to the park to see him busting his butt out there, even on routine ground balls. He's salbaging a season for us." (Fimrite p.24 M. Macfarlane)Despite all the preasure that was put on him from the media to get his 3000th hit this year, he was still having fun playing the game that he loves."I belive you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me. I'm not sure how people in Kansas City perceive me, but I know that in my first few years here they at least knew where they could find me, until all the bars closed. The guys and I were out every night after a game having a ball, but they're all gone now and lately I can't stay awake ling enough to watch Rush Limbaugh on TV. And I go straight home from the ballpark." (Fimrite p.24 G. Brett)Most people will tell you that George Brett has a better shot of making the hall of fame, then Robin Yount, mainly because of his lifetime batting average. Brett is sure to finish over .300, while Yount will probably end his career with about a .290 average. If you look at thier other stats though, they are very comparable. The one thing that might, even out the comparison is the defensive abilithy of Robin Yount. He has won a Gold Glove jAward at Shortstop and Centerfield. While George Brett was not a bad third baseman (later a first baseman) he was not a great one either.But either way you look at it they are both two living legends and both belong in the Hall of Fame.There is only one other member of the 3000 hit club who is not in the Hall of Fame, and he is banned from baseball for life, that is Pere Rose. He is the all time hit leader in the history of baseball, but is still being kept from the Hall of Fame.As for the rest of their careers, Yount will probably ploay a few more years, but it will be no surprise if George Brett decides to retire after the end of the 1992 season. He feels that he is no help to t...
