That is a real man. Being humble about your accomplishments IN life and knowing that others helped you get there. :-)

Thank you Sparky . I'll never forget being that 21 year old kid watching the Tigers win the World series. You were a class act Sir .

@davemi00

4 жыл бұрын

Donald Merriweather - I was a 31 yr old “kid” watching Sparky win the ‘84 World Series.

@paleo704

3 жыл бұрын

Kirk Gibson hit his “other homer run” in that series. Amazing off of a 100mph Goose Gossage fastball

@djquinn11

11 ай бұрын

I was a 22 year old kid in the Detroit area watching them win.

@tomking1890

Ай бұрын

No don't want to walk him.

Best manager ever.

He was a real gentleman!

that's class right there. humble, respects the ledgends past & present and people who helped him become so great. R.I.P Sparky.

sparky was such a boss!!

A true gentleman...a great manager...taught lifes lessons.

Glad to see no trolls disliked this. Sparky was the best!

GREAT MAN...GREAT MANAGER.

I love this guy, what a great ambassador for baseball. His players loved him, that is the highest compliment.

What an awesome man, he grew up only 35 miles from me and yes there were tough times.

We can all learn a lot from Sparky. His tremendous moral character and grace as a person is what everyone should strive for.

The most underrated manager in the history of the game

To me Sparky is one of the greatest MLB manager in sports history......WOW!! What a beautiful human being 🙌

Sparky was “The Man” back then. He absolutely loved and bled baseball. He was a good man.

The greatest baseball coach of all time. A true legend

The only manager to win a World Series in both leagues. He brought me such joy when he was the manager of the "Bless You Boys" 1984 Detroit Tigers. They went 35 - 5 in their first 40 games. Went from start to finish in 1st place. Beat the Padres 4 games to 1. Yeah, those were my Tigers. Don't forget the years of the "Big Red Machine" either!

@docadams7099

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, Tony LaRussa has also won the World Series in both leagues as well: with Oakland and St. Louis. But The Main Spark was the first to win the World Series in both leagues.

@chiefpontiac1800

4 жыл бұрын

@@docadams7099 You are correct Daniel, I stand corrected.

Pete Rose should be in HOF too. He WAS the Reds. I loved Sparky and entire Big Red Machine but Pete was heart and soul of them. Whatever he did later doesn't take anything away from his record or accomplishments. He was Charlie Hustle and earned his place in HOF.

@mmcneil777

2 жыл бұрын

Totally. He was the straw the stirred the drink with the Reds. Without Rose, the Reds would have more like the Atlanta Braves rather the Big Red Machine. I saw the Reds play in 1977 at Candelstick and it was clear he was the dominant player on the field. Probably top 15 or top 10 player of all-time.

@gerrydooley951

Жыл бұрын

@@mmcneil777 he broke the rules and he's paying for it, that is a great example for kids

@jeffrobdine

Жыл бұрын

@@gerrydooley951 Maybe as a manager but he was the hardest-working man in baseball as a player!

A true man...Praise God for Sparky..

One of the best things the Detroit Tigers ever did was to hire Sparky as the manager in the early 1980s!

This is great.

My man sparky

Spark acknowledged BASEBALL as THE GAME!

The reds are lucky he didnt tell them to kiss his ass for firing him, but he has to much class and he loved the reds, thats why he is wearing their hat in the the hall of fame

@jasonraczkowski6001

6 жыл бұрын

jimmy koplin he should have gone in as a tiger since he managed 17 years in Detroit and only 9 in Cincy

@ruthlesshack1279

6 жыл бұрын

No way, Bob Howsam of the Reds gave him his start as a manager with the Reds in 1970 at age 35. Sparky managed and molded the Big Red Machine and took them to the World Series FOUR times, wining two, in nine years. Sparky loved Cincinnati as his second home and was always glad to come back. The Cincinnati fans always have and will see Sparky as the best and favorite manager of all time and Sparky always knew it completely. Sparky was always going into the HOF as a Cincinnati Red FIRST, no doubt whatsoever.

@occupymars5186

6 жыл бұрын

jimmy koplin he is wearing the reds gear only because he was blackballed in Detroit for not managing scab replacement players. He made many references of wearing the English D into Cooperstown if he was lucky enough to get there. Tigers management screwed up the sparky plaque..

My grandma loved that man

We were Blessed when Sparky came to Detroit.

@scottshields113

3 жыл бұрын

And we went downhill fast in Cincy once he left. But were we blessed when he managed here. Glad he brought you that WS Championship!

I heard Sparky in an interview say "can you imagine the record I would have had if I had good players" and then proceeded to laugh.

Awesome speech through and through

The greatest!!!

Tremendo manager de aquellos famosos tigres de Ditrot

Billy Martin. Sparky Anderson. Best ever.

@jeffreymcfadden9403

3 жыл бұрын

Walking Morgan to get to Bench? Didn't work out very well did it?

Amen sparky miss you God speed

My best Sparky moment was when they had a microphone on him, They brushed back Tony Perez, Sparky says “Make that SOB mad!

Sparky was always my father

Legend. Only way to say it

I seen him in 95 Sept, he came to Yankee stadium for a double hitter. Yanks won both games I believe. The first time I seen Sparky and Cecil Fielder.

96 wins in 78 and dick Wagner fucked the city and the reds up!! he went to Detroit and kicked ass!!

Greatest manager tigers ever hsd

His Biggest Mistake was Trading Tony Perez That Broke Down The Machine & Got him Fired .If the Reds Don't trade Perez Then,you never hear about the Yankees of the Late 70s .the Big Red Machine was Just to much to handle Everyone in Baseball 6 NL MVPs In 8 Years Bench 70/72 Rose 73 Morgan 75/76 & Foster 77 Incredible !!

@shermanpearson926

2 жыл бұрын

That and not starting Griffey and Foster in 1973..74...we would won four straight world series

Sparky was more wise than many. His speech was terrible in terms of grammar, but full of insight. He's still The Main Spark here in Cincinnati and in Detroit. He had great players on both teams, but he got the absolute best out of them, to the tune of 3 World Series Championships.

why did Sparky retire?

They just don't make them like that anymore.

9:00 really wish Trump had Sparky Anderson's dad.

he can never thank people apparently lol

he was the most over rated manager ever. he won with the Reds when any manager could have. the 84 Tiger's overachieved, and he never won again. and he would say the dumbest things all the time.