TR's blog

by mattrpav on Mar 11, 2009 1:27 PM CDT

His last blog entry had a poem and this message at the bottom

The Elysian Fields will be closed for awhile.

Info on Poem's author John Gillespie Magee, Jr

Is there something up with TR, or the MLB blogs? And what is with the helicopter image? It looks like comments are closed on the article.

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This has come up quite a bit...

No answers in response that I’ve seen.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Mar 11, 2009 1:29 PM CDT reply actions

I assumed

he was just taking a bit of a vacay. And that he just happens to like that poem.

I could be wrong though.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell

by The Best Micah on Mar 11, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions

Spring Training

would be an odd time for a baseball writer to take vacation……

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 11, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep.

I’d say more likely he quit/was fired.

Get off my lawn.

by DJCahill on Mar 11, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I put some comments on this in the Fan Shot section

But more so, after reading the wiki info, I would add the following to the list of possibilities.

Diagnosed with something(cancer, other bad thing)

This is our year.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/29/739765/the-socket-joint-rotator-c

by FormerLSBUser on Mar 11, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions

Actually

To me its sounds a bit suicidal or defeated. I have absolutely no info on this and no apparent reason to say this, but it sounds to me like a sudden fall from grace (ie, something will be exposed)

I miss 1989. I miss 1996. Please make me miss another season in 2008.

by Chaim Witz on Mar 11, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions

Hmm

I took it as the kind of message you put up when someone close to you dies, and you want to step away for a few days.

"I dont care to debate with a troll." - Sharky

by RCCook on Mar 11, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

T.R. has had a death in the family.

by Jamey Newberg on Mar 11, 2009 2:37 PM CDT reply actions

thats tough

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Mar 11, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Ah

That sucks. I know I like to rag on him a lot, but he has my sincere condolences on that.

"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young

by LSJ on Mar 11, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for clearing this up Jamey...

…hopefully all the speculation will die down now.

We couldn't have known it at the time but we definitely killed the wrong Belushi brother.

by Chad Crudup on Mar 11, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks Jamey...

Sincerest condolences to T. R.

Will Salty and Davis be Traded at ASB?

"They say brevity is the key to wit, so shut the f*ck up." Dad

by RangerFloppy on Mar 11, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks Jamey

for stopping our incessant speculation.

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by t ball on Mar 11, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Man

thats a tough thing for sure. Hate to hear that.

by brandallini on Mar 11, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for clearing it up, Jamey

My thoughts and prayers to T.R.’s family.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood."
- Thomas Boswell

by The Best Micah on Mar 11, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

all the best

to TR and his family.

by Salman on Mar 11, 2009 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

He's been

Recording the web interviews quite frequently….maybe he’s just busy with other things.

"Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"-Tom Smykowski Office Space.

by Pocket Ninja on Mar 11, 2009 9:10 PM CDT reply actions