Growing up as s Yankee fan, I feared no one as much as I feared Brett. To this day I use the phrase "like seeing George Brett coming to the plate" as a metaphor for the feeling of impending doom. Brett is the greatest player of his generation.
@@toddgoza3522still won’t accept…that a TRUE Yanks fan! As a lifelong a Royals fan, younger people can’t understand why I hate the Yankees so much. Those years were the years I fell in love with baseball.
I feel you George, I lost my father 3 weeks ago. All I can say is watching my father die was the single most pain full thing I have ever experience. I regret not going to see him more then I did. I was selfish selfish selfish and it kills me to this day. He ment a lot to me. 😭😭😭😭
Brett was a true baseball player who showed up to win, every single day. He did the extra things that don't show up in the stats, but make the difference in the teams success! A Gamer!
I grew up a Reds fan in the 70's. Brett was the first baseball player outside of Cincinnati that i fell in love with. His. 390 season was awesome! He played hard as hell and was clutch clutch clutch!
1985 I was a bartender at the Adams Mark hotel across the highway from Kaufman stadium. The hotel was obviously sold out and it was all st Louis fans. We had been raking in cash tips hand over fist because when st Louis came to KC they had to win one game. Between the playoffs and world series we had been working 18 hours a day for the better part of 3 weeks. The Royals won game 6 and of course blew the Cardinals out. Myself and several other bartenders sat outside after the game was over and I remember someone said it's never going to be this good again. He was almost right 30 years later we went back to the world series and won it in 2015 . If we are on a 30 year cycle I most likely won't be alive the next time. The Royals were and always have been a big part of my life. I moved away from the city I grew up in and have lived all over the world. Still love the Royals and George Brett is and always will be the greatest royal of them all.
I lost my home in 1992 during Hurricane Andrew , moved to KCMO that year , my youngest son was born in KCMO in 1993 . Which I saw in person Brett , had watched him long before 1993, but it was special to see him in person.
George Brett was my baseball idol and the reason I wore #5 throughout my playing days to include College. Brett had to be the toughest out in baseball. That 1985 season was sensational!
I watched a Pete Rose interview on this same site and he said the biggest story of the 1980 World Series was George Brett's hemorrhoids. That was classic. George was the best and watching the Royals back then was a very good thing. They didn't spend the money or have the money to compete with the Yankees but they did compete. Underdogs.
Hated him growing up in the 70's and 80's in so call....he was an Angel killer!....but have nothing but admiration and respect for him now....a true class act, fierce competitor, and great ambassador for the game!
Well i had no intention to relive my childhood but i just did. I grew up in KC in the 70s and 80s, played baseball, and we had Royals season tickets. All of the stories he told were a huge part of my childhood. That was outstanding
He broke my Blue Jay's backs in the '80s... That '85 ALCS was hard to swallow. That being said, never experienced a better visting player in Toronto than #5.. my guy.
I was ten years old when Texas Rangers became and still my team, but I had the privilege to be able to see George Brett as he became one of the best to play the game yes he broke my heart so many times as they always beat us, I can say I had the privilege to see this man play the game he's one of my all time favorites
My absolute favorite baseball player. Being a recent refugee, at 14, I didn’t know a thing about baseball. I grew up loving baseball because of George Brett. Now I work in El Segundo, play tennis at the park named after him, and watching everything I can find about my KC Royals of the late seventies, and 1985, and 2015. And of course, George Brett. Thanks for the memories!
I saw Brett in Milwaukee against the Brewers. He went 5 for 5 that night and increased his batting average to .400. The Milwaukee fans gave him a standing O when they showed his average on the scoreboard.
1977 is the first year I really got into baseball as a 6 year old. Being from the Twin Cities every Twins player was my hero despite some not so great teams. George Brett was my first "non Twin" hero. What a privilege to watch that guy from afar. The only times he disappointed me was when he would crush the Twins and the time he choked against Radar on Fantasy Island. :)
What an incredible interview! I am 1 month younger than George Brett…I grew up in Florida and I was a left handed hitter copying YAZ myself! But I was no George Brett as a ballplayer.
I’m named after George Brett and my grandpa (Brett Daniel) my dad wanted to name me Peter because Pete Rose is his favorite player but my dad met Pete and asked him best 3rd baseman ever for me and he said George Brett 100%. My dad said you played 3rd and with Mike Schmidt though and he said “I promise Brett is the best ever at 3rd base” Edit: I’d also like to say as one of the top 10 greatest hitters ever George Brett is literally telling you how to hit like teacherman trains kids to hit look him up incredible giving away the big league swing for free on RUclips
Big George Brett Fan. He's right about the players today over celebrate. How about waiting till you win a world series before you celebrate. He's totally right.
I remember taking the bus to crown center and then the royal express i think it was called and set in general admission. The bullpens were right next to GA. We would mow a couple of lawns for money 4 or 5 of my friends would go probably 30 games a year from 1973 to 1978. Great times and George Brett was everyone's favorite player.
I was at opening day in 1973 at royal stadium . thanks to the army at fort Riley , Kansas . first time ever in a major league locker room and also on the field .
We got cable tv in Hastings Neb in 1974 and it carried a KC cable channel that broadcast most of the Royals games. I was 12 and George was my guy. Freddie Patek, Amos Otis, Dennis Leonard, Big John Mayberry, Paul Splitorff etcI even remember Harmon Killibrew hitting a double off the wall at Royal Stadium as he played his last season as a Royal. The Royals were a class organization because Ewing Kaufman was a class owner. Trivia: who was the sports marketing director for the Royals in 1982? Rush Limbaugh.
When Billy Martin trotted out to the umpire - doing his best Eddie Haskell impersonation - and got Brett called out o laughed out loud - All these yrs later I still crack up - Baseball in the 70s and 80s when I grew up was different than it is now in that even though major Leaguers made a lot of money but they were still relatable - Now they aren't - $$ ruins everything but I digress - You had Brett, Rose , Schmit, Nettles , the Penguin , Brooks Robinson , Art Howe - Those are some pretty good 3rd basemen -
George Brett is my hero. He was always my hero as a kid and now as a middle aged man. Not one person has had the same influence on my life. I saw his last 3 Game in Seattle. I stood a foot away from him. That was a very very very long time ago now but I remember it like it was yesterday!
I was a big fan of the Yankees during those rivalry years against K.C. I was, nevertheless, a big fan of George Brett. If you loved baseball, you had to admire his hustle, desire, toughness and hitting greatness. He made the rivalry fun. Incidentally, Brett was also a solid and consistent third baseman.
Baby Boomer NY YANKEES fan here. Loved all those playoffs against a very very tough KC ROYALS club led by Brett. Both teams were solid. And Brett always seemed to get the best of Goose Gossage. Brett was tough. A great era. Nothing like it today.
George Brett should be the owner of the Kansas City Royals. It was him that made the Franchise successful even when he retired as a Player, was involved in their Front Office!
As a Little League Third Baseman, George Brett was my first MLB idol; even before Roberto Clemente and I was from his hometown. That's how much I LOVED this dude growing up. I tried to emulate Brett in every way, including batting left so I learn to switch hit. And yes, I nearly cried when he missed the .400.
Thanks for the memories George you’ve had a great career and it’s been so fun to watch. Especially growing up at North Torrance and playing for Jim O’Brien and the memories go all the way back to 1971 . You’ve always been a class act, it’s great to see shows like this that show the amazing highlights you’ve had especially against the Yankees.
I remember watching the 1980 ALCS game as a 12 year old kid . When Brett hit the home run off Gossage I wanted to start playing baseball . The unbelievable moment in a situation with the Royals being down late in the game and seeing that home run go into the upper deck made such an impression on me about the underdog . Brett was the greatest clutch player I ever saw and he did it over and over . Not many can claim they had three home runs in one game ..... absolutely no one can claim they had three batting titles in three different decades except George Brett . What a gamer !
George Brett is and will always be an amazing man who gifted us with such incredible talent and emotions that help us in every part of our lives. Millions can thank him for his efforts on and off the field that ended up making each of us live better lives. Thank you George!
Saw George play close up several times in spring training in Fort Myers Florida. On game day you could get bleacher seats for 2 bucks right by the bullpens.
One of my best friends growing up had a Louisville Slugger with George Brett's name on it, I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago. One of my prized possessions. this Reds fan always had huge respect for George Brett, one of my heros.
Been a diehard Royals fan since 1978, George was my hero growing up. I remember picking up a Texas Rangers broadcast when the Royals were in Texas and the Rangers broadcaster said how do you ptich to George Brett, then Brett hit a home run, and the radio commentator said, not the way.
I'm a Jays fan and the Jays were getting good in the mid 80s. woohoo playoffs. oh no. George Brett. I have an all time team of players I saw play and he's got third. it's close between him and Mike Schmidt but in his prime Brett was unbelievably good
And.. off the top of my head= 24 homers after missing 45 games due to injury. The full 162 that year would’ve given him- 33 homers and 162 rbis..40-plus doubles, 12 triples and 230-plus hits..with a slugging pct. of .664, on-base of .454, and an OPS of 1.118.. Oh, and over 400 total bases..playing his home games in a pitcher’s park. NOW, that, THAT IS A SEASON.. hitting that while playing THIRD BASE, too, and striking out only 30 times in over 600 official at bats, walking about 78 times.. That is a SEASON!
I'm friends with George's K.C. teammate Buddy Biancalana. I lived a block from the family bar, P.J. Brett's in Redondo Beach, and knew well Ken, a bartender there. George would come in during the offseason and the women surrounding him put anything around Hugh Hefner to shame. My landlord was brother Bobby and I'd go to their office to pay rent and B.S. with Bobby and George. My friends put George on the phone with me from Cooperstown and he found I went to USC and told me he was the best prep player in 1971 but Rod Dedeaux offered a scholarship instead to Rich Dauer. Bud said he could not marry during his career because he could not find a "nice girl" until he retired.
As a Baseball Player my self High School,Grad. 1980 I tried to hit left handed so bad because of Him [ switch hit ] so dam hard. Thanks George! FYI My Sons Name Is Brett........
Huge Brett fan!! The year he almost clipped .400 was amazing to follow as keep in mind no social media so the sports page was your gauge and I checked every day in hopes George would pull it off
The most feared hitter in the 80’s. The only player to win a batting title in 3 different decades.
Growing up as s Yankee fan, I feared no one as much as I feared Brett. To this day I use the phrase "like seeing George Brett coming to the plate" as a metaphor for the feeling of impending doom. Brett is the greatest player of his generation.
Well said.
Agreed!
Yes agreed! He was the only one that scared me.
He was alright his team was really good
@@toddgoza3522still won’t accept…that a TRUE Yanks fan! As a lifelong a Royals fan, younger people can’t understand why I hate the Yankees so much. Those years were the years I fell in love with baseball.
All KC fans were lucky and blessed to have him his entire career
I feel you George, I lost my father 3 weeks ago. All I can say is watching my father die was the single most pain full thing I have ever experience. I regret not going to see him more then I did. I was selfish selfish selfish and it kills me to this day. He ment a lot to me. 😭😭😭😭
Brett was a true baseball player who showed up to win, every single day. He did the extra things that don't show up in the stats, but make the difference in the teams success! A Gamer!
I grew up a Reds fan in the 70's. Brett was the first baseball player outside of Cincinnati that i fell in love with. His. 390 season was awesome! He played hard as hell and was clutch clutch clutch!
We all remember that season. I met George at Greenwood racetrack in Toronto, Canada.
He was in the running with Hal McRae for the batting title a lot of controversy around the end of that season, I won’t go into details!
118 RBI IN 117 GAMES PLAYED... SUCH A STUD
Yankees fan here.... Brett was the best rival of the Bronx Bombers. No fear. A Winner.
76, 77, finally beat yanks in 80 to go to World Series
Watching George Brett like this, all of a sudden I love baseball again.
The man was flat out incredible!
1985 I was a bartender at the Adams Mark hotel across the highway from Kaufman stadium. The hotel was obviously sold out and it was all st Louis fans. We had been raking in cash tips hand over fist because when st Louis came to KC they had to win one game. Between the playoffs and world series we had been working 18 hours a day for the better part of 3 weeks. The Royals won game 6 and of course blew the Cardinals out. Myself and several other bartenders sat outside after the game was over and I remember someone said it's never going to be this good again. He was almost right 30 years later we went back to the world series and won it in 2015 . If we are on a 30 year cycle I most likely won't be alive the next time. The Royals were and always have been a big part of my life. I moved away from the city I grew up in and have lived all over the world. Still love the Royals and George Brett is and always will be the greatest royal of them all.
I was 8 in 1980, George became my hero in the WS. I have been a Royals fan ever since. Thanks George for leaving it all out there.
Me too brother me too.
Coming from Yankee fan: ultimate competitor, always played all out, clutch, total stud.
I lost my home in 1992 during Hurricane Andrew , moved to KCMO that year , my youngest son was born in KCMO in 1993 . Which I saw in person Brett , had watched him long before 1993, but it was special to see him in person.
So much respect froma Yankees fan... Hated him then... Grateful to have seen him play!
George Brett is such a legend.
George Brett was my baseball idol and the reason I wore #5 throughout my playing days to include College. Brett had to be the toughest out in baseball. That 1985 season was sensational!
I have been a Yankees fan all my life since 1974, remember watching George Brett alot. Great player and pretty awesome guy.
I watched a Pete Rose interview on this same site and he said the biggest story of the 1980 World Series was George Brett's hemorrhoids. That was classic. George was the best and watching the Royals back then was a very good thing. They didn't spend the money or have the money to compete with the Yankees but they did compete. Underdogs.
They did beat the Yankees in the playoffs in 1980
Hated him growing up in the 70's and 80's in so call....he was an Angel killer!....but have nothing but admiration and respect for him now....a true class act, fierce competitor, and great ambassador for the game!
Well i had no intention to relive my childhood but i just did. I grew up in KC in the 70s and 80s, played baseball, and we had Royals season tickets. All of the stories he told were a huge part of my childhood. That was outstanding
My childhood hero. Always and forever...George Brett
What about Freddy Patek ?!?
@@davidrice3337 freddy played for the Royals from 1971- 79
Was a good SS 👍
He broke my Blue Jay's backs in the '80s... That '85 ALCS was hard to swallow. That being said, never experienced a better visting player in Toronto than #5.. my guy.
This guy drove a stake into our hearts in 85. He was unstoppable in the American league championships
He brought the fire to baseball! Thank you.
this was GREAT, thank you. Brett was ONE of the BEST to play baseball.
He dominated the American League my entire childhood and teen years. Destroyed my Rangers with regularity. What a legend this guy is.
I was ten years old when Texas Rangers became and still my team, but I had the privilege to be able to see George Brett as he became one of the best to play the game yes he broke my heart so many times as they always beat us, I can say I had the privilege to see this man play the game he's one of my all time favorites
Any of these sit downs that Dan Patrick did I'm all over it. Great discussion. George was huge during my childhood
My absolute favorite baseball player. Being a recent refugee, at 14, I didn’t know a thing about baseball. I grew up loving baseball because of George Brett. Now I work in El Segundo, play tennis at the park named after him, and watching everything I can find about my KC Royals of the late seventies, and 1985, and 2015. And of course, George Brett. Thanks for the memories!
all-time favorite player
I'm a Mets fan, and Brett is the best hitter I ever saw.
I was a big Brett and Royals fan growing up in Iowa. I got to see George hit a dinger into the bullpen in right field at around 10 years old.
I saw Brett in Milwaukee against the Brewers. He went 5 for 5 that night and increased his batting average to .400. The Milwaukee fans gave him a standing O when they showed his average on the scoreboard.
He was my is my Favorite Player ever !
1977 is the first year I really got into baseball as a 6 year old. Being from the Twin Cities every Twins player was my hero despite some not so great teams. George Brett was my first "non Twin" hero. What a privilege to watch that guy from afar. The only times he disappointed me was when he would crush the Twins and the time he choked against Radar on Fantasy Island. :)
So Blessed to have watched some of the GREATEST 3rd Basemen…EVER!!! George Brett is #1/#2…Mike Schmidt the other! That era made me LOVE baseball!!!
Great player! I grew up a Pirate fan but anytime I could watch the Royals play, I knew Brett would be entertaining! Great segment!
What an incredible interview! I am 1 month younger than George Brett…I grew up in Florida and I was a left handed hitter copying YAZ myself! But I was no George Brett as a ballplayer.
I’m named after George Brett and my grandpa (Brett Daniel) my dad wanted to name me Peter because Pete Rose is his favorite player but my dad met Pete and asked him best 3rd baseman ever for me and he said George Brett 100%. My dad said you played 3rd and with Mike Schmidt though and he said “I promise Brett is the best ever at 3rd base”
Edit: I’d also like to say as one of the top 10 greatest hitters ever George Brett is literally telling you how to hit like teacherman trains kids to hit look him up incredible giving away the big league swing for free on RUclips
Big George Brett Fan. He's right about the players today over celebrate. How about waiting till you win a world series before you celebrate. He's totally right.
Agree...I think the same..."Ballplayer". Thank you for this interview and George thank you for the memories!
Loved when George played one of the best!!!!
I remember taking the bus to crown center and then the royal express i think it was called and set in general admission. The bullpens were right next to GA. We would mow a couple of lawns for money 4 or 5 of my friends would go probably 30 games a year from 1973 to 1978. Great times and George Brett was everyone's favorite player.
I lost my father to brain cancer when i was 16 (he was 47)... i held his hand while he died as well, didnt know i shared this experience with George
This guy was good , what a complete ballplayer .
Thanks for the great memories George, enjoy your retirement and family my friend ….
Great story of George Brett enjoyed the interview blessings 😊
Just inspiring! And he always was!
The player the opposition never wanted to see at the plate when the game was on the line. A truly great ballplayer.
I was at opening day in 1973 at royal stadium . thanks to the army at fort Riley , Kansas . first time ever in a major league locker room and also on the field .
We got cable tv in Hastings Neb in 1974 and it carried a KC cable channel that broadcast most of the Royals games. I was 12 and George was my guy. Freddie Patek, Amos Otis, Dennis Leonard, Big John Mayberry, Paul Splitorff etcI even remember Harmon Killibrew hitting a double off the wall at Royal Stadium as he played his last season as a Royal. The Royals were a class organization because Ewing Kaufman was a class owner. Trivia: who was the sports marketing director for the Royals in 1982? Rush Limbaugh.
When Billy Martin trotted out to the umpire - doing his best Eddie Haskell impersonation - and got Brett called out o laughed out loud - All these yrs later I still crack up -
Baseball in the 70s and 80s when I grew up was different than it is now in that even though major Leaguers made a lot of money but they were still relatable - Now they aren't - $$ ruins everything but I digress -
You had Brett, Rose , Schmit, Nettles , the Penguin , Brooks Robinson , Art Howe - Those are some pretty good 3rd basemen -
Back in day those between Royale vs Yankees battles almost felt like gang war.
Brett was clutch as hell. Fearsome hitter. Dan Patrick is a wonderful interviewer, just tees it up and lets the man tell his story.
George Brett is my hero. He was always my hero as a kid and now as a middle aged man. Not one person has had the same influence on my life. I saw his last 3 Game in Seattle. I stood a foot away from him. That was a very very very long time ago now but I remember it like it was yesterday!
George Brett was the only left-handed hitter I ever saw to hit a high strike.
I was blessed to meet George (thanks to my son) once. I will cherish that forever. George was great to chat with. Smart Baseball man!!
I was a big fan of the Yankees during those rivalry years against K.C. I was, nevertheless, a big fan of George Brett. If you loved baseball, you had to admire his hustle, desire, toughness and hitting greatness. He made the rivalry fun. Incidentally, Brett was also a solid and consistent third baseman.
Baby Boomer NY YANKEES fan here. Loved all those playoffs against a very very tough KC ROYALS club led by Brett. Both teams were solid. And Brett always seemed to get the best of Goose Gossage. Brett was tough. A great era. Nothing like it today.
70's, 80's and 90's baseball, and baseball players were the BEST. I can't get into today's games/baseball.
Brett owned Goose. That's why Scooter was shouting "I don't believe it!" on the pine tar homer. Because Brett always crushed him.
My all-time baseball hero!
Awesome!
Growing up in KC, every kid on my block wanted to be George Brett.
I cried everytime we lost to the Yankees in the 70’s
None of em wanted to be UL Washington or Amos Otis ?!?
same here, but just me in Cleveland.
The fact that he never wore batting gloves proves what a badass he was!
I've worn #5 my whole life because of him
George Brett should be the owner of the Kansas City Royals. It was him that made the Franchise successful even when he retired as a Player, was involved in their Front Office!
As a Little League Third Baseman, George Brett was my first MLB idol; even before Roberto Clemente and I was from his hometown. That's how much I LOVED this dude growing up. I tried to emulate Brett in every way, including batting left so I learn to switch hit.
And yes, I nearly cried when he missed the .400.
Thanks for the memories George you’ve had a great career and it’s been so fun to watch. Especially growing up at North Torrance and playing for Jim O’Brien and the memories go all the way back to 1971 . You’ve always been a class act, it’s great to see shows like this that show the amazing highlights you’ve had especially against the Yankees.
I always loved watching him play.
I've got a Bat with George Brett's name on it. We played with it when I was a kid, thanks be to God we never broke it.
I remember watching the 1980 ALCS game as a 12 year old kid . When Brett hit the home run off Gossage I wanted to start playing baseball . The unbelievable moment in a situation with the Royals being down late in the game and seeing that home run go into the upper deck made such an impression on me about the underdog . Brett was the greatest clutch player I ever saw and he did it over and over . Not many can claim they had three home runs in one game ..... absolutely no one can claim they had three batting titles in three different decades except George Brett . What a gamer !
George Brett is and will always be an amazing man who gifted us with such incredible talent and emotions that help us in every part of our lives. Millions can thank him for his efforts on and off the field that ended up making each of us live better lives.
Thank you George!
Saw George play close up several times in spring training in Fort Myers Florida. On game day you could get bleacher seats for 2 bucks right by the bullpens.
Wow Im in tears! I think in that era Brett/ Rose/ Reggie/ just puck one as most inspirational !
He is my favorite baseball player
These are awesome ❤
One of my best friends growing up had a Louisville Slugger with George Brett's name on it, I bought it at a yard sale a few years ago. One of my prized possessions. this Reds fan always had huge respect for George Brett, one of my heros.
Been a diehard Royals fan since 1978, George was my hero growing up. I remember picking up a Texas Rangers broadcast when the Royals were in Texas and the Rangers broadcaster said how do you ptich to George Brett, then Brett hit a home run, and the radio commentator said, not the way.
My dude, as a huge Royals fan, this dude was the one guy I modeled my game after. And we as Royals fans we were lucky to have
I'm a Jays fan and the Jays were getting good in the mid 80s. woohoo playoffs. oh no. George Brett. I have an all time team of players I saw play and he's got third. it's close between him and Mike Schmidt but in his prime Brett was unbelievably good
Great interview!!! Cool dude!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I saw Brett play when he was a teen-ager in San Jose and still have the 1972 San Jose Bees yearbook he autographed for me.
I remember the 1980 season when Dick Howser stated “ Brett can hit buck shot with barb wire”. He hit .390 with 118 RBI ‘s in 117 games.
And.. off the top of my head= 24 homers after missing 45 games due to injury. The full 162 that year would’ve given him-
33 homers and 162 rbis..40-plus doubles, 12 triples and 230-plus hits..with a slugging pct. of .664, on-base of .454, and an OPS of 1.118..
Oh, and over 400 total bases..playing his home games in a pitcher’s park.
NOW, that, THAT IS A SEASON.. hitting that while playing THIRD BASE, too, and striking out only 30 times in over 600 official at bats, walking about 78 times..
That is a SEASON!
I was delighted that he was healthy enough to get 3000 hits.
Ball player! Best compliment you can give a ball player……you’re a BALL PLAYER!
Oh hell, I forgot, Dans', birthday is May 15 as well as George. Me too actually, 60, coming up.
Brett is baseball. He literally made me love the game as a kid.
Great interview-George hometown hero ⚾️ KC - and Dan so much better as the host of this show you could tell he was a genuine fan of Brett’s
I WAS VERY LUCKY TO WATCH HIM PLAY...WHEN BALL PLAYERS PLAYED..INSTEAD OF TRYING TO BRAND THEMSELVES
Brett was clutch. He also is 1 of 7 players to have over 20 doubles, triples, and homeruns in the same season. One of the best swings ever.
PREACh
He just missed the 20 stolen bases.
I'm friends with George's K.C. teammate Buddy Biancalana. I lived a block from the family bar, P.J. Brett's in Redondo Beach, and knew well Ken, a bartender there. George would come in during the offseason and the women surrounding him put anything around Hugh Hefner to shame. My landlord was brother Bobby and I'd go to their office to pay rent and B.S. with Bobby and George. My friends put George on the phone with me from Cooperstown and he found I went to USC and told me he was the best prep player in 1971 but Rod Dedeaux offered a scholarship instead to Rich Dauer. Bud said he could not marry during his career because he could not find a "nice girl" until he retired.
"CJ Brett's" was a great place!
As a Baseball Player my self High School,Grad. 1980 I tried to hit left handed so bad because of Him [ switch hit ] so dam hard. Thanks George! FYI My Sons Name Is Brett........
George was a great ball player!
gave it his all every time he played for the Royals 20 years!
Brett, flying out of the dugout screaming at the Umpire was a thing of Legend. And funny AF 😂
Huge Brett fan!! The year he almost clipped .400 was amazing to follow as keep in mind no social media so the sports page was your gauge and I checked every day in hopes George would pull it off
I'd easily take prime George Brett over prime Mike Schmidt each and every time. I wouldn't even think twice.
You don't even think once. Psssh.
@@TheBatugan77, you win the GOLDEN ASS..
Brett was CLUTCH
Prime being 77-89? Or just like 77-81? He had so many injuries I always think what if he didn’t have so many of those.
What a great interview!!
I am 61 years old followed George’s career since day one , I still to this day use his name as my passwords ..
Humble when he should be and deserved of saying he was among one of the best hitters ever. A stand up guy!
Brett was one of the greatest hitters the game has seen; along with Williams, Cobb, Ruth, Wagner, Hornsby, and Musial.
Tremendous interview. Fantastic baseball history, two real pros having a great discussion.
He was the greatest player I ever watched. Thanks for the great career
Brett averaged 54 strikeouts a year for 21 seasons. unbelievable esp. for a guy who had power too.
The pride of El Segundo High!
The last ballplayer who had a serious run at the .400 mark.
It was a joy to watch george brett play,he would find a way to beat you