KIRBY PUCKETT DEAD AT 44

brianwintersfan

Sad day!

GOODBYE KIRBY

lawnmowerman

matt

pandrews

wow, this sucks..

A761506

A sad day for MLB, what an awful tragedy... RIP Kirby

sandmanfromlv

always liked Kirby...actually just picked up an 84 Fleer Update PSA 10....about 2 weeks ago

Brian48

Christ. He was only 3 years older than me. Despite how I felt about him in recent years, no one deserves this. RIP to one of best who ever played the game.

Writer11

Rest in peace, Kirby.

jlbsquared

man that's young.... RIP Kirby

rbdjr1

Very sad!

Susquehanna

Sad day indeed.

Nick

julen23

kirby grew up in a really tough part of Chicago and from what i've read it sadly appears baseball was the best time of his life.

very sad indeed.

Julen

NewJerseyMeatHook

Being a native Minnesotan and experiencing firsthand the two World Series championships ('87/'91), I realize how very much Puck meant to my hometown.

Beyond sad, fellas. Words really can't express how deeply Kirby will be missed.

TNP777

Wow, that really stinks. Sad day for baseball.

Geordie

bxb

To Kirby

bri2327

sad, sad, sad........

Knuckles

Shocking and awful.. What a shame, such a young age.

Allen

Man that is sad.... RIP Kirby

nateluck

Living in Iowa, I see the majority of my games in Minnesota. Kirby Puckett was the first baseball player that I can remember truly being a fan of. Just thinking of Bob Casey announcing Puck coming to the plate gives me goosebumps. It is really a sad day.

tennesseebanker

Here's to you Kirby,

Overrated

Heaven awaits kirby!

HoofHearted

My brothers are calling me from Minnesota to share the sad news and to reminisce.

You'll be missed, Kirby...

Mike B.

Twinsthreepeat

Puckett was my childhood hero, my started playing when I was 5 T-ball age. And announced this retirement my junoir year of H.S. And I thought that was a hard day.

I will remember Kirby for all that he did on the field, his comitic personallilty, his love for the game, and his smile.

Minnesota has lost one of the best, if not the best, baseball players!!

divecchia

Donato

downgoesfrazier

shocking. Absolutely awful news.

charliehustle14

My younger brother sent me a text message on my cell phone with the news tonight. He knew I was a big fan of Kirby back when I was in college. Kirby's personal life kind of changed my opinion of him in recent years, but man, the news hit me as if I had lost an old friend. This is really sad.

gregmadduxfan

It was really sad to hear about the passing of Kirby Puckett this evening so I figured I would post a bulletin about this. I would never consider myself a Kirby Puckett fan or anything but I had a lot of respect for him as a player and for what he gave to baseball. It is sad to hear of something like this at such a young age, please keep his family in your prayers.

Growing up in San Diego Tony Gwynn was a hero for a lot of people but fans in Minnesota love Kirby as much as we love Tony Gwynn and they were both very similar players who played in the same time period and both only played for one team in their career.

RIP Kirby Puckett.....one of the best and most respected baseball players in the past 25 years........

SoFLPhillyFan

The Twins spring training facility is a mile from my home in Ft. Myers. Being involved with local government and the law enforcement community in the area, I have friends who are connected to the Twins organization. I'm sure to hear from them today.

My work has taken me from home for 6 months, but I'll be moving back next week. The first thing I planned to do was get to the Twins practice or a game.

He was just too young.

God bless his family.

Keith

Downtown1974

So long KIrby! Thanks for the memories!

gosteelers

Kirby Puckett's game winning HR in Game 6 of the '91 WS and Jack Buck's famous call was one of my most fondest baseball memories ever.

mikeschmidt

Damn. 44 years old, that sucks.

RyanFan34

Rest In Peace Kirby!!! You were and still are one of the greatest!!! You will be missed by millions!! God Bless you!!!! You will always live on in our hearts forever!!!!

Knuckles