By Tracy Ringolsby On the 30th anniversary of what has become known as the Pine Tar Game, George Brett is smiling, even laughing, about what became the most memorable moment of his 21-year career with the Kansas City Royals. …read more
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By Paul Hagen When the Phillies beat the Royals in the 1980 World Series, the opposing third basemen were Mike Schmidt and George Brett. Both were at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, throwing out ceremonial first pitches as the Phillies opened their home season with an Interleague series against Kansas City. …read more
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By Dick Kaegel One was named for George Brett, one speaks fluent Greek, one was Alex Gordon‘s college teammate. Now those three catchers — Brett Hayes, George Kottaras and Adam Moore, respectively — are competing to be the Royals’ backup to Salvador Perez. …read more
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