Brett still a big part of Royals' championship celebration
- 9 years ago
George Brett had one more mighty moment in baseball's postseason center stage.
The Hall of Famer expected to take a seat after the world champion Kansas City Royals completed their 2.3-mile parade route and were set to address hundreds of thousands of fans at a downtown Kansas City, Missouri rally.
Brett retired in 1993 with 3,154 hits, three batting titles, two World Series appearances, one notorious wad of pine tar and a firm spot as the third baseman on the best team in Kansas City.
Brett also knows his Royals teams never enjoyed the widespread popularity as this crop of playoff perennials that made them a hit from the heartland to Hollywood - actor Paul Rudd is a devoted fan and even crashed the champagne bash in New York.
After the Royals won a playoff series last year, some players, led by Eric Hosmer, hit a bar in the Power and Light District and picked up a $15,000 tab for partying fans.
The Hall of Famer expected to take a seat after the world champion Kansas City Royals completed their 2.3-mile parade route and were set to address hundreds of thousands of fans at a downtown Kansas City, Missouri rally.
Brett retired in 1993 with 3,154 hits, three batting titles, two World Series appearances, one notorious wad of pine tar and a firm spot as the third baseman on the best team in Kansas City.
Brett also knows his Royals teams never enjoyed the widespread popularity as this crop of playoff perennials that made them a hit from the heartland to Hollywood - actor Paul Rudd is a devoted fan and even crashed the champagne bash in New York.
After the Royals won a playoff series last year, some players, led by Eric Hosmer, hit a bar in the Power and Light District and picked up a $15,000 tab for partying fans.