Early in Kirby's career with the Twins, he sprinted around the bases from first to score the winning run in the ninth on a Kent Hrbek single.
Interviewed after the game, he spoke my favorite Kirby quote: "I be runnin' runnin' runnin'!"
Interviewed after the game, he spoke my favorite Kirby quote: "I be runnin' runnin' runnin'!"
Pardon what I'm about to say because it isn't *PC*, but: Who would've ever thought that some pudgy runt with short legs could've pulled off such an accomplishment on a baseball field?
/grin