A Spark Goes Out

As the baseball season had just ended, one of the game's great managers would pass away. George "Sparky" Anderson died yesterday at the age of 76 just after being put into a hospice care facility. Sparky Anderson is remembered as the manager of the Reds during the Big Red Machine Era, winning two World Series Titles for the team. Anderson would later join the Tigers organization and eventually win a World Series Title for them. He would be one of two managers (other is Tony La Russa) in the history of MLB to have a World Series Title with a team in each league. Anderson had a career total of 2194 career wins as a manager which is 6th most in history. The baseball world mourns the passing of a legend and remembers the good times that once were. Rest in peace, Sparky Anderson. We won't forget you or your love for the game.