wasn't happy. Hence the always awesome "He's Had Enough" caption under his picture. Of course, Kansas City has long been known as one of the most vicious...
Graph of the Day: Boggs vs. Brett
Boggs vs. Brett in... Career hitting RAA: +451 vs. +459 Career baserunning RAA: -5 vs. +34 Career fielding RAA: +105 vs. +45 Career position RAA: +4 vs. -53 Career P.T. rep runs: 357 vs. 381 Career WAR: 92.3 vs. 89.3 Career pine tar violations: 0 vs. 1 0 WAR data from Sean's historical...
Graph of the Day: Recent Greats of Third Base
Source Ron Santo had the shortest career, but the best season of the group. It's amazing how he tracked Brett's line until eight or so years out. Schmidt was obviously a monster, but that drop off is extreme. He was either great or mundane. Nettles and his rubber balls had a long career,...
Link Chowder
Serving up the best links of the week from all across the newfangled interwebs:Mass Hysteria writes a smashing preview of this weekend's baseball matches that would make Abner Doubleday and other fine upstart young chaps quite proud indeed. [Mass Hysteria]Fitzy has a great idea for a Jimmy Fund...
Former Huskers Joba Chamberlain, Alex Gordon Face Different Challenges In Their Second MLB Season
Who can hate Joba Chamberlain when he takes a family to Disney World and talks about his first roller coaster ride? Who can hate the Yankees as long as he's there? He's become a bona fide star, a nice guy, a super hero! He swears he'll stay the same fist-punching screaming guy that he was in his...
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