No apologies necessary. People mature. His parents named him after Graig Nettles, the star third baseman for the New York Yankees back when the Steinbrenner era was young. As Nettles trotted into ...

While he’s never spoken with Graig Nettles in the nearly 50 years since Nettles kicked him in the face and Brett slugged him to ignite a brawl in Game 5 of the 1977 American League Championship ...

Brett slid late into Graig Nettles in 1977's Game 5 of the best-of-five AL Championship Series, catching the third baseman on the face with an arm. Nettles kicked Brett in the teeth. Brett threw a ...

So were the players. It’s easy to this day to remember the 1977 Yankees including (but not limited to) Thurman Munson, Graig Nettles, Bucky Dent, Lou Piniella, Willie Randolph, Goose Gossage ...