[QUOTE=clydepepper;2376095]Arguably, the greatest fielding third baseman ever.
16 gold gloves says it isn't arguable. And with the modern, manicured infields player perform on these days, we will never get to see fielding like that ever again.
Brooks will be missed as a player and as a human being. A buddy of mine told me that he ran into Steve Garvey at a Hastings Book store about seven years ago and asked him, "Aren't you Steve Garvey?" Steve deadpanned, "Yes," without even lifting his eyes from the magazine he was perusing. Now I have nothing against Steve Garvey whatsoever. But if that had been Brooks in the store, he would have probably pulled out a 3 X 5 personal glossy photo and autographed it for my buddy on the spot, and likely would have engaged him in some conversation as well. To Brooks, all fans were friends.
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