ECU-ALUM Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168 Hail & Farewell to a class act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I can't believe there wasn't a thread on this before now. In sports when you're a kid, you have constants that seem to have been there forever. They symbolize the sport in a way. When it came to baseball, Sparky Anderson was definitely one of them. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCranon21 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I commented about this in the MLB Playoff thread, about ole Capt. Hook, I remember him very well. RIP to a great manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I can't believe there wasn't a thread on this before now. In sports when you're a kid, you have constants that seem to have been there forever. They symbolize the sport in a way. When it came to baseball, Sparky Anderson was definitely one of them. RIP Sparky was an icon of MLB. He, Billy Martin, Earl Weaver, and Tommy Lasorda were four of the biggies on the baseball landscape back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 RIP Sparky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsuggs Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 RIP Capt Hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I don't know much about his career (before my time) but I know those Reds teams in the '70s were great. RIP Sparky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Tim Kurkjian, ESPN.com: "No manager was more true to his nickname than George (Sparky) Anderson. No manager ever loved the game more than Sparky. No manager did the job with the same relentless energy and enthusiasm as Sparky. No manager smiled as often as Sparky. No manager was more of a gentleman as Sparky. No manager was nicer than Sparky. Late in his career, Anderson asked the media to start calling him by his given name, George, saying no man in his 50s should be called Sparky. But, it never took. He was and always will be Sparky." RIP Sparky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Good man. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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