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JohnnyMuscles
04-09-2009, 12:41 PM
Tragic news my prayers go out to his friends and family. Sad.

Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:41 am EDT
Tragic news: Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart killed in hit-and-run (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Tragic-news-Angels-pitcher-Nick-Adenhart-killed?urn=mlb,154763)

By 'Duk

http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__24/ept_sports_mlb_experts-20283648-1239290468.jpg?ymkZ6EBDXPlFMkDITerrible news out of California this morning, where we've just learned that the Angels rookie Nick Adenhart (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7929/) was killed in an early morning hit-and-run accident in Fullerton on Thursday.
The news was first reported by TMZ (http://www.tmz.com/2009/04/09/angels-starting-pitcher-killed-after-ball-game/) and later confirmed by Yahoo! Sports baseball columnist Tim Brown.
Just 22 years old, Adenhart started for Los Angeles on Wednesday night and struck out five over six scoreless innings in a 6-4 loss to Oakland (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore?gid=290408103).
According to reports (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/04/3-killed.html), Adenhart was driving home with three others in his Mitsubishi when a mini-van ran through a red light and hit Adenhart's car, causing it to crash into a light pole. Two passengers in the car died on the scene while Adenhart was taken to the hospital where he died undergoing surgery (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ajy2sOH_DI48mYzXCZhPBUo5nYcB?slug=ap-angels-pitcherkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns). The driver of the mini-van fled the scene, but was later apprehended by police.
This is the most tragic news you can imagine in the baseball world and our thoughts go out to Adenhart's family and the entire Angels' organization, which was already reeling from the death of a fan (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-angels-fan-dead9-2009apr09,0,5769572.story) who was involved in a fight on Opening Day.

Adina Zanolli
04-09-2009, 04:58 PM
God bless his family.

FitGems
04-09-2009, 07:16 PM
My prayers are with him and the family. I feel bad for everyone involved.:(

Out of respect, The Angels/Athletics game has been postponed tonight, according to Yahoo Sports. That's a class move on their part.

Curt James
04-10-2009, 12:11 AM
Only 22 years old. A baby.

And how could he have predicted that some idiot was going to run a red like that? Jesus.

GatorPump
04-10-2009, 11:37 AM
It only goes to show you how very short life can be and no one knows when their time is going to come. So try to live everyday like it's the most important, because you never know when it could be your last. :(

BigJD69
04-10-2009, 01:04 PM
Such a Horrible story, My Condolences to his family and friends!!!! R.I.P.

thepump
04-12-2009, 02:23 PM
Much respect and condolences to his family and friends. Another true athlete taken at his prime.