Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters. George Brett Read Quote
My father cared a lot about me, but he never gave me the satisfaction of really knowing it. Hitting .390 wasn’t enough for him. Nothing seemed to be. He was not trying to be mean. He was just seeing to it that I never got self-satisfied, that I worked hard to get the most out of what I had. George Brett Read Quote
I’m a ballplayer. I know how hard the game is… and anybody that makes it in the Hall of Fame, I support. They become a member of our special fraternity. George Brett Read Quote
Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name’s on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that. George Brett Read Quote
Every time I sit with our general manager at a baseball game, and there’s number-cruncher and statistician guy – I’m sitting around – they start talking about stuff, and I say, ‘What’s that? I’ve never heard of that one before.’ George Brett Read Quote
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle. George Brett Read Quote
American League teams don’t bunt very often. National League teams bunt a lot. George Brett Read Quote
If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH in the National League. George Brett Read Quote
If there was no intentional walks, the guy would just walk him anyway, unintentionally intentionally walk him. You see a lot more of that than what meets the eye. George Brett Read Quote
