Sparky Anderson passes away

[Ramy]

Captain Hook as he was called when managing the Reds has been put into Hospice due to his dementia getting worse.

Halftime: Sparky Anderson's dementia worsening - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

 

[satjay]

Was on the front page of our newspapers, sad to see

 

[Jimbo]

Captain Hook as he was called when managing the Reds has been put into Hospice due to his dementia getting worse.

Halftime: Sparky Anderson's dementia worsening - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

Saw this in the Detnews today as well.

 

[mccoyrj]

Captain Hook as he was called when managing the Reds has been put into Hospice due to his dementia getting worse.

Halftime: Sparky Anderson's dementia worsening - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

Sure hate to see this. I have an uncle going through the same thing right now. It can be a sad, hard thing to go through for everyone involved.

 

[riffjim4069]

It's sad to see, but aging and fighting to keep-it-together is something many of us will face. Hopefully, we won't have to do it alone.

 

[mogera]

it's being reported that Sparky Anderson has passed away at 76.
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=12057086

 

[mccoyrj]

it's being reported that Sparky Anderson has passed away at 76.

Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies - ESPN

RIP.

 

[boomer69]

RIP to one of the greatest managers in the history of baseball!!!...

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family...

 

[mdonnelly]

RIP Sparky. I have a lot of good memories from the '76 Reds, and a lot of bad memories from the '84 World Series when the Tigers beat my Padres. He was always a class act.

 

[Juan]

RIP Sparky

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Captain Hook got the hook. Best manager in my lifetime for the Tigers. He was a real character. Met him once at a benefit, really nice guy.

 

[satjay]

Sad day indeed, was very outgoing and a great manager, will never forget the 35-5 start will be missed!

 

[televisionarchives]

The name, the look , he was born to be a baseball manager. I had great respect for the man . Hard to believe he was just 76 . Rest in Peace.

 

[Mr Tony]

RIP

 

[Mr Tony]

edited title to update condition

 

[riffjim4069]

I had the pleasure of caddying in 2 or 3 foursomes with Sparky from '78-'80 back in the Detroit area. I remember him being a very nice, personable, and funny man - a real class act. RIP.

 

[BillD1984]

One of the true characters of the great game of baseball............RIP, Sparky!!:

 

[AntAltMike]

I'm surprised that he lasted this long. He looked 80 when he was 40.

He was a riot as a color man on radio during the 1986 baseball playoffs. He liked to ridicule the Red Sox for being a team of Clydesdales.

Remember when he told the umpires that he had a film in the clubhouse, ready to go, showing that Luis Tiant had two different pickoff moves, and that one of them was a balk? He later admitted that he had no such film but he was sure they wouldn't agree to look at it.

 

[Jimbo]

R.I.P.
George "Sparky" Anderson

As a Big Reds fan growing up and Tigers fan as well all my life, you've been a large part of my baseball experience.

Thank you for the memories.

 

[Davedirectv]

Green: The witticism of Georgie

Nice little story about George "Sparky" Anderson.

RIP

Sparky Anderson was baseball to me as a child. He stood for everything that I thought baseball was, should be, and was supposed to be.