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Originally Posted by Coug46n2
I've shared this story before but it's a good one so here goes....
George is co-owner of the single A team here in town along with his brother. In the late 90s' and early 2000 he'd come to town once or twice a year and sit in the owner's box. One night after a game I hung out outside the clubhouse hoping for an auto. This was the summer he was elected to the HOF and their was a Miller Light commercial with him and Yount. Brett had like 98% of the HOF votes and Yount had a lesser percentage. The commercial ends with Brett and Yount arguing about "tast great, less filling" (I think?). Anyway, Brett ends the commercial with "Are you 98% sure about that....". Reference to his HOF vote percent.
Anyway, Brett comes out of the clubhouse and makes a bee line for the exit. I politely ask for an auto and he says no without turning around. So I say 'Are you 98% sure you can't sign?". He gets a big chuckle and turns around and comes back to sign for me. Still wouldn't personalize it, but oh well.
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That's awesome. I remember that commercial very well. Yount was telling Brett how bitter he sounded because he didn't have 2 MVPs, and Brett kept beating the whole 98% thing into Yount.
I met both guys during their final year (1993) in Arlington, when I was 14. Both came over by the dugout to sign before their respective games. Yount seemed nice, although he was trying to sign for as many fans as he could and was quiet as a result. Brett seemed like he was obligated to sign and didn't enjoy it, but he wasn't a jerk to me or anything. Maybe if I had gotten him one-on-one and he felt like I was bugging him, then he would have acted like a jerk, but he was okay on this day.