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RIP Kirby

by John Cole|  March 7, 20063:06 pm| 13 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Popular Culture, Sports

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Life is too short:

Kirby Puckett didn’t need much time to make a big impact. Those who felt it, near and far, can only wish he had stayed around longer.

The bubbly Hall of Famer with the boyish enthusiasm for baseball, who led the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles before his career was cut short by glaucoma, died Monday after a stroke. He was 45.

“He was revered throughout the country and will be remembered wherever the game is played,” commissioner Bud Selig said. “Kirby was taken from us much too soon – and too quickly.”

Indeed, Puckett was the second-youngest person to die having already been enshrined at Cooperstown, Hall of Fame spokesman Jeff Idelson said. Only Lou Gehrig, at 37, was younger.

Much more here.

Speaking of life being short, I have lost over 30 lbs and am still dieting. I plan to start lifting again to start building the bigger muscle groups in addition to the cardio I have been doing.

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  1. 1.

    Marcus Wellby

    March 7, 2006 at 3:18 pm

    Speaking of life being short, I have lost over 30 lbs and am still dieting. I plan to start lifting again to start building the bigger muscle groups in addition to the cardio I have been doing.

    Do you have access to a pool where you teach? Swimming would be much better — cardio and muscle development plus very low strain on joints. Maybe its just me, but swimming is the one form of excersise that is actualy enjoyable. Bike riding too — but its easy to just coast and not work at all.

  2. 2.

    Andrew

    March 7, 2006 at 3:22 pm

    Heavy compound lifting is the magic path to higher resting metabolic rates, lower body fat, and the freedom to eat almost anything.

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    Barbar

    March 7, 2006 at 3:25 pm

    Kirby Puckett didn’t need much time to make a big impact. Those who felt it, near and far, can only wish he had stayed around longer.

    Wasn’t Kirby known to be, uh, a bit abusive towards women? Heh.

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    Steve

    March 7, 2006 at 3:35 pm

    The storyline is basically that Kirby was universally regarded as a nice guy during his playing days, but after his medical condition forced him to retire, he became increasingly bitter, distant, and abusive. I don’t condone abuse of women but I do think it’s just a sad, sad story overall.

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    Pooh

    March 7, 2006 at 4:29 pm

    Steve, yeah, that was pretty much the word around the Cities.

    John, grats on the weight loss…I’m down 2 pounds in 3 weeks myself (hopefully the vaunted ‘higher resting metabolism’ will kick in soon…)

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    Gold Star for Robot Boy

    March 7, 2006 at 4:44 pm

    I’ve dropped 10 pounds in the last month, thanks to regular exercise (cardio and weights), plus healthier, smaller and more frequent meals. Can’t beat a mid-day snack of 4 oz. cottage cheese with an orange juice chaser.

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    neil

    March 7, 2006 at 5:35 pm

    I have lost over 30 lbs…

    I thought I noticed that there’s been a lot less of John Cole lately…

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    Brad R.

    March 7, 2006 at 7:35 pm

    Speaking of life being short, I have lost over 30 lbs and am still dieting. I plan to start lifting again to start building the bigger muscle groups in addition to the cardio I have been doing.

    I hope you’re not just bulking up so you can win back Ann Althouse from ppgaz.

    Oh wait, I wasn’t supposed to talk about that out loud…

  9. 9.

    don surber

    March 7, 2006 at 9:02 pm

    Life is too short. Allow me to shamelessly promote a dfriend’s Web site: http://getinthegame.cc/main.html

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    gswift

    March 7, 2006 at 10:06 pm

    For anyone who lifts, or is thinking about taking it up, I’d recommend reading Louie Simmons and Vladimir Zatsiorsky.

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    simon poulsen

    March 8, 2006 at 12:00 am

    Don’t forget the old elliptical glider/trainer John. The 45 or so pounds that i’ve lost in the last year or so owe a lot to that instrument of torture. Very effective. Very sweaty. Remember, it’s a lifestyle, right? Good continued luck.

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    Vlad

    March 8, 2006 at 10:01 am

    “The storyline is basically that Kirby was universally regarded as a nice guy during his playing days, but after his medical condition forced him to retire, he became increasingly bitter, distant, and abusive.”

    According to his ex-wife, it happened all throughout their marriage, not just after the end of his career. Among other things, she claims that at various times he choked her with a phone cord, held a loaded gun to her head, and cut through an interior door with an electric saw to get to her. Link.

    Just goes to show that you don’t really know public figures, I guess.

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    DougJ

    March 8, 2006 at 12:14 pm

    I plan to start lifting again to start building the bigger muscle groups in addition to the cardio I have been doing.

    What are you benching, buff guy?

    Vanity Fair

    This is the question George Bush asked Jack Abramoff. Sounds a little Brokeback to me.

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