tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post114174539706222219..comments2023-10-28T10:12:35.184-04:00Comments on Big Tent: DammitStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620478836945715498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141764530673925852006-03-07T15:48:00.000-05:002006-03-07T15:48:00.000-05:00I have several vivid memories of Kirby, all of the...I have several vivid memories of Kirby, all of them from the same game. I saw him absolutely crush a pitch over the deep centerfield wall in Anaheim Stadium once. He hit the ball so hard that the whole stadium just gasped. The next inning he robbed an Angel of a sure homerun by climbing the centerfield wall and reaching over it. Crazy thing was, no one in that park doubted he would catch that J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07542554782098545409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141753134423591102006-03-07T12:38:00.000-05:002006-03-07T12:38:00.000-05:00As a Minnesotan I remember him well. I never got t...As a Minnesotan I remember him well. I never got the sense that Kirby was just passing through. He was a real member of the community; a sports figure who lived up to every expectation, on the field and off. I have to admit that I cried when I heard of Kirby's death.thedudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01000278418859952396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1141748807230046522006-03-07T11:26:00.000-05:002006-03-07T11:26:00.000-05:00He was alot of fun to have in baseball. You just ...He was alot of fun to have in baseball. You just couldn't help but like him.g_robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486379048583197723noreply@blogger.com