Growing up in the late 80’s in Minnesota, I (Orin) remember a lot of MN Twins baseball, especially the ’87 and ’91 championships. Kirby Pucket, who just passed away, was a big part of those teams.
We might all remember the stadium announcer introducing him as Kirbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Pucket! And the exciting ends (and those leaping catches at the wall) to those world series games (in ’87, against Shannon’s STL Cardinals).
He may not have been off-the-field the best role model at times, but still, as an icon of my youth, I thought he deserved a mention here.
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