Monday, March 06, 2006
Minesota Twins icon and baseball hall of famer, Kirby Puckett died today, one day after suffering a stroke.
He was a baseball legend, mostly for leading the Twins to two unlikely World Series titles (in 1987 and 1991) and his slight 5'8 frame. Puckett retired in 1996 because of glaucoma. His post-Twins career was marred by allegations of sexual and spousal abuse.
I don't have heroes because too often you find out that people who are capable of extraordinary things are also capable of despicable acts. I don't mean that as harsh as it sounds, people are people, they do shitty things. When you see people as heroes and legends, you blind yourself to their follies and shortcomings as well.
'His personal life? That was his business,' said 59-year-old Mary Dosan, shaking her head at the media publicizing the personal failings of a professional giant. 'Anybody that makes it big, you have to find a flaw.'
He was a baseball legend, mostly for leading the Twins to two unlikely World Series titles (in 1987 and 1991) and his slight 5'8 frame. Puckett retired in 1996 because of glaucoma. His post-Twins career was marred by allegations of sexual and spousal abuse.
I don't have heroes because too often you find out that people who are capable of extraordinary things are also capable of despicable acts. I don't mean that as harsh as it sounds, people are people, they do shitty things. When you see people as heroes and legends, you blind yourself to their follies and shortcomings as well.
# posted by Die Brucke @ 9:57 PM 
