Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett died today at age 44. He was one of the most exciting players of my generation. He played for the Minnesota Twins and my biggest memory of him is how he almost single-handedly defeated my favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, in game 6 of the 1991 World Series.
He had to retire from Major League Baseball prematurely after being hit by a Dennis Martinez pitch in the face and the resulting battle with glaucoma. He eventually went blind in one eye.
The thing I remember most about Kirby is his child-like love of the game. Too bad more of today's players don't have his attitude!
Sunday he had a stroke and never recovered.
God, please bless his family and friends.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Puckett
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5387228
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