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Timber

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Nov 3, 2010 3:11 PM
Ouch... loved Sparky (Reds). No mention of the Big Red Machine??
Nov 3, 2010 3:11pm
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Heretic

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Nov 3, 2010 3:31 PM
That is sad. Dude was a great manager.
Nov 3, 2010 3:31pm
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vball10set

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Nov 3, 2010 5:00 PM
No snow we go!;543855 wrote:Ouch... loved Sparky (Reds). No mention of the Big Red Machine??
read the whole article:

The former Cincinnati Reds skipper was the first manager to win more than 100 games in a season in the American and National leagues. He has 2,194 career wins.
Nov 3, 2010 5:00pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Nov 3, 2010 5:03 PM
"We have to keep kicking ourselves in the ass just to keep both feet on the ground."

Sparkey Anderson on the 1984 Tigers.
Nov 3, 2010 5:03pm
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Timber

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Nov 3, 2010 5:08 PM
vball10set;544015 wrote:read the whole article:

The former Cincinnati Reds skipper was the first manager to win more than 100 games in a season in the American and National leagues. He has 2,194 career wins.

Yes... I did read this and they mentioned the Cincinnati Reds and the title in Detroit.... I did not read about any titles in Cinci, or about the Big Red Machine and their titles. I realize the article was from a Detroit Paper, but you gotta mention the skipper of "The Big Red Machine" (kind of like saying.. The Bronx Bombers) or it is not a complete article :) He helped transcend the Reds into "The Big Red Machine"
Nov 3, 2010 5:08pm
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darbypitcher22

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Nov 3, 2010 5:36 PM
Never saw Sparky manage but heard stories about "Captain Hook" as my pops called him growing up
Nov 3, 2010 5:36pm
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karen lotz

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Nov 3, 2010 5:46 PM
No snow we go!;543855 wrote:Ouch... loved Sparky (Reds). No mention of the Big Red Machine??

here you go http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5759008
Nov 3, 2010 5:46pm
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vball10set

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Nov 3, 2010 5:56 PM
No snow we go!;544036 wrote: I realize the article was from a Detroit Paper article..

I agree that his Cinci days were a huge part of his coaching resume, but you answered your own question right here ;)
Nov 3, 2010 5:56pm