Kirby puckett game 6 speech

So enjoy yourself. Puckett always enjoyed himself, whether it was in the heat of a World Series game or playing shortstop while the Twins' clubhouse kids took batting practice hours before home games. He was baseball's anti-Belle, the one unspoiled superstar that everyone--fans, players, coaches and managers--seemed to love. A few days before discovering a blind spot in his right eye in late March, Puckett sat on a bench in the visitors' clubhouse at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla.

If they want to know something, they have to ask for my assistance. I'm always here. It has to be a dream for me to be on a team with Dave Winfield and now with Paul Molitor. I try to pick his brain every single day. I try to find out something new. No matter how old you are, you're always learning. That spring afternoon, Puckett also envisioned watching Molitor reach the 3,hit mark and grudgingly admitted that he hoped to get there someday too.

I'm 35 now, and next year is the last of my contract. Everyone wants me to go for 3, hits but myself. I never think about that. Milwaukee Bucks. Minnesota Timberwolves. New Orleans Pelicans. New York Knicks. Oklahoma City Thunder. Orlando Magic. Philadelphia 76ers. Phoenix Suns. Portland Trail Blazers. Sacramento Kings. San Antonio Spurs. Toronto Raptors. Utah Jazz. Washington Wizards. Big East. Big West. World Cup. ARG Prim. Aust AL. Aust Bund. Brasil A. CAN PL. Chilean PD.

Colombian PA. ENG Champ. ENG L1. ENG L2. Greek SL. Irish PD. La Liga. Liga MX. Ligue 1. Paraguayan PD. Russian PL. Serie A. Swiss SL. Turkish SL. Uru PD.

Afr Cup. Algarve Cup. Arab Cup. Argentina Supercopa. Belgian Super Cup. Bundesliga Playoffs. C Nations. C U17 Champ. C U20 Champ.

C W Champ. Copa Lib. Copa Maradona. Copa Rey. Copa Sud. DFB Pokal. Dutch Shield. England Shield. Euro Cup. Euro Qual. Europa Conf. FA Cup. France Trophee. German DFL-Supercup. Gold Cup. Int'l Champ Cup. Italy Supercoppa. Lg Cup. Men's Olympics. Recopa Sudamericana. SheBelieves Cup. Spain Supercopa. U17 WC. U20 WC. UAE Super Cup. UEFA Nations. Women's Olympics. Anaheim Ducks. Arizona Coyotes. Boston Bruins. Buffalo Sabres. Calgary Flames. Carolina Hurricanes. Chicago Blackhawks.

Colorado Avalanche. Columbus Blue Jackets. Dallas Stars. Detroit Red Wings. Edmonton Oilers. Florida Panthers. Los Angeles Kings. Minnesota Wild. Montreal Canadiens. Nashville Predators. New Jersey Devils. New York Islanders. New York Rangers. Ottawa Senators. Philadelphia Flyers. Pittsburgh Penguins. San Jose Sharks. Seattle Kraken. Louis Blues. Tampa Bay Lightning. Toronto Maple Leafs. Vancouver Canucks.

Vegas Golden Knights. Washington Capitals. Winnipeg Jets. PGA Tour. LPGA Tour. Champions Tour. Korn Ferry Tour. DP World Tour. Atlanta Dream. Chicago Sky. Connecticut Sun. Dallas Wings. Indiana Fever. Las Vegas Aces. Los Angeles Sparks.

Minnesota Lynx. New York Liberty. Phoenix Mercury. Seattle Storm. Washington Mystics. Summer Olympics. Major League Baseball. Where are the splash hits for every MLB ballpark?

December 22, New Mets manager Buck Showalter bridging old, new schools. How he made everyone feel a little happier just by his presence in a clubhouse. How he never would publicly criticize anyone, never wanting to make anyone feel bad. How on one oppressively hot day in Arlington's stiflingly old oven of a stadium he told a St. Paul reporter, "I hate his place," only to think better of it and chase down the reporter.

How do you describe what Puck overcame to reach Cooperstown's doors? How he grew up in Chicago's notorious Robert Taylor Homes, the crime-ridden projects across the freeway from Comiskey Park.

How on his way to play baseball one day, Puck noticed two men arguing. How one drew a knife and plunged it into the other man's heart. How no ambulance came, Puck said, because ambulances were afraid to come there. Puck will have 10 minutes for his acceptance speech, and though no one can squeeze more words into 10 minutes than he can, even that will be grossly inadequate.

How do you describe the sadness that Puck's playing career ended with him lying on the ground bleeding after he had been hit by a pitch in the cheek? How a case of glaucoma the following spring left him blind in one eye and prematurely ended his career. How he is only 40 years old and should still be playing baseball instead of receiving its highest honor this weekend.

And how he isn't bitter in the slightest about the way it ended. You know Puck.