In honor of Mr. Bush, we beg your pardon
In honor of Mr. Bush, we beg your pardon
By George, I think he’s got itGeorge Brett has a new passion: Baseball-reference.com.
The Hall of Fame third baseman obviously knows a lot about baseball, but he didn’t discover the stat-packed Web site until Friday, after a Daily News reporter pointed it out during an interview. Searching for his own stats, he pored over his first full season in the bigs in 1974 and of course, that magical year of 1980 when he chased .400 late into the season, finishing at an absurd .390.
“I reached as high as .407 that year,” Brett remembers, then confirms with the exact date. It was Aug. 26; Brett’s Kansas City Royals were on the road at Milwaukee’s old County Stadium. Brett went 5-for-5 off Mike Caldwell and Bill Castro, raising his average from .398 to .407. His memory was right on the money.
The Royals won, 7-6, in front on 16,824 fans.
“I was going to go to the gym,” Brett tells The Score. “Now I can’t stop looking at this site. It’s amazing!”
Brett was also amazed to see he could find how he fared against every pitcher he ever faced. Who did you hit the best, George?
“Ed Figueroa,” he says without even clicking his mouse.
Brett batted .778 vs. the former Yankee in 1980. He went 7-for-9.
If you’re ever down in the dumps, Georgie, you can always go back to 1980.
“That’s always a good time,” says Brett.
Well at least one Hall of Famer now uses the site.
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