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Posted By: prewarsports

Despite the obvious moments of his career, here is my personal fondest memory of Kirby Puckett.

In about 1992 or so I went to Seattle with my family to visit places I had grown up around since we had moved from there in 1988. I asked my father to take me to a Mariners game and they were at home agains the Twins. I picked the game during the homestand that Randy Johnson was pitching because as a 15 year old boy I wanted to see a man throw 100 MPH. Kirby Puckett hit three home runs that night including at least (2) off of Randy Johnson. In the same game Johnson hit 102 MPH on the Radar Gun. It was the most dominant performance against a dominant pitcher I have witnessed. Kirby Puckett was truly a great player, even when pitted against other great players.