Sparky Anderson

Tags: Self, 1979 American League Championship Series
Biography: Manager of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds from 1972 to 1978. Team was known as the Big Red Machine and included such superstar players as Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and Joe Morgan. Anderson guided the Reds to four World Series appearances in his tenure, winning the world championship in 1975 and 1976 [...]

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November 05, 2010

Remembering Sparky Anderson: Huel Perkins Interview With Family Spokesman Dan ...

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Anderson family spokesperson Dan Ewald knew him as George, a close friend for decades who was just as comfortable being a regular guy off the baseball field [...]
November 06, 2010

Remembering Sparky

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A Sioux Falls man saw first-hand Anderson's close ties to his home town. Sparky Anderson's 2002 Bridgewater homecoming was like a bases-loaded walk down [...]
November 05, 2010

Sparky Anderson: Sporting World Bracing Lose Another Historic Figure

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Today, Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson was admitted to hospice care due to "complications from dementia." Anderson, 75, managed the Cincinnati Reds [...]
November 05, 2010

Hall Of Fame Skipper Sparky Anderson Dead

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By Herald wire services Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series [...]
November 04, 2010

Sparky Anderson, Hall-

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Sparky Anderson, who manages the Cincinnati Reds to a World Series title in 1972, also manages the Detroit Tigers to a championship. He dies at 76. [...]
November 10, 2010

Sparky Anderson: Setting The Bar For The Modern Manager

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George “Sparky” Anderson made it further along the path than most players do. As a second baseman, he spent most of his career in the minors before one [...]
November 11, 2010

Sparky Anderson: 1934 2010 (Part 2)

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Bud and Sparky were close friends and when the new of Anderson's death reached Selig's ears, the baseball sheriff issued a statement on the Hall of Famer by [...]
November 09, 2010

Sparky Anderson: A Quick Encounter Left A Lasting Impression

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Like many who grew up in Cincinnati during the Big Red Machine era, I am deeply saddened by the death of its pilot, Sparky Anderson. He went from "Sparky [...]
November 09, 2010

Chevrolet Donates $10k In Memory Of Sparky Anderson

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This past Thursday, legendary Major League Baseball manager Sparky Anderson passed away and in his memory, Chevrolet has donated $10000 to Anderson's CATCH [...]
November 10, 2010

Hall Of Fame Manager Sparky Anderson Dies

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Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson died today at his home in Thousand Oaks, Calif. He was 76 years old. The former Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers [...]
November 08, 2010

RUMBLINGS: Sparky's Charity Still In The Game

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It had been 15 years since Sparky Anderson retired as manager of the Detroit Tigers, but he still came back to Detroit every year in July to attend the [...]
November 06, 2010

Farewell Sparky Anderson

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George Lee "Sparky" Anderson, who died Thursday at age 76, was one of the best managers, and finest gentlemen, in baseball. He was third on the list of [...]
November 05, 2010

What They're Writing About Sparky Anderson

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Tim Kurkijan, ESPN: "No manager in baseball history was more true to his nickname than George "Sparky'' Anderson. No manager ever loved the game more than [...]
November 06, 2010

Sparky Wasn't Frivolous In Any Of His Pursuits

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CINCINNATI - All manner of person has weighed in on Sparky Anderson's passing Thursday. From the Owner of the Reds Bob Castellini, to Bud Selig, [...]
November 05, 2010

In Case You Missed It: The Day In Sports

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Sparky Anderson, who directed the Big Red Machine to back-to-back championships and won another in Detroit, died Thursday from complications of dementia in [...]
November 10, 2010

Ranking The MLB Actors

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As I blogged last week, Sparky Anderson's death not only took one of baseball's best managers and engaging personalities, it took one of TV's [...]
November 06, 2010

Sparky Anderson

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Angell wrote, Sparky Anderson is a man of zeal, and his teams at their best give their opponents the impression that they are about to be buried in a [...]
November 06, 2010

Faithful Followers Pullin' For Wally

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Here's something that's good to remember in the week that Sparky Anderson passed away: When the Reds hired him in 1970, he was a 36-year-old nobody. [...]
November 07, 2010

Sparky Was One Of A Kind

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A few years ago former Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson was among the celebrities invited to attend. I have had the privilege to [...]
November 05, 2010

Sparky Anderson Remembered

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Just as you'd expect for the first manager to win a World Series in each league, the tributes to Sparky Anderson, who died Thursday at 76 of complications [...]
November 05, 2010

Sparky Anderson: Witty, Wise, Winner

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They don't make managers like Sparky any more. That's why everyone couldn't help but love him. Yes, Sparky Anderson, who died on Thursday, at 76, [...]
November 09, 2010

Sparky Anderson's Lesson

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STATEN ISLAND, NY — Sparky Anderson died last week. That might not mean much to you if you're not a baseball fan. He managed the Cincinnati Reds and [...]
November 07, 2010

Some Sports Thoughts: USA Soccer, KG, Sparky Anderson, Expos Not Dead

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Former and Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson passed away ths week. My best recollection of Anderson was during the 1980s when he was managing [...]
November 05, 2010

The New York Week That Was (End Of The World Edition)

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RIP: Clyde King, Maurice Lucas and Sparky Anderson all passed away this week. King served as GM, coach, manager and special assistant to the GM with the [...]
November 11, 2010

Sparky Anderson, Hall Of Fame Baseball Manager, Dies At 76

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(AP) — Sparky Anderson, the white-haired Hall of Fame manager who directed Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to back-to-back World Series championships and won [...]

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