Sparky Anderson has died at 76

[SportsGuy41017]

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/sports/baseball/reds/ex-red-sparky-anderson-placed-into-hospice-

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101103&content_id=15970442&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

[RomanEmpire]

Managed the greatest team in baseball history. Loved Sparky Anderson. Great leader.

[CincySportsFan]

Thoughts and prayers for Sparky and his family.

[Alabama Larry]

Very nice guy, We had his jersey at the FCA Action last nite. It went very high.

[Big Slick]

Thoughts and prayers for Sparky and his family.

 

Same here!

[LRCW]

My prayers go out to Sparky and his family. I love old Sparky, and he was partly responsible for a childhood full of great memories of the Big Red Machine.

[Hatz]

I will always cherish Sparky, just as I cherish my childhood and those days of the Big Red Machine. It was great to grow up in KY in those days. I guess I miss all of that for the most selfish reason of all . . . I was young, and so were they.

 

God's blessings be with Sparky and his family right now. :cry:

[GaViking]

Prayers to Sparky and his family. Sparky used to go to Children's hospital in Cincinnati with players from the team and visit the children on the Hematology ward. I will always remember him as a great man.

[gametime]

Sparky has passed away. RIP to a great man...

[History]

Sparky has passed away. RIP to a great man...

 

Sorry to hear that...loved #10.

[owsleyking]

I will always cherish Sparky, just as I cherish my childhood and those days of the Big Red Machine. It was great to grow up in KY in those days. I guess I miss all of that for the most selfish reason of all . . . I was young, and so were they.

 

God's blessings be with Sparky and his family right now. :cry:

 

My feelings exactly. RIP Sparky

[HammerTime]

RIP Sparky...

[Big Slick]

RIP

[Clyde]

If you're of a certain age you can picture Sparky coming out of the dugout to argue with or question an umpire with his hands in his back pockets. He did that because of an incident he had in the minors. An argument got heated with arms flailing and it ended up with Sparky and the umpire rolling around on the ground. Of course Sparky was ejected. While sitting in the lockerroom he figured his days as a manager were over. The umpire came in and said "you were out of line but so was I. I'm not going to write this up."

 

Sparky decided then and there to keep his hands in his pockets as much as possible.

[RomanEmpire]

Loved Sparky's no nonsense approach. If you played for Sparky, you always knew where you stood. I heard where he had told his wife that he did not want any kind of funeral or memorial service. Sounds just like Sparky, he never made anything about himself. RIP Sparky.