It just doesn't seem possible that Thursday, July 24 marks the 25th anniversary of George Brett's mighty swing against Goose Gossage that set in motion one of the most infamous events in baseball history. It has become known simply as The Pine Tar Game.
Like the sticky consistency of pine tar it remains glued to my memory banks. The vision of a raving mad George Brett leaping out of the dugout to nearly attack home plate umpire Tim McClelland after he was ruled out for having too much pine tar on his bat, negating the home run that put the Royals ahead 5-4 in the top of the ninth and instead giving the Yanks a 4-3 victory, is a scene worthy of the Hall of Fame, where ironically,

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - George Brett had a Hall of Fame career with the Kansas City Royals that included more than 3,000 hits, batting titles in three decades, an MVP award and a World Series championship.
Still, for most baseball fans, two words quickly come to mind when they hear Brett's name: pine tar.
and that's the one at-bat you're remembered for," Brett said Wednesday during a conference call with reporters.

The Mets call Shea Stadium home for one more season. Share your memories before it's gone. By Dan Graziano of The Star-Ledger by MA Mehta/The Star-Ledger

BY RODERICK BOONE | roderick.boone@newsday.com Don't look for Melky Cabrera to salute fans in the bleachers during the traditional first-inning roll call

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com It happened 25 years ago, but the Hall of Fame principals involved remember it like it was yesterday.

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com KANSAS CITY - George Brett will get together with old rival and old pal Goose Gossage this weekend at Cooperstown, N.Y., where the great relief pitcher will get his due as he's inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
But, on Wednesday, the two got together on a conference call to recall the famous Pine Tar Game of 25 years ago, July 24, 1983. Brett's tirade during the incident has been famous footage on TV and stadium screens ever since.
to attending the 2008 Hall of Fame Inductions on Sunday.

By AP KANSAS CITY, Mo. - George Brett says he's surprised that people still make a big deal out of his 1983 "pine tar" home run at Yankee Stadium.
The Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer's ninth-inning blast was taken away after umpires ruled Brett's bat had too much pine tar. Brett erupted from the dugout in one of baseball's all-time tirades.
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