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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...
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Glove-first third basemen like Chone Figgins , Brandon Inge and Placido Polanco were terrible at the plate. There is some hope that third base might return to the days of the mid-'80s, when future Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt, George Brett and Wade...
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FILE - In this March 29, 2010 file photo, baseball Hall of Famer George Brett is seen before a spring training baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Angels in Tempe, Ariz. In a lawsuit filed Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, lawyers are... View Photo »
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Barger's favorite baseball player was Joe Dimaggio, who wore the number with the New York Yankees. But Morrison had long wanted to wear that number to honor his late father, who idolized the Kansas City Royals legend George Brett (he also wore 5 on his...
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Miami Marlins un-retire ex-team president Carl Barger's No. 5 for Logan Morrison, but Barger family unhappy
Palm Beach Post
Morrison had worn No. 20 since he was called up in 2010. But he always wanted to wear 5 because his father, Tom Morrison, who died in December 2010 of lung cancer, idolized Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett, who wore No. 5. "Carl Barger is...
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But you just got to find some way to let your name shine, too.” Sports, of course, have always been about competition and rivalry and, well, brotherhood. Then there’s baseball, with its Ripkens, DiMaggios and Bretts. And so many other families you’ve...
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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has a laugh with Hall of Famers Robin Yount and George Brett at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York. View Photo »
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Even now, it’s impossible to tell Gordon’s story without mentioning George Brett. Those closest to Gordon say the deluge of Brett comparisons during Gordon’s rookie season in 2007 were probably counter-productive. It was almost too perfect. Gordon...
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Even now, it’s impossible to tell Gordon’s story without mentioning George Brett. Those closest to Gordon say the deluge of Brett comparisons during Gordon’s rookie season in 2007 were probably counter-productive. It was almost too perfect. Gordon...
About George Brett
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George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. A third baseman, he is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Full Article
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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has a laugh with Hall of Famers Robin Yount and George Brett at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York.
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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Hall of Famer George Brett is introduced at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York.
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MESA, AZ - MARCH 09: Kansas City Royals Vice President of Baseball Operations George Brett (L) greets former Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame baseball player, Billy Williams (R) during the spring training baseball game at HoHoKam Stadium on March 9, 2011 in Mesa, Arizona.
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Former Kansas City Royals player and vice president for baseball operations George Brett, right, and manager Ned Yost watch a drill during baseball spring training on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz.
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Former Kansas City Royals player and vice president for baseball operations George Brett, right, and manager Ned Yost talk during baseball spring training Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz.
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Kansas City Royals' Jeff Francoeur bats while vice president for baseball operations George Brett, right, watches during baseball spring training Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz.
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Julie and Robert Grant kiss as passer-by Henry Szekely takes their photo by the statue of Royals' Hall of Famer George Brett before the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels season opener MLB American League baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri, March 31, 2011.
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Former Kansas City Royals player and vice president for baseball operations George Brett throws batting practice during baseball spring training on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Surprise, Ariz.
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COOPERSTOWN, NY - JULY 24: Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has a laugh with Hall of Famers Robin Yount and George Brett at Clark Sports Center during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony on July 24, 2011 in Cooperstown, New York.
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