Forner Manager Sparky Anderson Passes...

[Mitchell]

I don't have a link, but I just read that long time Reds and Tigers Manager Sparky Anderson passed away today, at age 76.

If anyone has a link to this story, and could post it, it would be appreciated.

R. I. P. Sparky.

Mitch

 

[RobAce]

Here is the link from ESPN.com
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5764168

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati Reds's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and won another one in Detroit Tigers, died Thursday. He was 76.

Anderson died from complications from dementia, family spokesman Dan Ewald said. A day earlier, Anderson's family said he had been placed in hospice care.

Rob

 

[SamuelKhan]

I posted this in General Discussion http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?t=188655 ...what managers really talk like...

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[Rich P]

To quote another former Cincinnati Reds legend, Joe Nuxhall....

"he's roundin' third, and headed for home"

RIP George "Sparky" Anderson

 

[milagros317]

He was a fine baseball manager. Rest In Peace, Sparky Anderson.

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

A sad day indeed.

Rest in Peace Sparky Anderson. 🙁

 

[obama666]

Damn...Another great one passes. George Lee Anderson, former 2B Philadelphia Phillies, drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hall of Fame 2000, manager of the year 1984, 1987, 5 pennants, 3 World Series titles 1975, 1976 Cincinnati Reds, 1984 Detroit Tigers. Wins 2194, losses 1834, .545...RIP