Kirby Puckett | Career Highlights

in center field number 34 was probably one of the most popular players in his home city of anybody in the modern history of the game well you'd think they'd like this guy here provided that sort of intangible effervescence that made you want to watch him this little guy this pudgy guy this guy looked like maybe built like a beer cake yeah that short squatty body looked like a fire hydrant he looked like the little bowling ball but man could he get everything done it needs to be done I've got five eight body jump over fences and robbed opposing players at the home runs and he did that numerous times oh my goodness he had tremendous speed great instincts great power hitter you couldn't throw a ball by him it could be high and it could be on the ground it was not a pitch he couldn't hit he doesn't matter pinches low high and center outside he gets back he was mr. clutch at all times a batter a legend six for six to me that's a no-hitter or as people would say a perfect game anytime you balance the two up there she goes I jumped off event he has three home runs as last two games remove that number 20 number 75 three four to leadoff the 26 and Kirby has gone or with a double here's the one to delivery - right well hit way back touchable kirby puckett what a game his second home run six for six and he has ten hits in his last 11 batch six-four six-four Kirby Pucket lying to center field base hit on the hook on him striker ball when he's hot see the decibel meter Morrison right bottom of the fifth inning and pockets are staying for the face hit into centerfield the 1,000 hits and there's hit 1,000 per puckett her stars Bush scars Puckett as a double and he's the fourth player in big-league history to collect 1000 hits before completing five years in the big leagues and a base hit to right field and they go here comes the throw it's high-scoring and the Minnesota Twins have taken a 6 to 5 lead he courts at the left center and chased by puckett he caught candor delivers puckett swings and hits a blast deep left-center way back way back the Thames go to the seventh game catch of all kirby puckett the twins of what this game and a home run by Kirby Pucket just now getting to the plate the parents and there's a drive to deep center Grissom on the run at the wall hold on Merkin Sylvania Nita watches a line Dracula get into the gap and the score fielder chugs into third he's held by Sparky Anderson strikes one out runners at first and third base hit to right field we'll score the run holding its second base and that's hit number 2,000 standing ovations one of the great Kakuma ended Kirby's career when he was just 35 but he relished the years he had he loved the game of baseball enjoyed every day that he put on a major-league uniform we could you know Gemma you play with pride and integrity just don't take it for granted because you never know tomorrow's not promised to any of us although a stroke took Kirby from us when he was only 45 we remember him in his prime I say thank God thank you love you all thank you

Channel: Sports Productions

Views: 119,735

Keywords: Kirby Puckett, HOF, highlight reel, Career, MLB, 2016

Id: R5hkCR9sgTA

Length: 5min 49sec (349 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 04 2016