Tag Archives: Kirby Puckett

A Career So Sweet…But Too Short For The Hall?

Bob Moffitt: (Posey was) rookie of the Year, MVP, 7-time All Star in 10 full years in the field, four Silver Sluggers, one Gold Glove,
Steve Harmon: Not arguing at all that he wasn’t great, that he accumulated all that platinum. But one thing he didn’t accumulate were the numbers. I’m sorry, but 1,500 hits and 153 home runs – even for a catcher.

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In Minnesota, Kirby Puckett Remains a Folk Hero

Advertisements When you reach adulthood, you look at the world differently, the sporting world in particular. You see things for what they really are and your investment is tempered; the games are no longer life-and-death, as it seemed when you were a child. Players and teams can appear mythical and god-like when your mind hasn’t matured enough to know that they

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