* Happy birthday, George Brett

May 15, 2008

The Royals’ Hall of Famer turns 55 today.

I have always been impressed with players like Brett, Carl Yazstremski, Tony Gwynn, et al, who managed to spend their entire careers with one team. It was more common earlier in the game’s history, but almost unheard of these days. You have to be a combination of lucky (to not get traded as well as stay healthy enough), good (to warrant being kept), and not too greedy (to look for more money elsewhere).

In 1997, Stephen Hall wrote this piece titled “The Loyalists” for The New York Times Sunday Magazine about an elite group of current ballplayers (at that time) who had played for at least ten years and were still with their original club. The piece was accompanied by a lovely graphic which, unfortunately, was not included with the article, but I think I still have it somewhere (on my bookshelf, of course) so look for it in the near future.

The Amazon Report on George Brett:

George Brett: From Here To Cooperstown

George Brett: A Royal Hero

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