Angels pitcher killed in hit-and-run

:-(

oh no……

deepest sympathy to Nicks family AND to the other two occupants who were killed but not named; to their families, deepest sympathy for their loss.

"If you'd need to know, you'd know. but they decided that you don't need to know,so you don't. So stop thinking about what you don't know because you don't need to know what you think you need to know about!"

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 9, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Just makes you sick to hear this

Nick was going to be something. He was a real talent. My sympathy to his family and teammates.

Go DBacks!

by AJforAZ on Apr 9, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This

is really sad. :-(

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

On a slightly interesting note,

the targeted Google ad (square-shaped, above the FanPosts) on this screen is advertising “Replacement Seat Belts”.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

From one extreme to the other.. From Halo's Heaven:

Tragic

Take care to cherish each moment, watching Nick pitch last night as a fan I was so excited for him and his future as an Angel. So quickly that turns to disbelief and sadness for a talent lost, but more tragically, a life cut short. He will be missed by us fans for what he could have brought to this team, but he will be mourned by those who loved him. Condolences to his family and friends.

"If you'd need to know, you'd know. but they decided that you don't need to know,so you don't. So stop thinking about what you don't know because you don't need to know what you think you need to know about!"

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 9, 2009 2:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I read about that on mlb.com

it’s pretty sad

"I always think one step ahead, like a carpenter....the builds stairs"

by sergey606 on Apr 9, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He was 22

Too young, he was just starting everything.

"Treat your mind like a bad neighborhood - don't go there alone."

by mrssoco on Apr 9, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Another article focusing on his pitching.

Nick went six scoreless innings against the As yestersay and was in line for the win until the bullpen gave up the lead.

It’s a tragedy, his death and the others who were with him in the car.

If complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'.

by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's being reported

that the person who ran the red light, smashed into Nick’s car, then fled was drunk.

If that is true, I hope the bastard rots in hell.

"If you'd need to know, you'd know. but they decided that you don't need to know,so you don't. So stop thinking about what you don't know because you don't need to know what you think you need to know about!"

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 9, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately, due to the large number

of drunk drivers, there will be plenty of people to keep this a**hole drunk driver company in Hell after he spends hopefully the rest of his life in prison for killing 3 people. How could a person even live with themself after doing something like that.

My sympathies go out to the Angel organization, but most especially to Nick’s family. They have lost their child.

by TwinnerA on Apr 9, 2009 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Revision - the a**hole drunk driver that killed 4 people

by TwinnerA on Apr 9, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope Joba Chamberlain is paying attention to what happens when this time, the pitcher’s not the drunk driver, but the victim.

If complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'.

by luckycc on Apr 10, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

God, I hate stories like this.

It’s just not fair. Doesn’t matter if it’s a professional athlete or a young parent with kids.

by Azreous on Apr 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Came across this pic on Yahoo

Team USA Baseball:

Nick Adenhart (left), Angels teammate Brandon Wood (center) and Mark Reynolds (left).

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by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Reynolds on the right, clearly. Hate not being able to edit.

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by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was gonna say....

“that guy on the right looks like Mark Reynolds”….

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reminder of just how small the baseball community is.

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by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope

you don’t mind that I reposted that picture at Halos Heaven?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not at all

The Yahoo blog had it up first, I just brought it over here because of the connection to Reynolds.

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by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here are some

reactions from Halos fans.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

(to the photo specifically, I mean)

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Saw this picture too. Man this just sucks.

by Bcawz on Apr 9, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm trying to figure out why I can't see a photo here.

I think I have selective blindness.

by TwinnerA on Apr 9, 2009 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A Sad Day

My heart slumped when I read about this.

My heart goes out to all those affected by this tragedy.

"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness

by Turambar on Apr 9, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Halos Heaven

just reported that the 4th individual from the car has now passed away as well.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Terrible news. What a senseless accident.

If complete and utter chaos was lightning, he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards'.

by luckycc on Apr 9, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's so sad

Last I heard he was moving, not too critical…

Wow. This is so sad. I hope the perp rots for the rest of his life for killing 4 while drunk and driving on a suspended license.

by snakecharmer on Apr 9, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Charged with

DUI, Felony DUI, Fleeing the scene of an accident, Vehicular manslaughter, and they may bring murder charges, as well.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just saw they are going...

….full-fledged 2nd degree murder.

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by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 3:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

that’s the law in California, apparently.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It won't ever be stated by anyone else....

….but this Gallo kid sure has made a lot of mistakes since 2006 for a 22yr old. His life is over too. As well it should be.

Ya know it kinda makes me think of the mistakes I made when I was Gallo’s age. It totally could have been me. I sure am glad I grew up and never hurt anyone but myself.

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again.
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by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 4:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell me about it.....

:-(

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 5:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I heard that his previous plea

on DUI stated that if he was drinking and driving again, and got into an accident that caused the death of anyone else, he could be charged with murder which is exactly what they are doing and it is more than the right call.

"If you'd need to know, you'd know. but they decided that you don't need to know,so you don't. So stop thinking about what you don't know because you don't need to know what you think you need to know about!"

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 10, 2009 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what they do

in California, apparently. They do have a 3 strikes law, after all.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 11, 2009 5:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Drunk drivers suck. They always seem to hurt others and not themself.

by Bcawz on Apr 9, 2009 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

According to ESPN...

…he’s not dead yet. Still critical.

DbacksSkins – I ripped off the Reynolds/Adenhart pic as my avatar for this season. Hope you don’t mind.

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again.
-Barney Stinson

by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Heh....

Char found it, not me. I just posted it at Halos Heaven. (And later an A’s fan posted it as well)

Out of sympathy, I’m changing my avatar too — but not for the whole season. For a week, while the flags fly at half staff.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 4:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And yeah,

I saw that the 4th individual hadn’t passed away yet. My earlier report was based on faulty information.

By the way, that avatar is much more becoming than your previous Scum Devil pic. ;-)

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 4:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, you can't exactly trust the WWL either

Otherwise, Tim Floyd is the Wildcats coach.

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again.
-Barney Stinson

by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've just done the same

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by luckycc on Apr 10, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

This is truly a tragedy. RIP. I hope his angel is watching over the Angels.

by DKuon on Apr 9, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Angels In The Outfield?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn.

Reading the thread over at Halos Heaven is heartbreaking.

by Azreous on Apr 9, 2009 5:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not to mention,

a fan was killed at the park on Opening Day as well.

What the hell.

by Azreous on Apr 9, 2009 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, I saw that.

It’s really kinda scary

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who knew

baseball was so dangerous?

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Halos Heaven

now reporting that tonight’s Angels game’s been canceled. Understandable….

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 5:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It was postponed a few hours ago

by snakecharmer on Apr 9, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A's and Angels play a lot this year

Plenty of chances to make it up… was glad to hear about the cancellation during the press conference.

by snakecharmer on Apr 9, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's just weird to think that a simple thing like driving a car

can turn into something this bad.

Because this is Arizona.

by damdrs1717 on Apr 9, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A car

is a lot of power in your hands.

My little car weighs slightly under a ton and a half, with about 133 horsepower at the wheels. Imagine being hit with 3000 lbs, or trampled by 133 horses at once.

Yeah. We never think about these things….

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This

Every once in a while, I’ll find myself feeling acutely aware of just how dangerous every day driving can be…

"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

by kishi on Apr 9, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

See,

I really only get that way when I’m going 85 on the highway.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Personally

I rarely get that feeling based on my own driving, but other cars on the road, that’s a whole different story.

"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

by kishi on Apr 9, 2009 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is why

I remove my steering wheel cover when I’m gonna be driving on the freeway — better ability to grip the wheel.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And then

I get even more that way when I’m going 100 on the highway.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone knows what kind of power a car has, but

nobody thinks of how dangerous they can be.

Because this is Arizona.

by damdrs1717 on Apr 10, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, we know it,

but only in the abstract. When you start your car, do you ever stop to think about how much force you have at your fingertips? I know — in my case, I never stop and consider the fact that I have 97 kW of physical power under my right foot.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 4:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just think about 1.21 jigowatts

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again.
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by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 4:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only

if you include the plutonium. Or lightning.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 10, 2009 5:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Flux capacitor

When I get sad, I stop being sad and be awesome again.
-Barney Stinson

by Red Reign on Apr 10, 2009 5:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

the only thing I think about when I turn my car on is"Do I need more gas?"

Because this is Arizona.

by damdrs1717 on Apr 10, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And that is

the single largest reason (among other, less significant reasons) that I have taken so long to get my license. I’ve seen friends and classmates and family members get in accidents and be seriously injured or die, drunk drivers or not, and I just never felt like I could handle the responsibility of that.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Apr 10, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've never learned

qnd the drunk driving laws are much harsher usually in the UK

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 10, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Picture

of the car in question (again, from Halos Heaven):

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 9, 2009 6:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I truly hate seeing images like this. Been in way too many accidents in my late teens, early twenties (only one my fault).

by Bcawz on Apr 10, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 11, 2009 5:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

this is so sad:-(

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Apr 10, 2009 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WTF?

RACINE, Wis. – Police in Wisconsin say four people were injured after a drunk driver hit another drunk driver in Racine.

Police say one drunk driver was traveling at a high rate of speed on Main Street when he missed a turn and went the wrong way on another street around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. He hit two parked cars, rolled over and hit an oncoming car driven by another drunk driver.

Lt. Mike Polzin says none of injuries are considered life threatening.

He says a 27-year-old Pleasant Prairie man was cited for causing injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and a 35-year-old Racine man was cited for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Frackin idiots. Too bad this wasn’t the norm then the rest of us wouldn’t have to worry.

"If you'd need to know, you'd know. but they decided that you don't need to know,so you don't. So stop thinking about what you don't know because you don't need to know what you think you need to know about!"

by unnamedDBacksfan on Apr 11, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The reason

the drunk driver themself is rarely killed… or, at least, less often killed than their sober victims… is because a driver who’s intoxicated usually moves with the traumatizing force, while a sober, alert human being is more likely to tense up and instinctively react against the force, which is the normal human response. Think of it as an example of “bend, don’t break” in the case of the drunk driver.

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by DbacksSkins on Apr 12, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs