Kirby Puckett Dies

[RichieB16]

For those baseball fans out there, I just saw online that the great Kirby Puckett has passed away.  He suffered a stroke yesterday and today he died at the age of 44.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5387228?GT1=7934

[candle_86]

god rest his soul

[BFMF]

Never heard of him....

[beaky]

Scary (I'm 44). I've heard he'd put on some weight, but it still makes you wonder... might've been some undetected condition; very sad.

[gottoflynow]

Scary (I'm 44). I've heard he'd put on some weight, but it still makes you wonder... might've been some undetected condition; very sad.

They said on the news that almost all his relatives died at a young age from heart conditions and strokes. Its been all the news have talked about here in Minnesota for the last couple days. But very sad.

-gottoflynow

[Craig.]

the worrying thing about being a sportsman, is although your in peak condition for most of your career, if you dont keep it up after you retire, it quickly does become fatty tissue. Mix that with a heart that has spent years working overtime.
Sad loss.

[flyboy 28]

... might've been some undetected condition; very sad.

'Twas a stroke.

Very sad. I understand he was the second youngest man to be inducted into the hall of fame while still alive. Youngest was Lou Gerhig. *edit- I just realized that this was in the article *

My English teacher is a big Twins fan. He showed us an autographed rookie card of his, and he almost started to break down crying. It's weird when a sports star passes away. Even though we don't know them personally, it's almost like we do. Thus is life I suppose.