DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 3, 2010 20:25:26 GMT -5
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 4, 2010 11:51:25 GMT -5
Sad indeed. Local kid who made good.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2010 13:12:54 GMT -5
Sad indeed. Local kid who made good. That story told eloquently in this book. |
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Nov 4, 2010 13:13:08 GMT -5
Reports on MSNBC that Sparky Anderson has passed away.
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Post by hifigator on Nov 4, 2010 13:32:02 GMT -5
RIP Sparky!
I had the pleasure of meeting him when I was about 10 or so. I specifically remember him as being polite and receptive to a little kid he didn't even know. Granted, it was only for about 5 seconds, but still.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2010 16:03:02 GMT -5
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Jack
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Post by Jack on Nov 4, 2010 16:21:07 GMT -5
I hope this doesn't come across as insensitive (I have great respect for him as a manager), but am I alone in being surprised to learn he was "only" 76? He looked like he could have been in his 70s when he was managing the Tigers, and that was 15 years ago. It also makes him very young for the manager of those Big Red Machine teams - he was only 35 when he got the big league job in 1970, then lasted another 26 years between the Reds and Detroit.
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DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2010 16:55:02 GMT -5
Not insensitive... he had white hair at an early age which always made him look older than he was IMO.
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 4, 2010 21:20:22 GMT -5
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Nov 4, 2010 21:51:57 GMT -5
Not insensitive... he had white hair at an early age which always made him look older than he was IMO. Personally, I think white hair gives a man a definite air of distinction and sophistication.  |
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HoyaFanNY
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Post by HoyaFanNY on Nov 5, 2010 5:53:35 GMT -5
sparky's hair turned white at an early age. great manager and a great man from all accounts. anyone who is a old school reds fan (like myself) should get a copy of this book tinyurl.com/3yx3k9hit really captures how sparky turned this team into champions. |
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Post by TBird41 on Nov 5, 2010 9:24:21 GMT -5
sparky's hair turned white at an early age. great manager and a great man from all accounts. anyone who is a old school reds fan (like myself) should get a copy of this book tinyurl.com/3yx3k9hit really captures how sparky turned this team into champions. Anyone who enjoys baseball should get that book. Heck, anyone who enjoys good writing should get that book (and Posnanski's other book, The Soul of Baseball). Joe Posnanski is the best sports writer in America. |
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Post by TBird41 on Nov 5, 2010 10:20:14 GMT -5
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