Adenhart dies in wreck
by mattrpav on Apr 9, 2009 10:29 AM CDT
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This is awful.
TMZ has learned Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a felony hit-and-run car accident in Fullerton, California early this morning -- hours after he pitched in a game last night.
Cops say someone driving a minivan blew through a red light, causing the Mitsubishi that Adenhart was riding in to hit a light pole. Three people were killed in the crash, including Nick.
Cops say the person driving the van fled the scene -- but was later caught and charged with felony hit-and-run. The suspect is currently being treated for injuries in a local hospital.
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Just terrible, terrible news.
What a tragedy.
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by ghtd36 on Apr 9, 2009 10:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
terribly sad
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by willamos2 on Apr 9, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Man, that's sad.
Just tragic.
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by sprite on Apr 9, 2009 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow...
how awful.
he just pitched last night, right?
by bhudson on Apr 9, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
pitched pretty well too.
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by sprite on Apr 9, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't give up a run
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the RANGERS, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, your out, At the old ball game."
by NothinG on Apr 9, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, pitched real well, too.
He was basically our Eric Hurley, right?
by mattrpav on Apr 9, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea he did
i remember it distinctly because steve phillips closed the broadcast of baseball tonight calling him rick adenhart.
this is just insane, terrible tragedy
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by studcrackers on Apr 9, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He pitched well
I watched some of the game last night and the later analysis of his outing. He kept getting himself out of jams. They talked about how, at just 22, he showed real poise in the face of adversity. Crazy to think that someone I just saw pitch on TV is now dead.
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by WyoRanger on Apr 9, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geez..
by mattrpav on Apr 9, 2009 10:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Halos Heaven has..
…image of sucker puncher. Figure its a good idea to get the pic out.
by mattrpav on Apr 9, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wish this wasn't such a sad topic,
‘cause I’d say that dude in the back sure does look a lot like Everyday Eddie.
Derek Jeter sucks. How's that for a quote.
by rangerdanger on Apr 9, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man
it’s a very good thing Frankie Frank didn’t kill anybody when he threw the chair
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 9, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my gosh...how tragic.
Oh jeez…how very, very sad.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that's terrible.
I’m very sorry for his family and all the Angels’ players and fans, that must be devastating.
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by t ball on Apr 9, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I'm overreacting...
…but shouldn’t the Angels postpone the game tonight? I can’t imagine the players are in any sort of state to play baseball right now.
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by ghtd36 on Apr 9, 2009 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that's overreacting at all
by Sherman McCoy on Apr 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i agree
i think this is bigger than a few drops of rain that will postpone a game
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the RANGERS, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, your out, At the old ball game."
by NothinG on Apr 9, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jerry Crasnick on ESPN
thinks they probably will.
Derek Jeter sucks. How's that for a quote.
by rangerdanger on Apr 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so.
And especially considering the other young man killed was an Angel player also.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
who was the other player? I have heard there was someone else from the Angels in the car, but i have not heard that person was killed also.
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by Dirk Diggler on Apr 9, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it says that the other man was
affiliated with the organization.
22 years old. Words can’t express
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the RANGERS, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, your out, At the old ball game."
by NothinG on Apr 9, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the other guy placed for Rancho Cucamonga
That would be like having buddies on the Rangers and RoughRiders, or the M’s and the Tacoma team.
by Inkara1 on Apr 9, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's kinda what I'm thinking.
Two guys, formerly teammates, and their dates.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
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by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think they'll play
Usually you only post-pone games for big tragedies effecting the fans. Sadly, when its a player they’ll do a memorial, moment of silence, numbers on the sleeves and dedicate the season to him.
Sounds like they found the guy that did it, and hopefully he gets what he has coming.
by mattrpav on Apr 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they'll likely postpone it
The Cardinals did the same when Darryl Kile died.
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by Randy Richardson on Apr 9, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did they postpone the game when Cory Lidle died?
or was that even during the season?
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by mtex on Apr 9, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Offseason.
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by sprite on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was during the offseason.
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was so weird.
My brother was a big Rockies fan, and we lived in their distribution area, so we saw a lot of Kile when he was in Colorado. Even saw him pitch in person once.
I was at summer camp when he died, and I came home and saw that Darryl Kile had died and it was so stunning.
by philkid3 on Apr 9, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seem appropriate
If I were a teammate I don’t think I could play.
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by t ball on Apr 9, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by Chase Irwin on Apr 9, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sucks.
Very sad.
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by bspate on Apr 9, 2009 10:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is
awful. I don’t wish this on anyone.
RIP.
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by coolaid on Apr 9, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
very sad....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWLfIgc0nA
by mchang4 on Apr 9, 2009 10:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow. That's terrible.
I was ready to come in here and blast you for a terrible joke, but wow….
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by Wes Cox on Apr 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this is terrible
sad, very sad
"Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don't care if I never get back, Let me root, root, root for the RANGERS, If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes, your out, At the old ball game."
by NothinG on Apr 9, 2009 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Very sad....
My heart goes out to the familes of those killed…enjoy your life because we never know when our time will end.
by death of the cool on Apr 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Man. That's simply stunning.
RIP Nick Adenhart
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by Maximilian on Apr 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit that sucks.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Section 339 on Apr 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is awful.
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by lisa w on Apr 9, 2009 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep. sure is.
Sucks.
Derek Jeter sucks. How's that for a quote.
by rangerdanger on Apr 9, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow
well this takes the shine off the day.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 9, 2009 10:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I watched that guy pitch last night and was thinking that he was going to be pretty good.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Section 339 on Apr 9, 2009 10:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thinking the Rangers/MLB will have a moment today/tonight for him
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by Maximilian on Apr 9, 2009 10:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i would imagine yea they will
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by studcrackers on Apr 9, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeezus
RIP Nick.
At least they caught the person who did it.
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by rooster on Apr 9, 2009 10:48 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa...
That’s terrible. I was listening to his game last night. Wow.
by JBImaknee on Apr 9, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this comes a day after
a fan died at the stadium in a post game brawl.
Baseball is my escape from all the shit in the world. This is just a terrible way to start the year.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
by clark on Apr 9, 2009 10:51 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tragedy
In every sense of the word…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
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by WhipSmart on Apr 9, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
unreal…. Prayers out to the Adenhart family.
"If you can't get up for this kind of game, Lord have mercy, you might not have a heartbeat"
-Jerome Bettis
by Mizzou12 on Apr 9, 2009 10:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Very Sad
Shocking news, I thought this was some kind of sick joke at first…
by jcir454 on Apr 9, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thoughts and Prayers...
to the family, friends, and organization.
by cmkelly29 on Apr 9, 2009 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
very sad.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Apr 9, 2009 10:55 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And to happen right when
a fan has been killed as well, that’s just unbelievable.
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by t ball on Apr 9, 2009 10:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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by bspate on Apr 9, 2009 10:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Surreal
Glanced at him pitching on another TV at the place I was watching the Rangers game.
That’s about the pinnacle of living, going out there and using your talents.
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by hightowersmith on Apr 9, 2009 11:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What makes this story worse...
is that upon his draft signing, a torn ACL was found in his physical. The Angels stood him, paid the signing bonus. Adenhart worked his ass off after the surgery to get back to MLB.
by awillis111 on Apr 9, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
this probably isn't the time or place to nitpick
but i think the torn ACL was the reason he slipped to them in the 14th round in the first place. But yeah, he did work his ass off and seemed ready to turn a corner and become a big time guy for the next decade. I really can’t believe it. My first thought was to compare this to Len Bias, but this was completely out of Nick’s hands.
It just makes me angry.
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by clark on Apr 9, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's after having TJ surgery in high school
I’ve heard his name for so long, I almost feel like I knew him. Just terrible, awful, horrible news. Thoughts and prayers to the Angels, their fans, and the family and friends of Adenhart and the others killed.
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by WestTxAg06 on Apr 9, 2009 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its really crazy how fragile this lfe is...
Man, that really stinks.
by brandallini on Apr 9, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
u never know when ur moment comes
live every day as ur last.
shit like this makes u wanna cry for their fams, no1 deserves this.
the fan thing is really scary too, a car crash i kinda out of your hands but to think that some1 was killed at their ballpark…
…that would really freak me out if it was here.
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by Jayslick on Apr 9, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is just awful news.
My condolences to the family of Adenhart and the other victims.
by troysboys on Apr 9, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
got to be one of the bigger sports tragedies in recent memory
just terrible. don’t have the words express how bad i feel
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by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 11:11 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Feel the same way I did when I heard about Sean Taylor.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
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by tyd3311 on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible.
At least they caught the hit-and-running coward.
No that takes away from the horribleness in any sort of meaningful way… but, still.
Fuck.
This sucks.
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by thedirkatron on Apr 9, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Coward is right.
People make mistakes; that’s one thing. But own up to it.
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by ghtd36 on Apr 9, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
unless he was DUI, he wasn’t going to get what’s coming to him now if he just stayed around…
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 9, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My understanding is the guy was drunk
by Inkara1 on Apr 9, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and I may be wrong...
he screwed up royally. He would’ve been in big trouble had he stayed there and been DUI. But after fleeing? Isn’t that just going to multiply whatever sentence he receives?
I’ve had my DWI moment and I’m through with it. Learned my lesson an “easier” way than this, thank God. It’s moments like these that can really hit you in the face
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 9, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he does turn out to be drunk...
Let’s see what charges you have now… felony DUI causing bodily injury or death, manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, plus all manner of moving violations.
by Inkara1 on Apr 9, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
people seem to be assuming that
but i haven’t seen it reported anywhere
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by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HH seems to be confirming multiple offender with suspended licence..
but I didn’t see any official link.
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by bking on Apr 9, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The vast majority...
of DUI deaths involve recidivists.
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by benmor78 on Apr 9, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the other guy is also 22
if you are that young and you get a DUI, you need your license revoked for a really long time. there are too many immature 20 something’s on the road new to alcohol.
not that it would have helped in this case – i think the guy’s license was already suspended.
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by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem...
a distressing number of DUI fatalities are caused by people who are driving on suspended licenses, multiple offenders. There’s not really anything you can do to stop those people… they’re going to drive anyway.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Apr 9, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is something we can do
PUT THEIR ASSES IN JAIL! You get one mulligan (maybe not even that) and after that you spend time in the slammer. It’s really not a difficult concept.
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by DaheelzCM on Apr 10, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i actually have seen reports now
where he will be charged with driving under the influence.
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by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of those moments when all team rivalry dissapears.
Terrible, just terrible.
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by DSheppard on Apr 9, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree Dsheppard
We as Rangers fans for this one day should also be Angels Fans because we are all Baseball fans, what a tragic day for this young mans family, friends and team mates, my Prayers go out to them.
by TRFAN on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid drunk fuck head coward.
When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun?"
by Section 339 on Apr 9, 2009 11:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just awful....
and I do hope they postpone the game
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by Martijn1309 on Apr 9, 2009 11:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My Lord.
I watched his start on TV last night. (I have MLB Extra Innings.)
It’s crazy to think that he died just a few hours later.
So sad.
by nivarsity on Apr 9, 2009 11:17 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ditto to all the sympathetic comments above.
This is aweful and does point out how life can be great one minute and gone the next.
Praying for the family, team and friends.
by Bigfan16 on Apr 9, 2009 11:18 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
x
echoing the sentiments above.
my gosh that is just incredibly sad.
by alon91 on Apr 9, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the more i think about it
the sadder it gets for me.
just a kid, just about to embarking a career where he was probably going to excel. putting in so much work and about to start seeing it pay off.
so tragic.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
Would I be a wuss if I admitted I had a few tears sneak down my checks?
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not at all
I had them too
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
by sunlegend54 on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 9, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm too depressed to come back with a joke
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by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no that would make you a decent human being...
R.I.P. Mr. Adenhart, soooooo sad :(
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by BigGuns on Apr 9, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of us...
need to live every day as though it were our last. Easy to say, hard to do.
II Cor. 4:17-18
by TedFord on Apr 9, 2009 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
In reading the LA time story
Link here
There’s a picture of the crash scene… the damage to the car seems a bit weird to me. In the picture, the roof has been cut off, but it looks like the fenders on the left side aren’t beat up like you’d expect them to be in a crash bad enough to be fatal. The only thing I can figure is the minivan hit it on the right side and somehow, the car’s roof is what hit the light pole, then they cut the roof off with the Jaws of Life.
It really makes me think about life a little bit more when people younger than me die.
by Inkara1 on Apr 9, 2009 11:31 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
shocking news.
my heart hurts for him and the others in the car, especially their families. I really hope the Angels team and organization can pull together through this…
He sure had one final moment though…amazing pitching performance before this tragedy.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Apr 9, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, he was solid,
i wish they could have held on to the win for him
by kevinkinsler on Apr 9, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Horrible
This kind of tragedy simply has no reason to occur. A guy needs to do something stupid like that and kills people for it. Absolutely pathetic
RIP Nick and prayers go out to the family.
by Horns130 on Apr 9, 2009 11:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rangers Adenhart reaction:
The Rangers were stunned by the death of Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart. There will be a moment of silence before the game. Pitcher Warner Madrigal played with Adenhart in the minors and remembers him being a quiet person. Manager Ron Washington sent his best wishes to Adenhart’s family and the Angels organization. “That’s sad,” Washington said. “All I knew about was his talent. I didn’t know him personally. I just knew about his talent. The kid finally got to be a starter at the major league level.”
- Anthony Andro
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Apr 9, 2009 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Very nice of them.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just getting to a computer and I read this
ugh – bad bad deal – stunning
by shroomer on Apr 9, 2009 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just awful for the family, friends, and Angels organization
thoughts and prayers to them as well as the family and friends of the other passengers.
Don't you ever damn call here again
by SaltyDawg on Apr 9, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
condolences
to his family
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by gossamer on Apr 9, 2009 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's heart-breaking
He was so young. My heart goes out to his family and friends and the LAA organization.
That's why they call them business sox
by egriffey on Apr 9, 2009 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My prayers and thoughts
go out to his family, his teammates, and the families of all the victims. What really sucks is knowing that this kid (im only 26 but still he was also just a kid) was probably riding such a euphoric high last night after his very impressive outing. He never got to say goodbye to anyone. I offer this poem to his family:
I think of you often
and make no outward show,
But what it means to lose you,
no one will ever know
You wished no one farewell,
not even said good-bye,
You were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.
You are not forgotten
nor will you ever be,
As long as life and memories last,
I will remember thee.
To some you may be forgotten,
to others a part of the past,
But to me who loved you dearly,
your memories will always last.
Nothing can be more beautiful
than the memories I have of you.
To me, you were someone special,
God must have thought so too!
If tears could build a staircase
and memories a lane,
I would walk all the way to Heaven,
and bring you back again.
by Michael Cave on Apr 9, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's so hard to really figure out how to react.
It’s just so stunning. Yes, it’s sad, but that just doesn’t feel like it rightly encapsulates the issue.
by philkid3 on Apr 9, 2009 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Death Is the Worst Part of Life
I would say that we should all look at our lives, think about what we are thankful for, think about what we love, who we love, and thank God that we are here and able to enjoy a wonderful life. We should all remember to enjoy life, and enjoy love, because every day is precious.
This is our year.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/29/739765/the-socket-joint-rotator-c
by PM Productions on Apr 9, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Eric Nadel
announced in the second inning of the game just a little while ago that tonight’s game would indeed be postponed.
"We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round." - Tony Romo
by kentbenfer on Apr 9, 2009 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Senseless
What a senseless loss . . .
You came here in that? You're braver than I thought!
by jgar on Apr 9, 2009 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Condolences to the friends, family and teammates of Adenhart
Senseless death.
RIP Nick
R
by Requiem on Apr 9, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
RIP
my thoughts and prayers go out ot his family
my sig is better than yours
by hinduplaya on Apr 9, 2009 4:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
First big league shutout
and then some idiot in a minivan takes a precious life.
RIP Nick and God Bless the Adenhart family and the Angel family. As much as I hate the Angels, I am truly sorry for their loss and at a time like this baseball means nothing.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem – once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
by TxStCa on Apr 9, 2009 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There are very few human specimens
who should be locked up and have the key thrown away. Drunk drivers are one of them.
RIP Nick Adenhart.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
by jonthefon on Apr 9, 2009 5:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tragic
This is one of those nightmares that you don’t wish on your worst enemy. RIP Nick.
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by lonestarJon on Apr 9, 2009 5:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What a senseless tragedy... his poor family.
I can’t imagine what they must be going through. God’s blessings on them and all affected by this.
Aikman and Bradshaw?
Please. They are in the same league as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon as QBs who were taken to the SB by great Defenses and great Running Games.
-DJCahill
by SarasotaRanger on Apr 9, 2009 6:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Such a young kid,
to have it end in such a tragic manner.
by Redcaps on Apr 9, 2009 6:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Sweet Lord,
his Dad almost went to see him pitch last night. I can’t imagine the regret he will have forever. I hope he doesn’t take it out too much on himself.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Correction.
Was at the game…sorry.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
how bizarre...
The ultimated high and the ultimate low in a matter of hours. The poor man/family.
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
by BigGuns on Apr 9, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes sir.
This still saddens me.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Apr 9, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hate thinking of parents in this situation
i might be wrong but I think he was an only child. for a parent to see lose their only son when he’s 22 and about to make a living for himself…
I’ve known people who’ve lost their very young kids and they are shells of their former selves. just a really hard thing to bounce back from at all, let alone normalcy
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
by ab03 on Apr 9, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After having a daughter 8 months ago..
Her face was the first thing I pictured after reading the first report.
I can’t imagine the pain you go through while dealing with something like that. Ugh.
I’m not going to lie and say I’ve never driven drunk. I’ve done it, and it was stupid, and I’m lucky to have not killed anyone or myself. I won’t do it again. I’m curious as to how many of you have done it? To me, it would seem like at least 90% of drivers over the age of 25 have driven drunk at least one time in thier lives. Anyone care to discuss thier own story?
by cmkelly29 on Apr 9, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG (something I usually never say)
this is terrible. I just found out about this. He was so talented and had such a bright future. May God keep him.
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
by chrisR on Apr 9, 2009 10:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t possibly imagine the pain his family must be feeling now. My prayers go out to them.
Also, as a fan of a baseball team, following the minor leagues and checking their stats ever so often, you almost feel as if certain players were part of your family. And I’m sure that some Angels fans who are as ardent stat-geeks like us must be heartbroken losing someone they’ve followed so closely.
RIP Nick
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
by chrisR on Apr 9, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think...
Jeff’s take on the incident is pretty good (not surprising, he’s a great writer and I can relate to the way he thinks) http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/4/9/829381/on-the-passing-of-nick-adenhart
While it’s weird, in a way, it’s also not-weird. Young males have high mortality rates, in part because they’re full of testosterone and, to a certain extent, professional athletes career choices probably self-select for a certain amount of risk-taking. So when you hear about those football players going 30 miles offshore in a 22 foot boat, and 3 of them dying, or about Dante Stallworth running over some dude, you think, “well, that’s the kind of thing that happens when you give young men hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Probably the reason we don’t hear of more cases like those is because professional athletes are under a lot of scrutiny, and, for their own careers, don’t just go whole hog.
Not to say that Adenhart brought on this tragedy through excessive risk-taking, except to the extent that any of us are taking risks by being out on the road at midnight. But the kid that hit them was their same age. And, I haven’t seen any stories that mention it, but there’s also the not-inconceivable possibility that whoever was driving Adenhart’s car had also imbibed that evening.
Anyway, the hit-and-run driver is apparently a recidivist. As someone who was in a drunk-driving accident and subsequently quit drinking, I’d say take this opportunity to examine your own late-night behavior… I’d say that most people that drink have driven drunk at some time. Take it from me, take it from Adenhart, take it from whomever… don’t do it.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Apr 10, 2009 4:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But if you are gonna drive around, drunk as a skunk
give ol’ Athos a call!
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
by DJCahill on Apr 10, 2009 5:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That only works if you live in Sherman.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Apr 10, 2009 5:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy
Thomas Gallo is charged with 3 counts of murder plus some other stuff…faces up to 55 years, which isn’t anywhere damn near enough.
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem – once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit. ~Al Gallagher, 1971
by TxStCa on Apr 10, 2009 6:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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