Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!gummo!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxt!klein From: klein@houxt.UUCP (N.KLEIN) Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball Subject: The George Brett Incident Message-ID: <322@houxt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 27-Jul-83 09:00:53 EDT Article-I.D.: houxt.322 Posted: Wed Jul 27 09:00:53 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jul-83 21:57:34 EDT Lines: 12 Surprisingly enough I have not seen any commentary on the George Brett incident who had a home run in the 9th inning nullified in a recent NY-KC game because Billy Martin ran out of the dugout and claimed he had too much pine tar. I am not sure I understand the reason for the rule but it figures that it was brought out by a team that in the last few years has done anything possible to take the sport out of baseball and turn it into a capitalistic venture. My feeling is that Steinbrenner single-handedly ruined the sport of baseball. I used to be an avid baseball fan but the free agent business (started by the Yankees in the purchase of Catfish Hunter) and the buying of championships was too much. Is anyone from outside (or in) NY a Yankee fan? NDK