KC Royals broadcaster Fred White Favorite Moment

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Жыл бұрын

Kansas City Royals Broadcaster Fred White talks about his favorite moment in the booth calling Royals baseball in an interview by me on his radio station, KRSL Russell Radio...George Brett's home run off of Goose Gossage in the 1980 ALCS Game 3.
Fred passed away on May 15, 2013
I worked for Fred at KRSL Russell Radio for over 6 years and personally witnessed what a great broadcaster, boss, friend, and person that he was. He helped countless people throughout his career (including me) and as he put it, "always tried to pay it forward"!

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@ronshouse4205 4 ай бұрын

As a lifelong Royals fan, this HR is THE single greatest memory I have of the Royals, when I was 12 years old...to FINALLY slay the Yankee dragon....I really don't remember much about the 1980 WS vs the Phillies, I was so happy to beat the Yankees. Even into the late '80s, early '90s, Royals had one of the highest payrolls in MLB, they were trying to win one for the original owner, Ewing Kaufmann.....then the TV money blew up, and the Royals have only made two post-season appearances since winning the 1985 WS....that Royals-Yankees rivalry was hardcore....George Brett getting into an on-field brawl with Gregg Nettles was classic...Hal MacRae sliding HARD into second to bust up double plays.....good times. First Royals game I ever went to, 1976, was vs the Yankees....at the time, I thought they were booing Lou Piniella, but fans were yelling "LOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUU!!!!!" He won the AL Rookie of the Year with the Royals their first year, but was with the Yankees in '76.

@joncosby4385 10 ай бұрын

One of the greatest clutch hitters of all time

@williamstoesser3633 7 ай бұрын

True - and one of the greatest pure fastball hitters ever! Sure Goose will attest to that.

@davidziemann9653 11 ай бұрын

Those late 70's/80s Yanks/Royals series were epic.

@Gregory-sm9pf 2 ай бұрын

The pine tar on the bat, home run by Brett is legendary, he went fucking NUTS! 🤣😅🤣

@jimsinger2521 2 ай бұрын

Yep

@sonic-qh7ed 8 күн бұрын

they were rivals during that time and great games too

@pete956 11 ай бұрын

I actually asked Gossage if that was the longest home run he's ever given up. One of them,he replied. I should have apologized for even asking but he could not have been more polite. Pure class.

@davidsamuels9557 7 ай бұрын

Gossage said Brett's home run was so loud, it startled him.

@johnnyc5422 7 ай бұрын

As a Yankee fan, it was never fun playing Brett & the Royals...especially in KC on that fast carpet.

@cross6937 7 ай бұрын

I always both hated and loved Goose Gossage. He was the premier closer in those days and pitched 2 to 3 innings each outing. Threw pure gasoline and intimidated everyone with that gas and his stuff. I've seen interviews with him and he's pure class.

@travismcdonald6576 7 ай бұрын

I’m sure he’s mellowed out. He’s laughed in some interviews I’ve seen about the HR he gave up to Kirk Gibson in the 84 World Series.

@johnnyc5422 7 ай бұрын

@@travismcdonald6576 He was a big time pitcher put in many big time pressure spots. If he wasn't great, he'd be watching someone else pitch. Sometimes the other guy gets ya

@pangasports1854 9 ай бұрын

George Brett was savage.

@dr.winstonsmith 10 ай бұрын

Brett was one of the best clutch hitters.

@K1OIK 9 ай бұрын

pine tar

@GuardianA-hole Жыл бұрын

Gossage said Brett greatest hitter he ever faced

@williamca7067 28 күн бұрын

George Brett used to write letters to the baseball commissioner about Gossage to be put in the Hall of Fame

@jamesmichael5475 11 ай бұрын

As a long time NY Yankee fan who lived through the great and intense NY Yankee/KS Royal rivalry of the late 1970's - early 1980's, there was no better situational hitter in the game at that time or since than George Brett. Need a single, he batted as high as .390 during the 1980 season, had a career .305 average. During the prime of his career his OBP was in the high .300's to mid .400's, need an extra base hit or home-run, he could do that as well. The pine-tar incident also involved a Brett home-run. I feared Brett more that any other opponent, because he was not only a great hitter, but he also rose to the occasion, and was such a "Clutch" hitter

@jsd795 11 ай бұрын

But wait baseball fans have been told for years now that there is no such thing as "clutch" players. Players like Brett, Jackson and Chambliss weren't clutch, it was just simple mathematics.

@rethink62 9 ай бұрын

Runner on 2nd two outs down a run in the 8th or 9th I’ll take Munson or Piniella Brett was unbelievable killed the Yanks best hitter I ever saw

@AllistarAugustus 7 ай бұрын

@@rethink62We have the right to have horrible takes in the wrong forum. Well done.

@rethink62 7 ай бұрын

@@AllistarAugustus Sorry bout that Bone Man’s comment said something about need a single Brett’s the man You know situational hitting so I thought my comment ( just an opinion) was ok My bad , thank god the comment police was on the case PS, FU

@AllistarAugustus 7 ай бұрын

@@rethink62 Rethink it for the 63rd time.

@gregjerauld5787 17 күн бұрын

Fred white and Denny Matthews were the best combo. Growing up listened to every Royals game on my moms old motorola transistor radio.

@sammalone4239 6 ай бұрын

Best hitter I ever saw in my lifetime. Only player to win batting title in 3 different decades ! Could hit for average or power depending. What was needed! AWESOME!!

@deathlessgamer 10 ай бұрын

How come this isn't one of the most iconic calls of all time?

@shakey2634 10 ай бұрын

Because it's a Yankee's fail.

@deathlessgamer 10 ай бұрын

@@shakey2634 But what about Aroldis Chapman giving up a walk-off home run to the Houston Astros in the ALDS? To my knowledge that features as one of the best calls of all time quite frequently.

@user-dv3do1od2r 5 ай бұрын

Charlie Lau was a great hitting coach back in da day with George

@trwent 6 ай бұрын

Mr. Royal. One of the greatest pure hitters of all time. Hit for power and average. What a ballplayer.

@Classicrocker6119 7 ай бұрын

I’m in Canada and I have to admit the way George Brett almost singlehandly dominated the Blue Jays in the 1985 ALCS was awesome

@williamgullett5911 5 ай бұрын

The Blue Jays had that series won. Lose the last 3 and the last two at home. I was pulling for them.

@user-dv3do1od2r 5 ай бұрын

I listened to the Tigers on the Radio back then on 760 WJR or whatever & Sparky was talking about playing the Royals down the stretch one year in a late season series.....he said....we might get beat, but not by George Brett! I am going to take the bat out of his hands and walk him at any point in the game! Not a bad strategy!

@williamgullett5911 5 ай бұрын

@@user-dv3do1od2r Brett and Fred Lynn destroyed Tiger Stadium. In one game in 1975 Lynn hit 3 HRs, a triple, single, and 10rbi. I was there in August of 1980 when Al Oliver hit 4Hrs, a triple, and a double in a doubleheader. 21 total bases which is a record. In one AB, after Oliver already had hit 4HRs he hit a shot down the rf line that hit the wood on the 3rd level a foot foul. Sparky ran out of the dugout and waved to the pitcher to walk Oliver. 1st time and only time I saw a guy get pitched to and then walked intentionally. It was the day the Tigers retired Al Kaline number between games of the doubleheader. Texas beat Detroit in both games

@uncleshark181 3 ай бұрын

2015 Royals went up to Toronto and the number 9 hitter came alive. Alex Rios. When your 9 hitter comes alive, it tends to spark the rest of the team. That was the spark that led the royals to runover the Jays and then run over the Mets for the WS.

@Gregory-sm9pf 2 ай бұрын

N@@williamgullett5911Brett in the top five greatest hitters in MLB history, I put him up there with Williams, Carew, Mantle , Tony Gwynn

@Kevin-po2dl 11 ай бұрын

Gorge Brett was Awesome!!! And I’m a Mets fan. ✝️👊🏻👍🏻✝️

@marcvslicinivscrassvs7536 8 ай бұрын

I miss the good ole days with just regular old stats that told the whole story succinctly.

@jeffking887 11 ай бұрын

I loved listening to Fred and Denny

@shakey2634 10 ай бұрын

The Royals let the wrong guy go. The kept the guy that always sounded like he'd rather be somewhere else.

@AllForDemocracy 11 ай бұрын

Huge fan - a great, great ballplayer and one of the few truly clutch hitters. If he could have stayed healthy he'd be top 10 material.

@Gregory-sm9pf 2 ай бұрын

Top ten? He's in the top 5 !

@AllistarAugustus 8 күн бұрын

He played 20 years and won batting titles in 70's 80's and 90's.

@davestrang8585 11 ай бұрын

Saw George play many games in KC. MY GOSH the fans loved him. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@philliptivis3082 10 ай бұрын

As a child I had George Brett pajamas.

@teller1290 5 ай бұрын

That's hardcore

@jasonpeters9716 Ай бұрын

KC Royals!!! Born in 77, been a diehard ever since I was aware. Prob 1983. Going to Royals vs Brewers, tomorrow afternoon. (5•8•24.)

@SamuelKhan Жыл бұрын

When George Brett hit that blast off Gossage, the previous fails against the Yankees in '76, '77, and '78 were erased. The Royals captured their first AL Pennant, which was a nice touch to Brett's best season. A local town I was in that night sounded their storm siren at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="630">10:30</a> pm!

@paulgutermann8413 11 ай бұрын

True story. I was in a bar watching the game. I said to the guy with me, “if U.L. Washington gets on, Brett is going to take him deep.” He laughed. I should have bet.

@jackprecip5389 7 ай бұрын

Winning one series doesn't erase three previous series losses, it gives you a win.

@michaelrinella6384 7 ай бұрын

@@jackprecip5389 Seriously, going one for four in the postseason is a .250 average, nothing to write home about.

@prisonersforprofit 3 ай бұрын

denny mathews and fred white were both as classy as announcers get, the thing i loved about them was how unbiased they were, in an age when many broadcasters tipped their politics and prejudices, white and mathews always displayed a respect and curiosity that made the game they called, a treat, not theatrical, just a couple guys who loved the game and treated everyone equally.

@3roxxxy Ай бұрын

I remember a game against the Tigers. George came to the plate with the baes loaded. Sparky Anderson the coach walked Brett. After the game they asked Sparky why he walked Brett with the bases loaded, he replied, I would rather give up one run than four.

@Lava1964 11 ай бұрын

I recall watching this game on TV. I don't think I had seen many home runs land so quickly in an upper deck of a ballpark. Yes, I knew the Royals were destined to win at that point.

@jimsinger2521 2 ай бұрын

I think I do too. I think it was an afternoon game on ABC?

@Gregory-sm9pf 6 ай бұрын

One of baseballs greatest hitters overall, not just in the clutch, top 10 in MLB history

@user-dv3do1od2r 5 ай бұрын

Mike Schmidt is considered the best 3rd Basemen maybe all time.....& he was great, but in a Playoff Series....I would take Brett everytime.

@Gregory-sm9pf 5 ай бұрын

@@user-dv3do1od2r yes, definitely

@Gregory-sm9pf 2 ай бұрын

@@user-dv3do1od2rMy top five greatest MLB third baseman: George Brett, Brooks Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Carney Langsford and George Brett

@kasisoot 13 күн бұрын

I guess I would have been about 9 years old that night. As you can imagine, George Brett was my hero. He was so cool.

@benntura 28 күн бұрын

I remember Georg Brett was really good at playing baseball.

@NicholleChristineEdwards 8 ай бұрын

Dope jerseys- bringing those back

@TacoBellManager 2 күн бұрын

Unbelievably great hitter, protege of the great Charley Lau, tremendous competitor, played a very difficult position in the field as well, but it is hard not to think that half of George Brett's legend is he was a Yankee killer. You beat the Yankees in big games in Yankee Stadium, you are Cooperstown-bound. Additionally, this home run came at the end of a frustrated three-year run in the ALCS where the Royals finally broke through and avenged Kansas City's little brother status as a de facto farm club to New York going to the days of the A's. This was the pure juice.

@jeffteyrosado9966 Жыл бұрын

Great

@SteveSmith-hh2ni 2 ай бұрын

He worked to become a great third baseman. Pure hitter, too, and great baserunner. Mike Schmidt, Brooks Robinson, Brett...who you gonna start?

@jasonpeters9716 Ай бұрын

STILL...the BEST uniforms in League!

@steveprestegard5151 27 күн бұрын

That ball is still going.

@uncleshark181 3 ай бұрын

I remember that day. Goose was intimidating. But Brett was relaxed like he knew he was going to do this.

@chuckh6397 4 күн бұрын

George was one of the best ever! Don’t forget that in 1976 he helped make Chris Chambliss famous. Brett hit a 3 run homer in the 8th inning to tie the game at 6-6. Then of course Chambliss hit the walk off homer in the 9th inning and the Yanks won the series.

@acespace7255 6 ай бұрын

Watching George Brett when he came to Tiger Stadium

@michaelfitzgerald3467 3 ай бұрын

The bat speed on that tater is atomic!

@user-ne6gp4gn6x 7 ай бұрын

1980 was his year what a blast

@slshusker 7 ай бұрын

My favorite team is anyone playing the Yankees.

18 күн бұрын

My favorite moment too. In fact, each time the yanks lose, it's my favorite moment.

@moboutmen 10 ай бұрын

He cooked The Goose several times.

@jrodkid9731 10 ай бұрын

That ball still hasn't landed

@brandnewsecondhand7807 2 ай бұрын

The balls trajectory was still rising until the stadium got in the way!!

@shakey2634 7 ай бұрын

I miss Fred.

@larrycalvery2857 6 ай бұрын

Me too, worked for him for 6+ years!

@paulboegel8009 29 күн бұрын

Ron Guidrys dominance over Brett was impressive.

@jamesdavis6036 7 ай бұрын

Gossage holds the record for most blown saves. Steinbrenna the cancer didn't like Sparky Lyle who had just won a Cy Young, as a reliever. Had to get the big broozing type of guy with no neck. Over & over again throughout the years.

@user-dv3do1od2r 5 ай бұрын

Interesting stat! You're right....Sparky Lyle blew a lot of saves as well with far fewer Saves. Those guys were "Firemen" come in the 7th or 8th innings & put out the fire....different era. They weren't 9th inning Specialists

@craigoren4475 3 ай бұрын

When he said "George Brett home run," I was afraid he was talking about the pine tar incident.

@mr.anything424 10 ай бұрын

George Brett hitting in yankee stadium would had hit a thousand homers

@stevenediger7945 5 ай бұрын

I’ve heard him call it a bandbox.

@williamca7067 28 күн бұрын

George Brett was sitting next to Gossage and Brett was asked what is the one home run that stands out the most, and Brett said this homer because the Royals finally beat the Yankees to go to the World Series …

@guyfawkes578 3 ай бұрын

Kirk Gibson did this to Gossage in 1984. 😂

@garywhitt98 3 күн бұрын

I don't know how Brett hit the ball so hard. He wasn't that big. But I saw him smack a rope into the second tier in Seattle. The ball was going up when it landed.

@garywanamaker2253 10 ай бұрын

in 76 the Royals had a better team than the Yankees and thankfully Chris Chambliss ended the playoffs in memorable manner

@nedsackmann2215 7 ай бұрын

NY should have checked his bat for pinetar.😂

@vtiger81 5 ай бұрын

George Brett. The Royals version of Van Helsing.

@nate78824 7 ай бұрын

I thought it was going to be the pine tar incident.

@DonTrump-sv1si 10 ай бұрын

I woulda checked the bat for pine tar?

@uf69251 11 ай бұрын

I can honestly say ....George Brett is a true Hall Of Famer. A true Giant of Baseball../ But I never likd him .

@leilanirocks 3 күн бұрын

Based on most videos out here of great sports moments, particularly in baseball… I have just one question: Did Goose Gossage ever get anyone OUT? 😂

@uteking 3 ай бұрын

Why does the background crowd noise on that broadcast sound like a kindergarten class shouting “yay, yay!”? Is this a Durham Bulls road game?

@dzanier Жыл бұрын

That might’ve been the hardest ball Brett ever hit.

@teller1290 7 ай бұрын

Pine tar very similar shot.

@macharper8214 20 күн бұрын

I don't understand why Gossage always threw those straight fast balls right over the middle of the plate to Brett. All he had to do was just take a little bit off or throw it out of the strike zone and hope he chases it. Throw it in the dirt. Brett always knew where his pitches were going to be and he always clobbered him.

@teller1290 5 ай бұрын

Did they check THAT bat for pine tar?

@michaelrinella6384 7 ай бұрын

Ever dog has its day. The 1977 Royals were probably better than the 1977 Yankees, but lost. The 1980 Yankees were probably better than the 1980 Royals, but also lost.

@Mr._Moderate Жыл бұрын

Focus cameraman focus lol

@jimbob9828 9 ай бұрын

Pine Tar Bat Day

@MichaelBecker-px5sy 7 ай бұрын

George the Yankee Slayer

@andrewanders6692 2 ай бұрын

Sheeesh how much garbage did Gossage throw that ended up over walls ?? lol

@K1OIK 9 ай бұрын

pine tar

@stocksgoupward5922 7 ай бұрын

Man that ball got outta here in a hurry. I mean anything travels that far oughta have a damn stewardess on it, don't you think?

@blitzkriegchile5823 2 күн бұрын

Too bad KC couldn't finish the deal

@PBW891 8 ай бұрын

And you can see he touched all the bases. The Yankees counter protested he hadn't. The pine tar rule was because it was scuffing the balls not some great power advantage like a corked bat.

@jeffsudbeck4681 8 ай бұрын

His was not the pine tar game. That was in 1983