So the Kansas City Royals have clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 1985. That’s quite the post-season drought. Heck, even the Cubs, Mets and Indians have experienced October since then. This might be news to those of you under 30 but back in the day, the Royals were pretty darned good. They made the playoffs seven times in ten years between 1976 and 1985 when they finally won their first and only World Series. George Brett was an integral part of those Kansas City teams. He is unquestionably the greatest Royal ever. He finished his 21-year career, all with the Royals, with 3154 hits. He led the league in hits and batting average three different times. He won the 1980 AL MVP and finished in the top three in voting three other times. He is a career .305 hitter and a first ballot Hall of Famer. But it is neither Brett’s longevity nor his consistency for which he is most commonly known. Follow along at: http://sportschump.net/2014/09/28/d...-brett-pine-tar-road-trip-21st-century/14464/
