May 3, 201016 yr George Brett one of the greatest clutch hitters of all-time. He's my favorite 3B of all time. I'd vote him over Brooks Robinson. But Mike Schmidt is the best 3B of all time.
May 3, 201016 yr George Brett one of the greatest clutch hitters of all-time. He's my favorite 3B of all time. I'd vote him over Brooks Robinson. But Mike Schmidt is the best 3B of all time. One of the things that hurts George Brett in the discussion of greatest thirdbasemen is that he played over 1000 games at positions other than thirdbase. He played thirdbase in 1692 games but appeared in over 2700 games overall.
May 3, 201016 yr I must say I'm shocked we've gone 34 post without one mention of Wayne Krenchicki. ..or the predecessor to Pete Rose at 3B John Vukovich - famous for being pinch-hit for in the 2nd inning by Sparky.
May 3, 201016 yr Never, he cheated and for who knows how long................. Didn't Schmidt admit to using amphetamines in the 70's and 80's?
May 3, 201016 yr Didn't Schmidt admit to using amphetamines in the 70's and 80's? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/sports/baseball/28chass.html?ex=1298782800&en=a76ae43635a8c908&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Schmidt doesn't acknowledge in the book that he used greenies, but in a telephone interview Sunday, he said, "A couple times in my career I bit on it." He added: "There were a few times in my career when I felt I needed help to get in there. I'm a victim; I admit to it. I'm not incriminating myself or players I played with to say we were on amphetamines our entire careers. I just wanted to see what they would do. It was a lack of willpower. You had an impressionable young kid, and someone says, 'Man you want to feel good?' If I had to do it over, I probably wouldn't do it. You can't put a 56-year-old head on a 28-year-old kid."" It is what it is...
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