View Full Version : Sparky Anderson In Hospice Care.


BigFish
11-03-2010, 10:33 PM
76 years old and suffering from Dementia (Alzheimers I am guessing?). Such a shame. I will remember him always from my days watching baseball games as a young boy......great days they were and Sparky was amazing! One of the best. Prayers for him and his family.

iamskippy
11-03-2010, 10:56 PM
that is a shame he was a true asset to the sport.

The Dad Fisherman
11-04-2010, 05:07 AM
Thats a Shame....He was a great manager.

stcroixman
11-04-2010, 06:26 AM
Great baseball man, of course anyone could have managed those big red machine teams in early '70's.

76 is too young for that . Is he in HOF as a manager yet?

BigFish
11-04-2010, 06:38 AM
He went in the HOF in 2000! There have, by the way, been many talented teams that should have won but didn't......so just having a talent laiden team does not guarantee a championship! He took the 84' Tigers wire to wire to win it all......so he was no fluke by any means......and that team was not exactly the Big Red Machine!:)

tysdad115
11-04-2010, 06:51 AM
All the more reason to get out, do what you enjoy,live life. Leave no regrets.
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Mike P
11-04-2010, 02:29 PM
Sparky passed away earlier today :(

BigFish
11-04-2010, 02:46 PM
Oh that sucks. He was one of the greats! He had the 3rd highest winning percentages for managers when he retired!! Quite a manager and quite a character. RIP Sparky.

stcroixman
11-04-2010, 06:22 PM
Wow was that fast. RIP Sparky - a great baseball man.