Kirby Puckett has passed away

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
OMG!! Only 44.....

RIP Kirby :(

It's just hitting all the news site
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited March 2006
    What a shame. He was a total baseball stud.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2006
    I heard he had had a stroke and was critical. That sucks :(
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited March 2006
    Great player. So young. RIP Mr. Puckett.
    Michael ;)
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited March 2006
    I lived in Minneapolis during his heyday......he was legendary up there........

    Our news here in Chicao here mentioned it last night in an almost out of breath, blow this this last byline before commercials roll moment and the definitely didn't indicate he was gone........morons.

    RIP Kirb.......
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited March 2006
    Very sad! He's one of my alltime favorite players. I hated when he had to give up the game because of his failing vision.

    RIP Kirby.
    No excuses!
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited March 2006
    Bob Costas had a bet with Kirby Puckett that he would name his son Kirby if he won the batting title. Well, he did, and Costas gave his son the middle name of Kirby. What a welch!

    Ah well, sucks to hear this news. He didn't do so well after baseball, unfortunately.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2006
    Hell, even Yanni is up on Dosmetic Violence charges. And let's not forget that Kirby was acquited.

    Until I watched today's SC tribute, I'd forgotten just how impressive a career he had...

    RIP, Mr. Puckett.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited March 2006
    as a life-long Atlanta Braves fan, it is hard to forget Kirby's momentous game-winning home run which won game six in the '91 series (a match-up featuring the very first "worst to first" teams in baseball history, and arguably, the most hotly contested in the last twenty years)
    he was a class-act, who went against the grain of the stereotypical athletic mold (i.e. slightly overweight, fun-loving and always with a smile, and incredibly loyal to his one team)
    trust me... you won't find many of his ilk running around the majors these days
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