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RIP

He seemed old when I was a kid though.
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RIP Sparky

Manager of one of the best seasons ever, 1984 Detroit Tigers. :nod: :thumb:
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89Hen wrote:RIP

He seemed old when I was a kid though.
Agreed.

RIP Sparky.
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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
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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
He was the Red's manager when they won back-to-back WS titles in '75 and '76. He looked old back then.
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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.
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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.

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