George Brett has pointed message for Cardinals fans upset about 1985 World Series

Pete Grathoff
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Nearly any list of the worst blown calls in sports history includes Don Denkinger’s safe call in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1985 World Series.

Depending on which side of the state of Missouri you call home, that safe call on Jorge Orta’s infield chopper helped the Royals win the game and the World Series, or the Cardinals self-destructed after human error.

Hall of Famer George Brett lives in Kansas, but he made it clear in a MLB Network documentary that fans in St. Louis make too much of Don Denkinger’s missed call.

The MLB Network shared a clip of Brett talking about the blown call, and he addressed Cardinals fans.

“The people in St. Louis to this day still think it was Game 7, because they think they lost the World Series on that call,” Brett said. “They still drop the pop up that inning. They still have a passed ball. And they still blame that on Denkinger.”

Yep, first baseman Jack Clark missed what should have been an out on a pop-up, and Darrell Porter’s passed ball hurt the Cardinals’ chances that inning.

“For crying out loud, St. Louis,” Brett added, “and I have friends that live in St. Louis, Don Denkinger, he made a bad call. Made a bad call. If they call him out, we still might have won the game. You don’t know. That was Game 6. Come out and play Game 7. That’s all you had to do, is play Game 7.

“You didn’t show up for Game 7, you lost 11-0. Suck on it.”

Royals fans loved Brett’s message for the people of St. Louis. However, Cardinals fans shared a different opinion. Here is just a sample of what both fanbases were saying on X (formerly Twitter).