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Kirby Puckett died today ...

wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭
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So did hundreds of thousands of other folks on our great planet today.
Kirby was born with the genes that gave him the skills to make a fortune playing a little kid's game into his adulthood.

For some reason, his untimely death has become some kind of a reason for nerds
to start worshiping him because he happened to play baseball and die when he was relatively young.

The other people who died today weren't as lucky. When they beat up their wives and beeches, they went to jail ...

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Comments

  • williplettwilliplett Posts: 471 ✭✭
    Wolf,

    It is sad when a man who brought joy to millions dies young. If it makes you feel better talking about the various rumors that came about after his playing days, knock yourself out. I am sure all the "nerds" that "worshipped" him are feeling shame over being taken to task by you......or not.
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 2,759 ✭✭✭

    Whatever ... joy to thousands might be more appropriate.
    Of course, now he has joined the ranks of the Thurman Munsons.

    Wasn't really that good, but he died young so now he we have to worship him forever.
    Nothing against you personally, it's just human nature to pretend that dead guys were better than they actually were ...


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  • bri2327bri2327 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭
    wolfbear.......yes, many thousands of people died along with Puckett yesterday, and I can guarantee you that each and every one of them were flawed individuals, just like Puckett, just like me, just like you, just like us all. We have all lost someone close and dear to us at some point, and when we do it is nice to reflect on the good things they brought to the world during their short stay here, instead of focusing on the negative. We see and hear enough negative in our every day lives, we have all had moments when we were less than perfect, made mistakes, showed our humanity in all its forms, including the negative. I should only hope that when your time comes people choose to show more compassion for you than you obviously have for others. Unless of course you are the one person who will end his stay here without having ever done wrong to yourself or any other creature, in which case good for you, you are a better person than the rest of humanity.

    So sure Kirby had his wrong doings, but today the majority of us love him for that, because he makes us feel alive knowing that we too have flaws and that someday we will be remembered for the good we did by those around us, just as Kirbys good is remembered today.
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Alot of people are sad to see a a piece of their chilhood gone since it reaffirms mortality. Alot of people are not really as sad for Kirby Puckett as they are for themselves.

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  • jlbsquaredjlbsquared Posts: 840
    Well said bri....


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