Kissed George Brett’s Ring

June 27th, 2007 · No Comments

That’s what Yahoo! Sports’ Brad Evans thinks Alex Gordon did at the end of May.

In writing about the former Nebraska Cornhusker and #2 MLB Draft pick, Evans writes,

You see, Gordon (13.9% owned) is fantasy’s version of a wedding crasher. In other words, he’s an irresistible, ultra-hyped preseason sleeper who shows up fashionably late to the party.

After an abysmal 31-for-168 (.184 BA) April/May, Gordon has kissed George Brett’s ring and whacked a .302 BA, with six multi-hit games, two homers, nine RBI and two steals in 63 June at-bats.

I’m a Royals fan.

There I admitted it.

Actually I am always quick to do so. Cubs fans are proud of their team so why shouldn’t Royals fans stand up?

Gordon played AA last year and skipped AAA completely. I was glad to see that the Royals were patient with him the first couple months when he had a TON of Ks and his BA was horrid. But I was beginning to wonder if a trip to Omaha might help. Apparently, AG didn’t want to go to Omaha.

Gordon’s stats since June 6:

Date	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Jun 26	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.238	.330	.379	.709
Jun 25	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.329	.367	.695
Jun 24	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.234	.326	.367	.693
Jun 23	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.321	.367	.689
Jun 22	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.232	.322	.365	.687
Jun 20	6	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.228	.317	.359	.676
Jun 19	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.309	.351	.660
Jun 18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.306	.348	.654
Jun 17	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.215	.311	.354	.665
Jun 16	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.210	.308	.352	.660
Jun 15	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.209	.309	.353	.662
Jun 14	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	.204	.306	.346	.652
Jun 13	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.199	.304	.330	.634
Jun 12	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.198	.305	.317	.622
Jun 10	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.187	.294	.308	.602
Jun 9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.184	.292	.301	.593
Jun 8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.187	.296	.306	.602
Jun 7	4	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.298	.312	.610
Jun 6	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.173	.285	.281	.566

About George Brett:
“I’ve always loved the way he played the game of baseball, and I also thought he was the most dangerous hitter I ever faced - certainly in the American League. Back with Cincinnati, I used to walk the Giants’ Willie McCovey all the time because he could just kill you. I thought I’d never treat another hitter that way, but I wound up doing it with George.” - Sparky Anderson

About Alex Gordon:
“When I watch him play, he makes the game look pretty easy. When I played the game, I knew how hard it was. He’s better than I was at (23). Much better.” - George Brett

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