Pine Tar Incident – the Rest of the Story

MLB’s All Star game is tonite so here is 30 year-ago flashback for you.  On 24 July 1983 George Brett’s famous Yankee Stadium pine tar bat incident occurred.  This was back in the days when pine tar and not steroids figured in home run controversies.

Video below will give you the main story and what went down.  So watch that first.  However, after you watch the video, check out this excellent behind-the-scenes story that focuses on the role that the bat boy played in the incident (click here.)

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