Thurman Munson comes up, and he’s one of the first guys in the pile,” Brett recalled. “But I’ll never forget this: he’s laying on top of me, shielding me. He said, ‘George, it’s Thurman. I got you covered. No one’s gonna take any pot shots at you.’ “How cool was that?”
Love George! Could listen to him all day. My buddy's sister ended buying the house he grew up in Lawndale/El Segundo here in LA! She had no idea who he was but the Real Estate agent mentioned it to her then she told us.👍🏼
Like it was yesterday. I've been a Yankee fan since I was 10.....I'm 72 now, but you always respected & feared some of those great opposing ballplayers - & George Brett was definitely one of them.Thanks for sharing those stories George 😊
One of my favorite baseball players of all time, El Segundo high school, great little town on the West Coast next to the airport right on the ocean, where baseball is King.
As much as this is portrayed as competition and it is, don’t forget that back in New York Hal McRae took out Willie Randolph sending him halfway to the outfield grass and a day or two before this Nettles took out Frank White so there’s just a little bit more this store than meets the eye
I wish I could thank Mr. Brett for being such a vital cog in that rivalry. He owned the Yankees! I was 7 in 1977 when that brawl took place and my Dad let me watch it. My first game in 1978 was Yankees/Royals. I got to watch batting practice and clearly remember Brett coming up. He homered that day, but so did Munson. Those days and true hatred can't be repeated any more, unfortunately. Players are too rich and too soft and too pampered.
George was clutch. Watch the entire 85 postseason. He was amazing and hit 335 in the regular season second only to Wade Boggs that year just incredible!
Spose it depends what metric you use. Dangerous is hard to measure but I bet if you surveyed AL pitchers from 75-85 ish they’d list him in their top ten most feared hitters
@@caveman3096I'd take Brett over Boggs anyday, everyday including Sunday, Brett was a team player, clutch hitter Boggs was a me, me player and never came through in the clutch, most boring hitter to watch, mostly singles, watching Jose Canseco whiff 4 times swinging is more exciting than watching Boggs go 4 for 4
McClelland was not the umpire in the '77 ALCS. He didn't come to the majors until '83. He was the umpire in the pine tar game in '83. How can Brett not know that?
and if you look at the video , he didn't "smoke" Nettles: his punch barely grazed Nettles head. Typical athletic exaggeration. Just like the rest of us.
@@Snoopy380 a number of these guys are trying to hold onto their fame/legacy by appearing on youtube etc and telling these kind of stories. Their worshipers sit around and say "oh wow"
I was once at a red light in Arizona and was right next to George Brett when I asked him for an autograph I was wearing a dodgers jersey and he said "F, no I don't like dodgers fans" I said "oh yeah well F you and your pine tar smothered bat" his passenger died of laughter and he sped off! 😂😂😂
@@Melmoth191 Theres zero scientific data to prove this correct. And theres a lot of evidence to the contrary, or that theres no difference in speed thrown
@@Melmoth191 I know youre used to a world where girls have penises and women are just as strong as men, but i live in the real world where facts and logic are used
you can see in the video that Brett's punch barely grazed the top of Nettles head and knocked his hat off. It's funny that just like the rest of us Brett brags about his fighting prowess but you can see from the video evidence that he's full of shit.
Brett is either delusional and/or a liar. The videotape doesn’t lie. Brett initiated the contact with his push when he came up from the slide. He never touched his own mouth or face as he demonstrates in the interview! Nettles retaliated with a mild “kick”, if you want to call it that, to his armpit that may have lightly touched his chin. Brett’s pathetically weak punch to the “face” glanced off the top of Nettles’ hat. Brett’s puny punch as seen on videotape is in complete contrast to his description of “bam” and “smoking him…” It sounds like he wants to blame this on Nettles and not himself and wants to exaggerate how tough he was. George, look at the videotape which clearly shows that you are lying. Admit that you were are a fool in your revision of history which is clear for everyone to see.
Who is this guy kidding? He slid in pushed Nettles, then threw a right hand that grazed the cap, while Nettles countered with a left. Then he got bulldozed into the turf. That's an L Georgie.
Your comment is proof that 2 things can be true at the same time: 1) I agree with you that if there was a loser in that skirmish, it was Brett (although Brett did get the cleanest shot). And on the other hand 2) Your comment makes it sound like you’ve never been in a fight in your life.
Maybe a little under the chin. I had to look 2-3 times to see it. Graig kicked under George's arm, looks like the head moves a little. I could be wrong though. But who am I to question George's recollection of the incident.
hot head? he had passion he just hit the game winning home run. he did what you do when you care. players today dont have this passion. Paul Oneill had it too. he strikes out and smashes something. cause he cares he has passion and is upset. again players today dont have this.
@@redsky8763 yes but that time he was correct red as memory serves me even though Martin was in the right and the umpire called Brett out the league reversed the umps call and allowed the homerun to stand
George Brett played the game the way it’s supposed to be played. Played with guts, grit, and fire.
Thurman Munson comes up, and he’s one of the first guys in the pile,” Brett recalled. “But I’ll never forget this: he’s laying on top of me, shielding me. He said, ‘George, it’s Thurman. I got you covered. No one’s gonna take any pot shots at you.’ “How cool was that?”
I'm glad there are great story tellers like George Brett still around to relive some of the greatest moments of baseball.
yeah but he's kind of a bullshitter
Two of the best third basemen of that era. I guess there was a bit of deep seated rivalry simmering beneath the surface. 😂
Nettles was the best defensive 3B of that time. Brett was by far the better hitter.
@@tjhawg Nettles basically won the 1978 WS for the Yanks with his glove at 3rd base
The Yankees were on the verge of their 2nd straight WS, but the Royals were tough in the late 70s and early 80s. You couldn't put anything past them.
Love George! Could listen to him all day. My buddy's sister ended buying the house he grew up in Lawndale/El Segundo here in LA! She had no idea who he was but the Real Estate agent mentioned it to her then she told us.👍🏼
Like it was yesterday. I've been a Yankee fan since I was 10.....I'm 72 now, but you always respected & feared some of those great opposing ballplayers - & George Brett was definitely one of them.Thanks for sharing those stories George 😊
Great stories by a gutsy legend
One of my first baseball memories. I was a Nettles, (Yankee fan). Didn’t hate George Brett, I feared him, what a Yankee killer.
I absolutely love your podcast! Thank you
One of my favorite baseball players of all time, El Segundo high school, great little town on the West Coast next to the airport right on the ocean, where baseball is King.
LOL, he said that he and Nettles were good friends. I didn't know that.
Nobody was Nettles friend. He was a POS who carried water for Billy Martin. Always ready to take cheap shots
@@Pronzini1 Well, somebody was his friend - Brett. You heard it from his own mouth.
As much as this is portrayed as competition and it is, don’t forget that back in New York Hal McRae took out Willie Randolph sending him halfway to the outfield grass and a day or two before this Nettles took out Frank White so there’s just a little bit more this store than meets the eye
Yanks owned the Royals 3 years in a row
and in 1980 it was Pay back time as Brett takes Gossage deep as Royals SWEEP Yankees!
Brett was the best hitter in baseball in the 70s. I copied his Charlie Lau style and still use it today when playing senior softball 🥎.
I wish I could thank Mr. Brett for being such a vital cog in that rivalry. He owned the Yankees! I was 7 in 1977 when that brawl took place and my Dad let me watch it. My first game in 1978 was Yankees/Royals. I got to watch batting practice and clearly remember Brett coming up. He homered that day, but so did Munson. Those days and true hatred can't be repeated any more, unfortunately. Players are too rich and too soft and too pampered.
How many times did the Royals beat the Yankees in the playoffs?
It’s hard to beat the Yankees and Umps at the same time.
@@bjchit Still crying after all these years..... GET A LIFE... LOL
@@nelsonperez5289 Stop living vicariously through teams whose season ended 50 years before you were born.
Nettles got revenge in the pine tar game.
Great player
I was on an elevator with Brett in Detroit mid 80's he was a big Dude. Over 6 feet over 200 pounds.
Most dangerous hitter of the 70s and 80s
George was clutch. Watch the entire 85 postseason. He was amazing and hit 335 in the regular season second only to Wade Boggs that year just incredible!
You’re kidding right. Didn’t place in top 10 hitters of the 70s and was no.10 in the 80s
Spose it depends what metric you use. Dangerous is hard to measure but I bet if you surveyed AL pitchers from 75-85 ish they’d list him in their top ten most feared hitters
@@caveman3096I'd take Brett over Boggs anyday, everyday including Sunday, Brett was a team player, clutch hitter Boggs was a me, me player and never came through in the clutch, most boring hitter to watch, mostly singles, watching Jose Canseco whiff 4 times swinging is more exciting than watching Boggs go 4 for 4
McClelland was not the umpire in the '77 ALCS. He didn't come to the majors until '83. He was the umpire in the pine tar game in '83. How can Brett not know that?
They were talking about the pine tar game when they mentioned McClelland.
You mean the pine tar 2:28 game they were talking about when he mentioned McClellan 😂
Amazing. Guidry is pitching a do or die game and is in the middle of the scrum. Wouldn’t see that these days.
0:58 George's memory is faulty. He did *not* immediately (or ever) put his hand to his face to check for blood.
good catch, I did not notice.
He's also faulty on McClelland. McClelland didn't come to league until '83. He was the umpire in the pine tar game in '83. How can Brett mess that up?
Wrong. He was talking about the pinetar game and charging g home plate when he referenced Tim. @@Snoopy380
and if you look at the video , he didn't "smoke" Nettles: his punch barely grazed Nettles head. Typical athletic exaggeration. Just like the rest of us.
@@Snoopy380 a number of these guys are trying to hold onto their fame/legacy by appearing on youtube etc and telling these kind of stories. Their worshipers sit around and say "oh wow"
Brett's great! Nettle Didn't intentionally kick him in the face!
I was once at a red light in Arizona and was right next to George Brett when I asked him for an autograph I was wearing a dodgers jersey and he said "F, no I don't like dodgers fans" I said "oh yeah well F you and your pine tar smothered bat" his passenger died of laughter and he sped off! 😂😂😂
1:16 Craig and I were great friends 😂😂😂
Sports have become so soy now. Baseball is barely watchable today. The USA used to be a strong country. Now its the laughing stock of the world
Guys are stronger and throw harder now.
@@Melmoth191 Theres zero scientific data to prove this correct. And theres a lot of evidence to the contrary, or that theres no difference in speed thrown
@@DonTrump-sv1si LOL.
@@Melmoth191 I know youre used to a world where girls have penises and women are just as strong as men, but i live in the real world where facts and logic are used
When BB was worth watching
May all the departed yankees rest in peace.
Squatty was gone too soon😢
I used to love watching Brett take BP at Tiger Stadium. That being said, George was at fault for this dust up .
Ask him how good of friends he was with Billy Martin...
you can see in the video that Brett's punch barely grazed the top of Nettles head and knocked his hat off. It's funny that just like the rest of us Brett brags about his fighting prowess but you can see from the video evidence that he's full of shit.
On my video you didn’t check your face or smoke him,
Brett is either delusional and/or a liar. The videotape doesn’t lie. Brett initiated the contact with his push when he came up from the slide. He never touched his own mouth or face as he demonstrates in the interview! Nettles retaliated with a mild “kick”, if you want to call it that, to his armpit that may have lightly touched his chin. Brett’s pathetically weak punch to the “face” glanced off the top of Nettles’ hat. Brett’s puny punch as seen on videotape is in complete contrast to his description of “bam” and “smoking him…” It sounds like he wants to blame this on Nettles and not himself and wants to exaggerate how tough he was. George, look at the videotape which clearly shows that you are lying. Admit that you were are a fool in your revision of history which is clear for everyone to see.
I wonder if George shit himself after?
Funny how his story he tells doesn’t match up
To the video. 😂
Who is this guy kidding? He slid in pushed Nettles, then threw a right hand that grazed the cap, while Nettles countered with a left. Then he got bulldozed into the turf. That's an L Georgie.
Your comment is proof that 2 things can be true at the same time:
1) I agree with you that if there was a loser in that skirmish, it was Brett (although Brett did get the cleanest shot).
And on the other hand
2) Your comment makes it sound like you’ve never been in a fight in your life.
Facts
Correct nettles dusted him and if the fight was not broken up it would not have gone well for Brett
@@frankchris07please see #2 on my list
@@charlesciminera5881 please see #2 on my list
Was he kicked in the face though ?
Maybe a little under the chin. I had to look 2-3 times to see it. Graig kicked under George's arm, looks like the head moves a little. I could be wrong though. But who am I to question George's recollection of the incident.
Smoked his skin flute more like it!!😂😆
It's part of reflexes when there is a collision between two bodies.
Nettles kick him because George gave him a hard forearm to the face.
@@timcollins3794 If Craig Nettles couldn't take the contact then consider Thurman Munson's position.
George Brett was a hot head. He went berserk over the pine tar call. He felt that Rules didn't apply to him.
hot head? he had passion he just hit the game winning home run. he did what you do when you care. players today dont have this passion. Paul Oneill had it too. he strikes out and smashes something. cause he cares he has passion and is upset. again players today dont have this.
George played with PTSD baseball.
A Hot head with numbers, so cal baseball
@@redsky8763 yes but that time he was correct red as memory serves me even though Martin was in the right and the umpire called Brett out the league reversed the umps call and allowed the homerun to stand
He did not hit him so old he can't remember.
Pine tar boy.
George you didn't land anything. You knocked his hat off then you were rubbed in the dirt by Nettles, etc.
Brett was a helluva ballplayer.
Oh please! One, you never touched your face, and two, you didn't "smoke him"! Lame
Apparently, "smoking him" means barely grazing the side of his head🤣 good story grandpa
Says the dork in his mom’s basement who has never punched anyone or been punched.
@@nwindlt I'm in your Mom's basement!
@nwindlt and look at the video, he's never punched anymore either 🤣🤣🤣
Smoked him? He ate it like nothing