http://www.freep.com/article/20101103/SPORTS02/101103019/1398/Sparky-Anderson-in-hospice-care
Normally I would never use the blog to post info that is not league related, but I thought I’d share this one with all of you who love baseball and the good people who make the game so great.
Legendary manager Sparky Anderson was put in hospice for dementia. That means that his time left on the planet is numbered. For those of you who do not know about the disease, it is a cruel disease that robs the victim of their memory slowly but surely. I watched my wife’s grandfather suffer from it over the course of 2-3 years. I saw a robust story teller turn into a couch potato who slowly slipped away from us.
Sparky is only 76, which isn’t exactly ancient in today’s world.
It would be cool if everyone could post back on the blog a Sparky story or a story about the great and not so great teams that he managed.
I loved what he said during his HOF induction speech. He said, “the players play their way into the HOF, not managers”.
One this is for sure…he loved his players and he loved the fans.
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