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George Brett and the pine tar incident

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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,852 Swaye's Wigwam
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,270 Founders Club
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,852 Swaye's Wigwam


    I think Brett wins that over Junior rather easily if it's a contest. He had multiple playoff series against the yanks and crushed it, including the iconic ALCS winning homer off of Gossage in 1980.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,168 Founders Club
    chuck said:


    I think Brett wins that over Junior rather easily if it's a contest. He had multiple playoff series against the yanks and crushed it, including the iconic ALCS winning homer off of Gossage in 1980.
    Brett lost multiple playoff series to the Yanks

    Like Junior he had one win
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,852 Swaye's Wigwam
    edited July 2023

    chuck said:


    I think Brett wins that over Junior rather easily if it's a contest. He had multiple playoff series against the yanks and crushed it, including the iconic ALCS winning homer off of Gossage in 1980.
    Brett lost multiple playoff series to the Yanks

    Like Junior he had one win
    The Royals lost to the Yankees. Brett held up his end every time, just as he did in the WS loss to Philly and the win over the Cards.
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,852 Swaye's Wigwam
    Not to diminish what Junior did in 95. Pretty sure he hit five homers in that series. That's pretty good.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 116,168 Founders Club
    chuck said:

    Not to diminish what Junior did in 95. Pretty sure he hit five homers in that series. That's pretty good.

    That's what got him the cover

    Had a homer in game 5 to close the gap
  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,852 Swaye's Wigwam

    chuck said:

    Not to diminish what Junior did in 95. Pretty sure he hit five homers in that series. That's pretty good.

    That's what got him the cover

    Had a homer in game 5 to close the gap
    It's funny though. Edgar's heroics in that series and the image of Griffey sliding in with the winning run seem to overshadow that feat in most people's memory, including mine.
  • creepycoug
    creepycoug Member Posts: 24,423
    Is that a rule with no purpose? I can't imagine that pine tar would increase the ball's flight off the barrel of the bat. Seems so inconsequential, unless I'm missing something.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,270 Founders Club

    Is that a rule with no purpose? I can't imagine that pine tar would increase the ball's flight off the barrel of the bat. Seems so inconsequential, unless I'm missing something.

    Here comes the clubhouse lawyer