3.07.2006
a sad ending to a wonderful life...
I am not a sports fan. It is just not something that I do; I prefer PBS. But I will never forget who I wanted to be when I was 7 years old...Kirby Puckett! You were my idol; the reason why I would spend hours with my brothers catching fly balls and played 12 years of softball year round until a high school coach broke my spirit. You incited a little piece of excitement in everyone every time your name was mentioned. I watched you on TV with my grandpa...I didn't know much about the game but I knew that you were always the one that made the game fun to watch. In some weird way, I credit you with helping my grandpa and I get along so well. I don't have time to be sad this week; I have a pediatrics exam in one hour and need to study. You lived a wonderful life and I was greatly saddened but hopeful when I saw that you had experienced a stroke. It was your time and you will be remembered well. Rest in piece Mr Puckett!
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I think your sentiments are shared by a lot of people, both fans of the Minnesota Twins (and baseball in general) and not. Kirby Puckett was just one of "those guys" that people loved. Even those who hated the Twins respected Kirby for his efforts on and off the field. He went through some rough times late in his life, and I think a few years down the road his will be viewed as one of the tragic stories in baseball; a brilliant career that ended too soon and a life cut short before wrongs could be righted.
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