I know that this is in incredibly poor taste…

But am I the only one who’s surprised to learn that the now-late Sparky Anderson was only 76 years old?

Because when I think of what Sparky Anderson looks like, I think of this:

That’s a 1988 Topps baseball card. 1988. 22 years ago. That means that at the time this photo was taken, Sparky Anderson was 53 years old, assuming that it’s from the ’87 season. Holy hell.

May the after-life provide him with loads of free anti-aging cream.

(This post was made possible by my belief that Sparky is in heaven, where he will never be able to have retribution on my soul, because I am clearly going to hell.)

Tagged:  RIP, Sparky Anderson




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