Brett, ump recall Pine Tar Game

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SmackCaster SmackBlog found this 7/24/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]
Even with Hall of Famer, World Series champion and 13-time All-Star forever attached to his name, George Brett will never be able to live down one memorable blowup he had at Yankee Stadium 25 years ago Thursday. [link]

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The Pine Tar Game, 25 years later
Published 7/24/2008 by TheHotRead at SmackCaster SmackBlog
... Who can ever forget the scene as George Brett tears out of the dugout toward home plate Tim McLelland after his home run was disallowed because of pine tar above the label on the bat. "I knew he wasn’t going to hit me or run over me and if he did, I’d probably own the Kansas City Royals right now," McClelland told the New York Daily News before manning third base in Wednesday’s matinee between the Twins and Yankees. "We had done what we had to do - administer the rules." ...

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Associated Press file photoKansas City Royals' George Brett, center, is restrained by umpire Joe Brinkman after his bat, held by umpire Tim McClelland, right, was ruled illegal because of pine tar beyond the legal limit on the handle during...
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