Sport Memorabilia Blog
During my years in college, I made my money by working at the UPS store in a wealthy suburban neighborhood in Kansas City. One of my common customers was Kansas City Royals well known baseball player, George Brett. George played third and first base for the Royalsfor a long time and is considered one of the best players to ever play for the Royals.
One moment that George Brett is remembered for is when his home run was thrown out and then having that decision overruled the next day. The home run was removed because he had pine tar that was sticking too far up his bat and over the limit line, but after much thought and reporting it was figured that this did not help him hit the ball any father. It is rerun many times on sports and news channels everywhere as it was the most upset anyone had seen George Brett with anyone and the petty call also made the Kansas City Royals lose the game versus the New York Yankees. They even had to go back and replay a little over an inning left in the game after the bad call to a stadium with no fans. He was often coming into the store to mail game-used memorabilia to different baseball fans.
Often he was sending back game-used memorabilia to fans had sent him to sign and he did not want to, but at least he returned it. The sport memorabilia that he was sending was gear like a game-worn jersey or game-used jersey as some say, and autographed baseballs.
George Brett has many different opinions about him as a person in Kansas City. No matter how you feel about George Brett, there is no doubt that he is one of the best players who ever played major league baseball and will be a legend in Kansas City for quite a while. He still works within the Royals organization today and often also serves as a live commentator during their games. George Brett will always be a local celebrity in Kansas City and many people even eat at his restaurant that is located on the Plaza, in downtown Kansas City. If you ever wanted a piece of the Royals, Mr. Brett delivered.