RIP

Just heard it during the scoreboard update

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http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2010/11/04/sparky-anderson-dies-at-76/

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Not as touching as Terry's story.

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Quick baseball trivia quiz in honor of Sparky Anderson:

Name the managers who have won World Series Titles with different clubs.

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1923-1927-1928-1932-1936-1937-1938-1939
1941-1943-1947-1949-1950-1951-1952-1953
1956-1958-1961-1962-1977-1978-1996-1998
1999-2000-2009
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Sparky
LaRussa

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Nobody who has ever managaed the Yankees.

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And..........

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1923-1927-1928-1932-1936-1937-1938-1939
1941-1943-1947-1949-1950-1951-1952-1953
1956-1958-1961-1962-1977-1978-1996-1998
1999-2000-2009
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XXI - XXV - XLII - XLVI

No idea

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Eric Wedge

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Connie Mack?

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

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Bill McKechnie

Pittsburgh Pirates - 1925
Cincinnati Reds - 1940

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1923-1927-1928-1932-1936-1937-1938-1939
1941-1943-1947-1949-1950-1951-1952-1953
1956-1958-1961-1962-1977-1978-1996-1998
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XXI - XXV - XLII - XLVI

Bruce Kimm
Don Wakamatsu
Jerry Glanville
Phil Garner
Wendall Kim
Jerry Morales
Ray Durham
Chet Stedman
Danny Glover
Irv Kupcinet
Don Baylor

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All to star in some really odd movie? Or all scheduled guests coming up on Bearly Legal?

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-"God is great. Beer is good. And People are crazy!"

Don Gutteridge
Tarzan Joe Wallis
Boots Day
Danny Murtaugh
Ronny Cox
The old lady who said :"Where's the beef"
Rob Thomas
Liberace

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Zombie Irv

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-"God is great. Beer is good. And People are crazy!"

One thing you have to understand is, when thinking about what makes a great manager, George Anderson was one that knew what kind of team he had, and managed accordingly. A true Machine needs all cogs to work, and he knew that he was another cog--even if he had the title of manager. He knew that everyone served their purpose.

Some up and coming managers into this business should probably take note of that. Especially one who has been considered in the big leagues to manage in the city of Chicago, even though he was definitely turned down. He will never be given the name "Sparky" in his career, I would be willing to bet.

A true "spark" happens when all of the cogs work together in a cohesive unit. It's uniformed and perfect. This is truly a sad loss in society, because I'm sure after his managing career, he still served as a "spark" and managed his life the way he managed The Machine.

It truly is devastating to the world of baseball; especially to those certain up and coming managers who could learn a lot from him.

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Second is better than first when speaking in terms of basemen, and more specifically, me.

I had no idea he was younger than my dad. He looked older in the 70s than my dad does now.

It's difficult when part of your youth passes on. Unfortunately, it then prompts you to contemplate your own mortality. One less crusty baseball guy in the world and that's not a good thing.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Tommy Lasagna is getting up in age too. Maybe we could have a manager death trilogy. How's Earl Weaver's health?

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

Probably in better condition than Alice Sweet's fucking tomato...

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

It was October, 1976. I was eleven (11) years old and The Glorious New York Yankees had been a terrible club my entire life. However, on a heroic walk off home run by Chris Chambliss, they were propelled into their first World Series since my birth, where they faced George "Sparky" Anderson's Big Red Machine. After a humiliating four (4) game sweep, and due to my extreme youthful frustration, I thought that there was no worse human being than Sparky Anderson.

I later came to realize he was a true treasure. Rest in Peace, George "Sparky" Anderson.

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1923-1927-1928-1932-1936-1937-1938-1939
1941-1943-1947-1949-1950-1951-1952-1953
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XXI - XXV - XLII - XLVI

If there is a nomination for mult post of the year, then this should be part of it.

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This morning on ESPN they had Joe Morgan commenting on old Sparky and the
first thing I thought of was whether or not "our" Joe Morgan had chimed in.
Glad to see he was able to pay his respects here. Nice work as usual.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

That's interesting. I contemplate my mortality every single day. I don't think I'll see 50. I could be wrong, but...meh.

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Kid Cairo: 2013 March Madness Tournament Winner!

"Cowabunga? Cowa fucking piece of dog shit! This game is diarrhea coming out of my dick!"

Keep trying to holla at my woman and you won't see tomorrow pal!

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused