I was saddened to see that Puckett had passed away after his stroke in Arizona. It is really too bad that he was so young and died without being able to erase his tarnished image, but half that is probably overblown media coverage and whatnot. Well, I thought I would do him some justice by posting Puckett in a little better light than what I had in the last post. Kirby Puckett was definitely my favorite players growing up as a kid right along with Ozzie Smith. Both of them of course were honored by having two of my hamsters named after them, and as the joke goes, You know you are a Minnesotan if one of your pets are named Kirby.

-Trevor