Just a day after I said that I wouldn’t eulogize Sparky Anderson because he was still around, the great manager passed away. Earlier today, Rob Neyer wondered about the last act of Anderson’s career; after just making it into the 1987 playoffs, the team was largely mediocre, alternating eighty-something-win ...

I was saddened to learn today that Sparky Anderson has been placed in hospice care due to dementia. The Hall of Fame manager was always entertaining due to his forthright, hyperbolic way of speaking. There was no Tigers rookie that he wouldn’t offer his highest endorsement, so periodically you would ...