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LONG TIME NO SEE
Henry Hecht
June 04, 1984
After Tiger manager Sparky Anderson finished breakfast one morning last week in Anaheim, Calif., he lit his pipe. A nearby diner started making faces. "I could see the guy didn't like the smoke," Sparky says. "I thought there might be trouble. But then he recognized me."
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June 04, 1984

Long Time No See

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After Tiger manager Sparky Anderson finished breakfast one morning last week in Anaheim, Calif., he lit his pipe. A nearby diner started making faces. "I could see the guy didn't like the smoke," Sparky says. "I thought there might be trouble. But then he recognized me."

" Sparky Anderson!" the man exclaimed. "I'm from Dayton, and when you were in Cincinnati I was your biggest fan. What a coincidence this is."

And then the fan had a question for the manager of the best team in baseball. "By the way, Sparky, what are you doing now?"

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