RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:16 am
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RIP Sparky Anderson
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Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:18 am
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:22 am
RIP
He seemed old when I was a kid though.
He seemed old when I was a kid though.
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:25 am
RIP Sparky
Manager of one of the best seasons ever, 1984 Detroit Tigers.
Manager of one of the best seasons ever, 1984 Detroit Tigers.
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:34 pm
Agreed.89Hen wrote:RIP
He seemed old when I was a kid though.
RIP Sparky.
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:35 pm
I thought he was older than he was.
When I heard he was 76, I was shocked he wasn't older.
He was "before my time", but I have the utmost respect for what he was as a manager
When I heard he was 76, I was shocked he wasn't older.
He was "before my time", but I have the utmost respect for what he was as a manager
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 2:38 pm
He was the Red's manager when they won back-to-back WS titles in '75 and '76. He looked old back then.clenz wrote:I thought he was older than he was.
When I heard he was 76, I was shocked he wasn't older.
He was "before my time", but I have the utmost respect for what he was as a manager
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:06 pm
I've missed Captain Hook for quite some time.
There's an argument that he was the best manager my Reds ever had. Of course, he had some awesome players (Bench, Rose, Perez, Concepcion, Griffey Sr., Billingham, Eastwick, etc.) to back that up.
There's an argument that he was the best manager my Reds ever had. Of course, he had some awesome players (Bench, Rose, Perez, Concepcion, Griffey Sr., Billingham, Eastwick, etc.) to back that up.
Re: RIP Sparky Anderson
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:14 am
I had the pleasure to attend the last series he managed in Baltimore in 1995. It was also the last series that Lou Whittaker and Alan Trammel would play together in, as Whittaker was retiring that year. Cal Ripken presented second base to the all time double play combination before the final game. Pretty classy thing to do on the part of the Orioles organization.
RIP Sparky.
Say hi to Ernie for me.
RIP Sparky.
Say hi to Ernie for me.