tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9295797.post114169520053136662..comments2009-12-18T13:38:35.420-05:00Sportszillanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9295797.post-1141708698178469842006-03-07T00:18:00.000-05:002006-03-07T00:18:00.000-05:00Excellent work John. Couple of thoughts:<BR/><BR/>1) Puckett is probably the first real star baseball player who I really remember playing to die. Reggie White was a great, but I don't remember his career the same way...probably the guy who comes closest is Derrick Thomas, and that's because he always used to destroy the Seahawks.<BR/><BR/>2) I completely agree that it's important to make it clear to people that as great of a player (and maybe teammate) as Kirby was, he was no saint. That label isn't fair to him...he was just a man who happened to be great at baseball...and plenty of men who weren't have had extra-marital affairs, or maybe lewd comments towards women.Zachary Geballehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06825086499064577652noreply@blogger.com