Hall of Famer George Brett Talks “Pine Tar Game” Anniversary & More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview

Baseball Hall of Famer George Brett and Rich Eisen revisit the infamous “Pine Tar Game” when he got ejected from a game for going ape**** on the umpires after a late-game home run against the Yankees was overturned, his excitement for Bobby Witt Jr. and the current Kansas City Royals team, shares his favorite Bo Jackson story, and more.
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[@briangamber6051]

Two great things about George. 1) fantastic ball player. 2) on a personal level I met George at a Tom Petty concert shortly after the sprint center opened in KC. I paid like $300 for a pair of tickets and was like 4-5 seat away from him. He was loaded and invited me to the VIP bar and we did shots together. I’ll never forget it and still have the old flip phone with our picture on it.

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

i saw tom petty at least a dozen times but never while spending time with george brett. a great memory to have i'm sure!

[@martinward7230]

Wasted 2 months of trailor payments for a guy with hemoroids.

[@Jerseykid4life]

I was at Angel Stadium when George went 4 for 5, got his 3000 hit, then got picked off first. What a great memory. Always one of my favorite players

[@HelluvaPatriot]

Grew up watching this man play baseball. Great times.

[@lyricalprophet6070]

Yankee fan here since 1978..This man was the scariest opponent ever with a bat in his hands against my beloved Yankees.

[@billhayden3637]

People forget, that for about a 10 year stretch from 1975-85. The Royals and Yankees were one of the biggest rivalries in all of sport.

[@kcchristian]

Didn’t they have a similar 10 year stretch 1773-83?

[@lyricalprophet6070]

@@kcchristian😂

[@boatsfra1]

Mr. Brett had 20 triples in 1979 and had a .390 batting average in 1980...EPIC

[@brentcline4552]

He also had 118 RBI’s in a 117 games in that epic 1980 season.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Only player in history with a batting title in 3 different decades.

[@RoofDoctorsJoanne]

He had 20+ Homers, Triples & Doubles. Only Willie Mays and like one other dude ever did that.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@RoofDoctorsJoanne Actually, Brett was the 5th player to do it when he accomplished the feat in '79, with Mays being the most recent prior to that. And since then it's been done twice, ironically in the same season, 2007, when Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson did it.

[@richardroden6773]

That was a fun interview. Have George on again.

[@sonsofliberty75]

Brett is my favorite player of all time! I was born in Kansas City, Missouri. I, however, grew up in Texas. Royals games were not broadcast in my area, so I only got to watch George play if he was playing against the Rangers or it was the playoffs. I religiously checked the paper for the box scores every game. I even clipped ones when #5 had a big game. I still have one when he hit for the “cycle!” He was such a clutch hitter. Those battles with the Yankees in the ALCS always wrenched my guts!

[@brocktonma.1816]

Every fan in every city knew who George Brett was. He was an all-timer. Red Sox fan.

[@drn13355]

George Brett is amazing. One of the best baseball players of all time.

[@richardleerodgers5303]

Saw this game with my late Dad we were Yankees fans and George Brett was no doubt a monster talent, great memories.

[@seanmcmonagle4012]

Legend. So cool to hear his devotion to Kansas City. An incredible player.

[@SlimThrull]

If you go back and watch the game, it's CRYSTAL clear that Brett wasn't going to hit the ump. He had about 3-4 seconds right up next to the ump before the other guy pulled him off. He was mighty angry, but he wasn't going to hurt the guy.

[@DustinToDust]

Nothing but class. Great interview.

[@gregschulte2953]

love George, one of the best hitters that ever lived.

[@Jahwobbly]

My baseball hero.

[@DavidWasson-o5i]

Priceless!

[@drvannozzun]

great stuff, great stuff

[@KentW-dk7op]

saw a comment saying no player felt more like impending doom coming to the plate than Brett. I thought that's pretty accurate

[@DreamCather147]

I saw it on Saturday game of week live.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

This man singlehandedly destroyed my childhood.

[@paytonhurde4092]

I’m excited about my royals we’ve been pretty good this year and Bo was just a different athlete

[@Rockhound6165]

Was an honor seeing 2 of the greatest to play the position when Schmidt dueled George Brett in the 1980 World Series.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

They were consecutive draft picks in '71.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@Cosmo-Kramer and both were drafted as shortstops.

[@sweetrobertos]

2nd greatest 3rd baseman in my lifetime. Second only to Michael Jack Schmidt.

[@tommyriam8320]

Often overlooked was the fact that Schmidt struggled with hard-hit groundballs driven right at him

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@tommyriam8320 Ummm, Schmitty won TEN Gold Gloves at the hot corner.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@Cosmo-Kramer That ought to tell you something about the nature / makeup of committees entrusted with voting on such matters. Anyone with a brain acknowledges Schmidt's greatness; recognizing him as one of the premier ballplayers of his time _overall_ but the fact remains as I stated, the man was routinely handcuffed by grounders sharply hit _right at him_ ; short hops and all. Coming up through the ranks my measure of _'what separated the men from the boys'_ in terms of fielding was one's ability to make the aforementioned play smoothly and regularly without incident in other words ...diving to your left or right or leaping to haul one in while perhaps more attention grabbing and impressive from a spectator's standpoint - this caliber of play is certainly more likely to garner headlines or land its "executer" a spot on the highlight reel - however, any reasonably decent athlete , if honest , will concede that the latter ranks among the easiest he'll be called upon to make.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@tommyriam8320 I'm from Philly and watched him play his whole career, getting eaten up by balls hit hard right at him was most definitely not "routine". And most of the occasional ones he bungled initially, he managed to recover quickly and still nail the runner at 1st on the strength of his cannon arm. An arm that accounted for so many putouts, not just when diving to his left and right, but also after bare-handing dribblers and bunts that nearly all other 3rd baggers couldn't even grab, let alone make the throw in time.

[@oaktree1628]

@@Cosmo-Kramer Schmidt also committed 313 errors in 18 seasons at the Third base position.

[@chrisocony]

If George Brett wasn't such a great hitter, maybe he'd be remembered as the pine tar guy.

[@40px]

hey. it's the hemorrhoid guy!

[@michaelweston2285]

solid move by Brett to get the bat back and donate it to the HOF

[@larrycanupp411]

What a stud.

[@ballislife9989]

The Gaylord story is hilarious 😂

[@jude999]

"Holy cow, I don't believe it! Home run for George Brett! I don't belive that lightening could strike twice. I told you, I had nightmares about this thing." -Phil Rizzuto's call You know its suspicous when Gaylord is in the mix.

[@howardford6991]

So, what advantage does it give to the batter to have pine tar higher up on the bat than it's suppose to be?

[@RC_928]

Back when MLB players marked their careers with one team.

[@ORagnar]

Three time batting champion and he came very close to hitting .400 in 1980, I believe. I mean, really close. o-) 9:40 p.m.

[@tommyriam8320]

Yes, three batting titles; once in each decade that he played - 1976, 1980, 1990

[@michaeldavid6284]

He came up eight hits short of hitting .400.

[@ORagnar]

@@michaeldavid6284 --Apparently he was right at .400 with 13 games left in the season. 1-)

[@tommyriam8320]

@@ORagnar He was also in kind of a race in terms of minimum number of ABs needed to qualify as a legitimate contender for any official batting title/"record" since he had missed so much of the season with injuries. Brett was great at coming back from long spells on the DL without seeming to have lost a step/beat. He brought this "tradition" to new heights in '80 with such hitting prowess and production that he, a one point, threatened to lead the league in RBI while simultaneously failing to log enough plate appearances to have his season-ending BA "count".

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@ORagnar On September 18th, Brett was hitting .401.

[@M.PaulAudycki]

Did George Brett face Pat Mahomes Sr?

[@lightyearsfromhome1165]

ICON

[@andrewfischer8564]

my friend mark didnt make it to the game. he still has two unused tickets in plastic

[@toddgoza3522]

What about interviewing Frank White 8 time gold glove recipient!

[@czars694]

Not as famous as his Belaggio story,

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

"Who's pitchin' today?"

[@luciano496]

How great is this 😂.. just don't make them like this anymore..

[@seamuschesterbergsonfordsh9752]

My 4skin was stolen at birth

[@bencromwell707]

Icon

[@ThymeKeeper]

Perfect moral lesson. The bat was illegal and they called him on it but the Royals won the game. Billy Martin was a little sh*t though.

[@johngalt9737]

I was a fan of the Swingin' A's, naturally I hate George Brett. Good lord that mug could hit

[@jschulz17281]

He’s a jerk in real life. Saw him when I was an adult and ruined it for my childhood vision of him.

[@T-Bone-bq1yg]

Super nice guy, not much of a tipper

[@pretzelhunt]

we cant all dump 30% on 2-6 purchases a day.

[@brocktonma.1816]

Maybe the service was lousy. Tipping has gotten crazy.

[@tommyriam8320]

@@brocktonma.1816 True, it's disgusting how out of control it's gotten.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I've met around 10 people who have met him, and each one said he's a prick. Still, he's my second favorite player, after Pete.

[@nerffauna]

Brings to mind an old Justin Verlander Twitter rant about Uber prices.