Emil Brown
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Emil Quincy Brown
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
- School Indian River Community College
- Debut April 3, 1997
- Born December 29, 1974 in Chicago, IL USA
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Emil Brown came back to the majors in 2005 after a poor start to his career. He batted very well hitting .286/.349/.455 with 17 homers and 86 RBI. He followed that up with a .287/.358/.457 season in 2006 with 41 2B, 15 HR and 81 RBI
Despite being the Royals RBI leader for back-to-back seasons, Emil Brown has never been able to win over fans in Kansas City and as a result was demoted to a platooning/pinch-hitter role during the 2007 season. The hatred of Emil Brown amongst the Kansas City fans has two possible origins; first, Emil was the pet project of former hated GM Allard Baird, the man who many hold single handedly responsible for the disasterous results of the late 90's. Secondly, during spring training in 2007 Emil came out to the press angry at having to win over a starting job despite his previous two successful seasons and explained to the media that he was a better hitter than Vladimir Guerrero and that he could beat Carl Crawford in a foot race. Needless to say, this did not go over well.
