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Stuff like this really makes me terrified of driving. Its really amazing how the thousands of deaths and injuries from driving is just kind of accepted in our society. Just think of how stupid the average person is, then realize that they have access to a two ton hunk of metal that can travel at speeds of up to 70-100 mph.
The Angels website still opens with his picture and his name in a headline regarding last night's game.
I can't imagine the pain of losing someone only 22 years old to such a random act of idiocy.
My condolences go out to everyone.
That's awful news. Condolences to Adenhart's family and friends.
And the question that must be asked:
Are you paying attention, Joba?
One of the links I read said that one of the other passengers in the car was also a member of the Angels organization, FWIW.
For personal reasons, hit-and-run offenses anger me to an incredible degree. I'm in favor of greatly increasing the penalties associated with it.
Not to make light of the situation, but if I were in the Angels rotation right now, I might consider other careers.
The personal loss is surely orders of magnitude worse than anything I could articulate, but I saw Adenhart's last spring start, when he pitched seven excellent innings with great command of plus fastball. I remember thinking it'll be cool to watch this kid develop, he's gonna be a heckuva player. Sad.
It's just shocking. I guess we should feel lucky it doesn't happen more often.
It really bugs me. As a society we go crazy about kidnappings, random killings, and other truly rare occurrences. But a local teen dying in a car crash is page 5 news.
Its a damn shame.
I was a little embarassed at first by how hard I took Sean Taylor's death. But the fact is you do form an emotional connection with these players, and that's part of what makes being a fan so appealing.
Stuff like this really makes me terrified of driving. Its really amazing how the thousands of deaths and injuries from driving is just kind of accepted in our society. Just think of how stupid the average person is, then realize that they have access to a two ton hunk of metal that can travel at speeds of up to 70-100 mph.
You and me both. I have only a 15-20 minute commute to work (each way) every day, but not a day goes by that I don't come close to being sideswiped by someone who's not looking when changing lanes, or rear-ended by someone who's driving 70 mph into rush hour traffic. Just this AM, some cab doing about 80 came up over a hill into an area of stopped traffic - an area that is stopped every single day at that time - and came within about 6 inches of slamming into the back of me. He honked, of course.
Sad when anyone dies, but horrible when a young person dies with a life of promise ahead of them.
I might go farther than that.
I was looking forward to following Adenhart, it was hard not to buy into all the hype he was getting. He looked like he had great stuff in his performance last night.
Sadly, bike deaths are far too common.
It's crazy to play the "what if" game. What if he was traded? What if Lackey, Escobar, and Santana hadn't been injured? What if had been shelled last night, hit the showers earlier and then went home earlier?
I guess you don't recognize the significance of events the lead up to an event, until it actually happens.
Video of the crashsite. You can imagine how horrific it was just from the crashed convertible.
Rescue workers cut the roof off, so it wasn't quite as bad as it looked in that film. But still plenty bad enough, obviously.
They tape at around 9:30am, so they knew of the crash, but they can't break it in a podcast. But they also can't recommend that you pick up a guy that is available and just threw 6 shutout innings. So they have to ignore the Angels game?
Neyer is avoiding something awful, you can tell from his voice.
Edit: this was aimed at the Lounge. Still, though...Ugh.
Not to mention all the people who are "stupider than average", have been drinking, are using a cell phone, test messaging, or looking at some cute chick on the sidewalk. It's truly a dangerous game, this driving.
Nick was a local D.C. kid from the Silver Spring area too. How awful.
Oddly enough, he's already been removed from the ESPN fantasy listings.
This is sad. Just a crying shame.
My condolences to Mr. Adenhart's family, friends, and fans. It is a terrible tragedy.
The guy is 22 year old Andrew Thomas Gallo of Riverside, according to CNN
Mr. Gallo, allow me to be the first to say (assuming you are guilty), rot in hell.
There were also two NFL players who recently drowned off Clearwater, while being 50 miles out in a storm. The amazing thing is that a third man (non NFL player) managed to survive for 48 hours or something until he was found. That was amazing.
Agree with #36. Events of the past month have definitely made me think about my own mortality.
Take some time and let your loved ones know how much you care about them.
RIP Nick Adenhart
While we're speculating about relatively trivial things - who do the Angels use to fill their rotation? Ortega? Or a signing like Gaudin? They were already thin at SP.
I feel bad wondering before the body's even cold, but still...
Shocker of the year.
Sleep well young man- and may flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.
While we're speculating about relatively trivial things - who do the Angels use to fill their rotation? Ortega? Or a signing like Gaudin? They were already thin at SP.
I feel bad wondering before the body's even cold, but still...
Yeah, that's why I mentioned that my post was intended for the Lounge, where we were having more of a meta-discussion on how ESPN was covering it. I didn't mean to take away from this thread, and would like to make it clear that I offer my condolences to everyone in the Adenhart, Angels and MLB families.
I read that the person is an Angels employee. That probably means it's not a player, but I haven't seen any other information.
Just an awful thing to have happen.
I wonder if the game will go on tonight.
Yes, it is. I may have even seen him personally in spring training in seasons past, as he was a name-to-watch and the Angels were high on him. RIP.
Nick Adenhart: A Rising Star (Once Again) - Rich Lederer on Adenhart (2006 article)
Horrible.
I can't see any way the Angels play tonight.
While it is sad that we are even considering this, I will put my two cents in:
When Kile died, the Cardinals didn't play. When Hancock died, the Cardinals didn't play.
On the other hands, when Lyman Bostock died, the Angels played the next day. But times have changed since then.
Made me think of Mnatsakanov in the Red Wings' limo crash.
Does anybody know whether Adenhart was married? Four people in the car made me think of two team employees and their significant others, sharing a car while coming home from the game.
That's how it too often happens. A month ago I was working side by side with a woman, laughing and cutting up and having a good time. Two days later, she's gone. Or the 19-year-old son of a close co-worker who was shot while riding in the car with another teen.
Nothing you can really say except life is incredibly short and you never know exactly how short until its over.
Tell those close to you that you love them today. And everyday.
I'm going to go eat lunch, and then throw up. I'm not even a Halos fan.
The punishment for texting while driving should be as harsh as for DUI. It has got to be just as dangerous. Actually your average drunk looking at the road is probably a better drive than someone who's reading a screen and typing.
22 is far too young.
Driving terrifies me some days. I live in the heart of Baltimore and most afternoons I can't go five blocks without someone almost killing me.
The US has 35,000 auto fatalities a year, if that was a war, imagine the outcry.
And if I'm blown away by this, I can't even imagine what it's like for his family right now. Especially after seeing him living his dream, for even a little bit, and even showing substantial improvement and progress in his chosen area of work, and to show that progress so quickly. And then to have it end so randomly and out of control. I don't even know.
On the bright side, neither of the animal-killing threads seem to be Angels-related.
Nor the "what's the definition of date rape" thread or the "Is Louis Farrakhan worse than Rush Limbaugh" thread.
Hmmm...maybe this would be a good day to avoid BTF entirely.
I have no moral qualms about driving up to anybody texting while driving, pulling them out of the car and performing a Rodney King-level beating upon them.
Yeah, you'd have to think they wouldn't take it personally if the Angels wanted to reschedule, under the circumstances.
The Astros have retired the numbers of a couple of their players who died while active. Might be kind of a nice touch if the Angels did the same.
Wars supposedly have utility too. That's why they are fought.
I thought about doing that too, but this is the wrong thread for that.
The Angels would have to start with Lyman Bostock, though. Which is fine with me.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7014681150
I did go to see his Cal League debut.
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