Kirby Puckett RIP

[jumpr]

He was one of the 20th century's best ballplayers.

 

[Thegonagle]

http://www.startribune.com/10017/story/287541.html

Local link to Minnesota paper. More in depth.



I always enjoyed seeing him play when I was a kid. I'll never forget being at game 7 in '87 when the Twins won the World Series.

I liked how the stadium announcer at the Metrodome used to announce his name: "Batting for the Twins, center-fielder Kirbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Puckett!" And the entire stadium would cheer for him like no other. He truly was the star of the team back in the day.

 

[drum]

wow, i was just reading about the stroke this afternoon.

 

[cloude27]

RIP

 

[NFS4]

Damn you Martinez!!

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

 

[dartworth]

 

[Gillbot]

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

:|

 

[Damn Dirty Ape]

ah hell. one of the nice guys out there.. dammit.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: sm8000

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Bad link. 'CCO must not like outside referrers.

copy'n'paste: wcco.com/topstories/local_story_065104727.html

Or just go to http://www.wcco.com and click the link to the story on the front page.

 

[Yossarian]

so sad. so young. such a great player in NES RBI Baseball.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

:|

:|

 

[MazerRackham]

Wow, a sad day indeed KP seemed like a genuinely nice guy. 44 is too young!

RIP Kirby!

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

Vote for 2 week vacation.

 

[scttgrd]

Sad to see someone so young go, but he might not have been the great guy everyone thinks.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2003/03/11/si_puckett/

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

Vote for 2 week vacation.

Unless this guy was a close relative of some of you, you guys need to lighten up and take a joke. He died at 44, he should have been able to sign cards for a long time coming, his premature death will undoubtedly have an affect on the value of a signed rookie card.

I cant understand how people get so upset about "celebrities" or people that they have at most met once or twice, dying.... you take any jokes made about it personally as if they even knew you existed...

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: scttgrd
Sad to see someone so young go, but he might not have been the great guy everyone thinks.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/news/2003/03/11/si_puckett/

He was aquitted, but he did move to AZ shortly thereafter.

HMMM.

(This doesn't mean that he wasn't a great ball player.)

 

[Scarpozzi]

I suspect foul play.

 

[theeedude]

So is Prince now the only black guy left in Minnesota?

 

[ThePresence]

RIP

 

[randomlinh]

damn sad to see someone die so young. may he RIP.

 

[rh71]

yikes.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

Vote for 2 week vacation.

Unless this guy was a close relative of some of you, you guys need to lighten up and take a joke. He died at 44, he should have been able to sign cards for a long time coming, his premature death will undoubtedly have an affect on the value of a signed rookie card.

I cant understand how people get so upset about "celebrities" or people that they have at most met once or twice, dying.... you take any jokes made about it personally as if they even knew you existed...

They just have a basic respect for life that you apparently lack. Ass.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: NFS4
He had a stroke last night and died today...he was only 44

Sweet! I have a signed rookie card!

Vote for 2 week vacation.

Unless this guy was a close relative of some of you, you guys need to lighten up and take a joke. He died at 44, he should have been able to sign cards for a long time coming, his premature death will undoubtedly have an affect on the value of a signed rookie card.

I cant understand how people get so upset about "celebrities" or people that they have at most met once or twice, dying.... you take any jokes made about it personally as if they even knew you existed...

They just have a basic respect for life that you apparently lack. Ass.

Keep in mind...some of us don't dwell on death the same as other people. I know that Kirby had a great life and he's moved on to a batter place.