kirby puckett has died!!!!!!

  • puddlepounder
    Cove Bay Mille Lacs lake MN
    Posts: 1814
    March 7, 2006 at 12:50 am #1249156

    my prayers are with him……….

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    March 7, 2006 at 12:56 am #427220

    Ditto. He gave a lot of cheer to all in this State for so many years.
    Wow! What a loss….

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 7, 2006 at 12:57 am #427228

    Followed the story all day like a lot of you guys. Didn’t sound good from the start. Anyone who saw him play was a fan. I’ll never foget his World Series play. Priceless!

    -J.

    hof
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2443
    March 7, 2006 at 1:00 am #427230

    Thanks for the great memories Kirby! My prayers go out to his family.

    Mike

    sports_anchor
    Albert Lea, MN
    Posts: 354
    March 7, 2006 at 1:06 am #427232

    I talked with Puck several times while covering the Twins as a sports reporter. Truly a great man on AND off the field. One of a kind person and he will be greatly missed. There IS crying in baseball tonight.

    jeremy2323
    Posts: 116
    March 7, 2006 at 1:06 am #427233

    Touch em all Kirby….. I will never forget that

    drewsdad
    Crosby, MN
    Posts: 3138
    March 7, 2006 at 1:10 am #427237

    Kirby and Herbie made the twins worth watching. I was absolutely nuts about Twins baseball ’85 through ’95. I told my wife if we had twins we would name them Kirby and Herbie. Sad day for baseball….

    dd

    corey-studer
    Posts: 423
    March 7, 2006 at 1:12 am #427242

    He truly touched many people on and off the field. I’ll never forget the times he came in to Galyan’s (where I used to work) and we’d talk a little sports but, more of the outdoors and fishing. He truly had a passion for the outdoors! He’ll definately be missed but, not forgotten. Our prayers go out to his family and friends.

    neverhome
    Anoka county
    Posts: 302
    March 7, 2006 at 1:13 am #427243

    And… we will seeya tomorrow night!! Gives me chills whenever I hear or think about that game.

    yellowjacket
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 1013
    March 7, 2006 at 1:15 am #427244

    This is a sad day…from 1984-1996 there was no bigger name/face in the state, heck in the midwest….heck, maybe in MLB….

    I have met many big names in my life, but Kirby made the most impact…at one point, I probably had the biggest Kirby Puckett memorbilia collection in the world….had a little bit o this, a little bit o that….Kirby Puckett Pancakes, the Kirby Bar, bobbleheads, you name it…I had stuff people never knew they made….still have over 200 different Kirby baseball cards, including all of his rookie cards…

    my point? I have met many big names, pro sports mainly….but I have only two autographs in my collection…and one is Kirby’s….the man was a class act until glaucoma took his career early…..always had a smile, always had a pen for kids, always had time for a picture…spoke with him several times at Twinsfests, outfield at games, etc…..

    this is a sad day….if ever there was an icon that I looked up to…Kirby was it.

    Kirby…..R.I.P

    B.C.
    La Crosse, WI
    Posts: 1111
    March 7, 2006 at 1:21 am #427247

    One of the true greats, that’s too bad. RIP Kirby…you’re the man.

    bradg
    Posts: 507
    March 7, 2006 at 1:35 am #427253

    This is a sad sad day for baseball. One of the sports greats, I guess the home team needed another all-star in the clouds. RIP Kirby. Thanks for the great entertainment growing up

    TOUCH EM” ALL KIRBY

    yellowjacket
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 1013
    March 7, 2006 at 1:50 am #427257

    I just wish that my kids could have seen him play…he did his job like all of us should…he loved it. He smiled. In success and failure, he was class from start to finish…Diggin out my highlight tapes, gonna dust off the VCR…could be a late night.

    shayla
    Posts: 1399
    March 7, 2006 at 2:51 am #427279

    I’ll never forget how proud I was to be from Minnesota when Kirby hit “the” World Series homerun in 1987! I was stationed overseas in Korea and it was a tremendous feeling to be a Minnesotan that year because of Kirby! Death comes to us all, but it’s sad to see one of the Greats go so soon. Who can ever fill Kirby’s shoes, I do not know?

    cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    March 7, 2006 at 2:52 am #427281

    Wow, what a loss. It’s been a sad evening. Watching his bio on ESPN brings back alot of memories. Hard to describe what this guy meant to the Twins and their fans. If I had to try I’d start with the fact that I took my wife to Cooperstown for our 5 year anniversary. Happened to coincide with his induction. Turned out to be a great weekend. Just another great memory.

    We’ll miss you Kirby!

    yellowjacket
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 1013
    March 7, 2006 at 3:29 am #427298

    My wife consented. In 1993, we spent our honeymoon at the Holiday Inn, Metrodome and for the next week, watched 7 twins games….why? Kirby Puckett.

    There IS crying in Baseball. Tonight is the night.

    ggoody
    Mpls MN
    Posts: 2603
    March 7, 2006 at 4:33 am #427325

    And of course the one we all remember and will never forget.

    We’ll see ya tomorrow night!

    jeremy-liebig
    mpls
    Posts: 1455
    March 7, 2006 at 4:58 am #427335

    Best smile in baseball. He had fun and was fun to watch.. R.I.P. Kirby!

    crossin_eyes
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 1379
    March 7, 2006 at 5:13 am #427339

    Touch em all Kirby!! We’ll miss you.

    skhartke
    Somerset, WI
    Posts: 1416
    March 7, 2006 at 1:27 pm #427369

    What a sad day. It’s great to know that he touched so many people. I was a huge fan of his. I was fortunate enough to be able to see many Twins’ games and was even there for game 7 of the 87 World Series. I think it’s amazing the outpouring of love for this guy. I heard that Bob Costas even named his 3rd son’s middle name Kirby.
    #34 will be missed.
    Steve

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    March 7, 2006 at 1:33 pm #427370

    The kids and I named our Yorkie Kirby back in 96.

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    March 7, 2006 at 2:02 pm #427392

    He definitely is the man. I think there is no doubt he did touch ’em (us) all. One sports celebrity that never lost touch with the real world and the fans. You’ll be missed #34 , but not forgotten.

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    March 7, 2006 at 2:09 pm #427397

    Somewhere in heaven, a PA announcer is doing an imitation of Bob Casey………….

    “For the Twins…

    Batting 3rd…

    Playing centerfield…

    Number 34…

    Kiiirrrrby Puuucccket!”

    Like someone else said earlier,….today, there is crying in baseball.

    dank
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1123
    March 7, 2006 at 2:53 pm #427412

    Great Player, he was definatly the Man for the Twins.

    Besides his Hr in Game 6, how about the “Catch” against the Plexiglass, unbelievable.

    You don’t get many players like Kirby anymore that get on a team a stay, what a class act.

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