JBMasterAngler Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I hope nobody here was dead set on seeing his induction into the twins hall of fame on August 23! The ceremony has been cancelled. He's in trouble with the law again for getting drunk and hitting his wife. My question is, who's idea was it to put him in the twins hall of fame? He's literally like the only athlete in all of Minnesota's pro sports history to be absolutely hated by the fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Not defending Chuck at all for his actions but it seems the Twins have some issues with who gets in and why.Lets see, didn't Kirby have some issues also?Wonder why Lou Gehrig got into the Baseball Hall of Fame, he also had issues and maybe a few more than Chuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJuice1980 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 What issues did Kirby have? Some dumb bimbo that was coming on to him so he felt her up, she wanted some attention, made accusations. Thats this bad? Please Harvey, Kirby was a saint. Met him multiple times, class darn act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbfenatic Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 getting drunk and hitting his wife. He missed her by a mile the first 8 attempts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNice Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 What issues did Kirby have? Some dumb bimbo that was coming on to him so he felt her up, she wanted some attention, made accusations. Thats this bad? Please Harvey, Kirby was a saint. Met him multiple times, class darn act. A saint... wow. And we wonder why sports and athletes get by with what they get by with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbymalone Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 What issues did Kirby have? Some dumb bimbo that was coming on to him so he felt her up, she wanted some attention, made accusations. Thats this bad? Please Harvey, Kirby was a saint. Met him multiple times, class darn act. cheating on his wife, beating women, taking a whizz at nicollet mall. I guess in the spectrum of scummy sports players, he's probably not that bad...a class f'in' act. right, right..... just because he was nice when he signed your baseball card don't mean carp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJuice1980 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 I met Kirby throughout all stages of his career and after baseball, and I'm not talking about autograph signings at Shinders. Always was a nice guy, class act. Stayed here when Steinbrenner was willing to pay a boat load for him. The rest is hearsay, glad your opinion of him rides on hearsay, mine goes on personal experience. Typical Bobby banter, still salty over his Cards losing in 87. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Kirby was a very good ball player but he did what he did. Some overlook what they do outside baseball if they are a great player.I don't know Kirby like you say but let's face it, he was no saint.When you were with him, I highly doubt that he said, look what I did and got away with. No normal person would do that and one in the limelight like Kirby surely would not.Believe in Kirby all you like, that's fine.Kirby beat the charge as most do when they have that kind of money. How about OJ, same thing, lots of money and no murder charge. This list can go on and on for those sports stars that were charged but got free. Most know or realize that if you have the funds to hire the top lawyers in this country, you can get away with just about anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Amish Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Puckett's crazy dump started happening after he was already in the twins hof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey lee Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Yes and if the Mn Twins would not have put Kirby in the HOF, the fans would have been very upset. Kirby was a favorite of many in Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 and if I remember right it wasn't Steinbrenner throwing money at him it was the Red Sox that he almost signed with...Kirby was a very lovable charachter but perfect he was not...easy to forget some of his transgressions but the people that saw him around town prior to him going to AZ the word was he had some negative demons he needed to address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt4 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 We all have demons you just have to be able to control them. Kirby could not. They are not accusations they happen. I was one of Kirbys biggest fans but he still did what he did. Twins hall of Fame should be for what they did as Twins. Chuck had problems even while in the uniform here. Now we still see them happening. I'm ok with him not being in he never could stay out of trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMasterAngler Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I just remember him winning rookie of the year. Other than that, were Knoblauch's stats even worthy of him being in the twins hall of fame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Amish Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonBo Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I just remember him winning rookie of the year. Other than that, were Knoblauch's stats even worthy of him being in the twins hall of fame? In his 7 years here, he averaged almost 40 stolen bases a year, scored over 100 runs per year. His BA was over 300. Awfully good numbers. He's still a Dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerminator Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Lol. That's funny right there, I don't care who you are. And true. I view Pete Rose the same way. He was my baseball idol growing up and still is. He was one of the best ever, period. Within the top 50 players ever and maybe top 10 even. The guy was a machine on the field. He also wasn't so perfect afterward it appears. You can say what he did was worse than Knoblauch or Puckett but its apples to oranges and I'm not sure a guy with a gambling program is worse than someone who beats his wife or one who literally holds a gun to her head and threatens to kill her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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