Sparky Anderson gives Hall of Fame induction speech

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  • George 'Sparky' Anderson delivers his speech after being inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 2000
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Комментарии • 63

  • @matthewsmallwood2041
    @matthewsmallwood2041 6 лет назад +26

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

  • @donaldmerriweather8718
    @donaldmerriweather8718 5 лет назад +23

    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
      @davemi00 4 года назад

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

    • @paleo704
      @paleo704 3 года назад +1

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

    • @djquinn11
      @djquinn11 Год назад

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

    • @tomking1890
      @tomking1890 4 месяца назад

      No don't want to walk him.

  • @chuckcollins2349
    @chuckcollins2349 6 лет назад +23

    Best manager ever.

  • @blastfromthepast185
    @blastfromthepast185 8 лет назад +20

    He was a real gentleman!

  • @dakotalayinlow
    @dakotalayinlow 10 лет назад +23

    sparky was such a boss!!

  • @geeked-outturtlesfan4288
    @geeked-outturtlesfan4288 7 лет назад +14

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

  • @gerrydooley951
    @gerrydooley951 2 года назад +2

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

  • @stevebaynham4148
    @stevebaynham4148 3 года назад +3

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

  • @arthurdohertyiii1808
    @arthurdohertyiii1808 10 лет назад +17

    GREAT MAN...GREAT MANAGER.

  • @reddevilunited77
    @reddevilunited77 6 лет назад +11

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

  • @tommydimopoulos6484
    @tommydimopoulos6484 2 года назад +2

    The most underrated manager in the history of the game

  • @stevenpipines7773
    @stevenpipines7773 4 года назад +3

    The greatest baseball coach of all time. A true legend

  • @aa697
    @aa697 4 года назад +3

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

  • @johnwilliamduke4110
    @johnwilliamduke4110 4 года назад +3

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

  • @markpurcell1488
    @markpurcell1488 2 года назад +2

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

  • @jerryw6699
    @jerryw6699 5 лет назад +4

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

  • @rafaelramirez3180
    @rafaelramirez3180 6 лет назад +4

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

  • @letsgomets07
    @letsgomets07 6 месяцев назад +1

    Legend. Only way to say it

  • @chiefpontiac1800
    @chiefpontiac1800 4 года назад +5

    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
      @docadams7099 4 года назад +2

      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
      @chiefpontiac1800 4 года назад +1

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

    • @YogsenForfoth
      @YogsenForfoth Месяц назад

      @@docadams7099
      That’s true, but LaRussa doesn’t hold a candle to Sparky!

  • @riverview9320
    @riverview9320 3 года назад +2

    Spark acknowledged BASEBALL as THE GAME!

  • @buckeyefangirl1976
    @buckeyefangirl1976 4 года назад +6

    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.

    • @mikem591
      @mikem591 2 года назад +2

      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
      @gerrydooley951 2 года назад

      @@mikem591 he broke the rules and he's paying for it, that is a great example for kids

    • @jeffrobdine
      @jeffrobdine Год назад +1

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

  • @chadfisher1858
    @chadfisher1858 8 месяцев назад

    My grandma loved that man

  • @otonielenrriquecano
    @otonielenrriquecano 2 года назад +3

    Tremendo manager de aquellos famosos tigres de Ditrot

  • @bigjared8946
    @bigjared8946 9 лет назад +10

    This is great.

  • @markstegeman4337
    @markstegeman4337 2 года назад +1

    Amen sparky miss you God speed

  • @davidvanzant2019
    @davidvanzant2019 Год назад +2

    My man sparky

  • @kensmith2285
    @kensmith2285 6 лет назад +2

    Awesome speech through and through

  • @sacrimonius
    @sacrimonius 3 года назад +2

    Billy Martin. Sparky Anderson. Best ever.

    • @jeffreymcfadden9403
      @jeffreymcfadden9403 3 года назад

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

  • @davemi00
    @davemi00 4 года назад +4

    We were Blessed when Sparky came to Detroit.

    • @scottshields113
      @scottshields113 3 года назад +1

      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!

  • @melvingeloneck3344
    @melvingeloneck3344 2 года назад +3

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

  • @stevemelendez
    @stevemelendez 6 лет назад +3

    The greatest!!!

  • @jimmykoplin1807
    @jimmykoplin1807 6 лет назад +9

    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
      @jasonraczkowski6001 6 лет назад +1

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

    • @ruthlesshack1279
      @ruthlesshack1279 6 лет назад +4

      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
      @occupymars5186 6 лет назад

      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..

  • @scottacton173
    @scottacton173 3 года назад +2

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

  • @ericaallispn6666
    @ericaallispn6666 3 года назад +1

    Greatest manager tigers ever hsd

  • @5150rm
    @5150rm 2 года назад +2

    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.

  • @DL-cd7ew
    @DL-cd7ew 6 лет назад +3

    Sparky was always my father

  • @darrylking6847
    @darrylking6847 4 года назад +3

    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
      @shermanpearson926 2 года назад

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

  • @guntrader5652
    @guntrader5652 7 месяцев назад

    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.

  • @docadams7099
    @docadams7099 4 года назад +3

    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.

  • @victorialouden1912
    @victorialouden1912 7 лет назад +2

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

  • @liamparsekian6952
    @liamparsekian6952 7 лет назад +9

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

  • @aa697
    @aa697 4 года назад +1

    They just don't make them like that anymore.

  • @kevzvipe
    @kevzvipe 5 лет назад

    why did Sparky retire?

  • @StaminatorBlader
    @StaminatorBlader 3 года назад

    he can never thank people apparently lol

  • @MikeMoore-x1w
    @MikeMoore-x1w Месяц назад

    Hey Kaisersoza…you shouldn’t drink before you say something so stupid

  • @KaiserSoza-lw9nx
    @KaiserSoza-lw9nx 6 месяцев назад

    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.