JR Boucicaut 3772 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/base...ex.html?cnn=yesMet him at a Twins/Yankees game back in 96...really nice, fun-loving guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warrior37 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 helluva slugger too, i mean he could smack the ball, one of the greats... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EBondo 232 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 R.I.P. Kirby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewhunz 3 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 WTF? For some reason he always seemed like a genuinely nice guy- sort of like Tony Gwynn. You also have to respect someone for played their entire career for one team. Stayed with them through thick and thin. Prayers to him and his family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TCsnipes9 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 R.I.P. Kirby. as stated, one of the nicest, fun-loving guys out there. sad to see him go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KYHockey3 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 i thought he jsut had a stroke, i didnt know he died.RIp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Nice guy, even if he stole the '91 series. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QandA 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 With the coolest name ever. Wicked slugger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Sucks for his family that he died. But he wasn't the nice guy everyone made him out to be, and doesn't belong in the HOF. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foppa21 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Sucks for his family that he died. But he wasn't the nice guy everyone made him out to be, and doesn't belong in the HOF. What's your basis for keeping him out of the Hall? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kosydar 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Sucks for his family that he died. But he wasn't the nice guy everyone made him out to be, and doesn't belong in the HOF. Care to explain? I'm not disagreeing with you because frankly I don't know much about him. It just seems a little harsh to be saying that about a man who just died... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 10-time all-star, won a bunch of gold gloves, hit over .300 for his career...yeah he's not HOF-worthy....right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 2000hits, 200hr, 1000rbi was declining when he had to retire. If he's a hall of famer then the door is WIDE open. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 I'm going to wait for the Mattingly argument...it's coming....it's coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik3 1 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Nah, Mattingly doesn't belong anywhere near the hall of fame. Just like Puckett, good career but not hall of fame. It cheapens it by just putting anyone in.Mattingly's actually the most similar player over their career though on baseball-reference.com, which was pretty funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3772 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Funny you mention Mattingly. Puckett was the one who gave him the nickname "Donnie Baseball." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
analog999 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Kirby signed autographs for us when we were kids at the Mariner's game at the now gone Kingdome. Even the Mariner's fans cheered for him. RIP Kirby.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 I worked for ABC at the Little League World Series the year he was there and the second the door closed and the public couldn't see him, he was an absolute asshole. Probably the worst I've ever met, and I've met a lot. His wife did a good job of managing his PR but after the rape case, she left him if I remember correctly.You never want anyone to die and my condolences to his family but he was a miserable son of a bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slasha 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 its a shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Nah, Mattingly doesn't belong anywhere near the hall of fame. Just like Puckett, good career but not hall of fame. It cheapens it by just putting anyone in.Mattingly's actually the most similar player over their career though on baseball-reference.com, which was pretty funny. I don't think I'll ever agree on HOF picks for the most part till they get better voting done for it. That said, I'm biased but I'd put Murphy and Dawson above both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 Nah, Mattingly doesn't belong anywhere near the hall of fame. Just like Puckett, good career but not hall of fame. It cheapens it by just putting anyone in.Mattingly's actually the most similar player over their career though on baseball-reference.com, which was pretty funny. I don't think I'll ever agree on HOF picks for the most part till they get better voting done for it. That said, I'm biased but I'd put Murphy and Dawson above both. I stole this from another site:Games Played:Kirby Puckett - 1783Don Mattingly - 1785AB's:Kirby Puckett - 7244Don Mattingly - 7003Hits:Kirby Puckett - 2304Don Mattingly - 2153Doubles:Kirby Puckett - 414Don Mattingly - 442HR's:Kirby Puckett - 207Don Mattingly - 222RBI:Kirby Puckett - 1085Don Mattingly - 1099SLG %:Kirby Puckett - .477Don Mattingly - .471BB/K:Kirby Puckett - 450/965Don Mattingly - 588/444Batting Avg:Kirby Puckett - .318Don Mattingly - .307Fielding %:Kirby Puckett - .989Don Mattingly - .996 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 As identical as they are, I feel worse for Mattingly because he seemed to be the bastard Yankee because it seemed his tenure was when they weren't good. Then again, how many of his HRs were courtesy of that little league rightfield? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WAMPS19 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2006 For those of you that don't think Puck should be in the HOF, read the ESPN article on him.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor...yson&id=2357768 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
