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
- Final Game June 6, 2009
- Born December 29, 1974 in Chicago, IL USA
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Emil Brown came back to the majors with the Kansas City Royals 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 disastrous results of the late 1990s. 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.
