It is with great sadness…

The sports world mourns the passing of a true legend, Kirby Puckett. Growing up a huge baseball fan and baseball card collector although we lived in Wisconsin we were part of the Minneapolis media market. I wasn’t so much of a Twins fan (I preferred the Brewers and Cubs then) but since we lived so close (NW Wisconsin) we went to several Twins games a year. To understand what Kirby Puckett meant to Minnesota the only comparison I can come up with is how Brett Favre is regarded in Wisconsin. I am guessing most of Minnesota can name more players from the 87 or 91 teams than they can from the current team. Anyways, Kirby was one of the best players I’ve ever seen. He had his belly and could still cover enough ground to be a gold glover. Kids loved him like he was a teddy bear. Adults loved him because he was kind, always smiling and hustling, and was just an awesome player. He made games awesome, the announcer would say his name and before he was done the Metrodome was deafening. He is the face of the Twins franchise and will be missed for sure. Kirby Puckett, gone, but never forgotten…