22 years ago this week, George Brett hit a controversial 2 run home run off of Goose Gossage, the New York Yankees 'unhittable' reliever in the top of the 9th inning. Yankee manager Billy Martin protested, saying that Brett had too much pine tar on his bat. The pine tar rule was originally written into the baseball rule book, early in the century, as a means to conserve pine tar. The ump then ruled Brett out which then lead to Brett storming out of the dugout after the ump and Martin.
I remember this moment vividly. As a kid, I wanted to be George Brett. Happy Anniversay, George!
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The game was protested, then, by the Royals and was later finished almost a month later. The Royals won 5-4. This was and is just one of many reasons to hate the New York Yankees.
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