The word has just come that legendary MLB manager Sparky Anderson is reportedly very ill, and has been placed in hospice care at his home in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Coming less than two days after the end of the World Series, the news of Anderson’s fading health will undoubtedly hit the baseball world pretty hard, as it seems the sport is going to lose one of its all-time greats pretty soon.

The news has hit us fans pretty hard as well, and we’re scrambling to remember Sparky Anderson in our own way.

Ahead of you is just about all you need to know about the great Sparky Anderson.

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