Preston Gomez Critically Injured in Accident
by Bilko 420 on Mar 26, 2008 12:09 PM PDT
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The 84-year-old Angels special assistant to the GM was hit by a pick-up truck at a gas station in Blythe.
Preston Gomez, the beloved, 84-year-old special assistant to the Angels
general manager, is in critical condition at a Palm Springs hospital
this morning after being hit by a pick-up truck at a gas station in
Blythe.
Gomez, on his way home from spring training, had stopped at a Chevron
station at about 6 a.m. this morning and told his wife he was going to
take a walk to stretch his legs.
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Terrible News
Preston Gomez has been a key clubhouse guy for the Angels. 3 years ago, Frankie when on a tirade when his contract was renewed - they sent in Gomez and K-Rod apologized the next day to everyone and chilled since then. This is just one example.
by Rev Halofan on Mar 26, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait a minute...
is this the old fellow who walked around spring training in catcher's gear?
Shopping for a new signature, but ran out of money...
by Downing Rules on Mar 26, 2008 2:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As an 84 year old
special assistant to the GM, I'd doubt he was in shinguards. That's probably Bill Lachemann.
by Bilko 420 on Mar 26, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are right...that old fella does look like a Lachemann.
Shopping for a new signature, but ran out of money...
by Downing Rules on Mar 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he a Lachemann, too? ;)
Shopping for a new signature, but ran out of money...
by Downing Rules on Mar 26, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How Tragic
Preston Gomez is a good baseball man, and by all accounts a decent fellow. I hope he recovers.
by jjackflash on Mar 26, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another Angel Injury
How old is Artie?
TonZ of GunZ
by Funke5ive on Mar 27, 2008 5:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Makes one wonder
If the curse has returned? First Escobar goes down...then Lackey...then Bootcheck...then GMJ...then Shields...then Escobar REALLY goes down...now Gomez almost gets killed in a freak accident??
What did the Halos do to p--s off the deities of baseball, so to speak?
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on Mar 27, 2008 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gomez Update
From Angelsbaseball.com:
LINK -to- STORY
Highlights:
MRI reveals no brain damage, he is starting to respond, and he is 86, not 84 years old.
Shopping for a new signature, but ran out of money...
by Downing Rules on Mar 28, 2008 2:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great Highlights, D.
Although Acuda could probably help out Lyle Spencer with his math...
Hey Downing, you should get a kick outta this: check these apples.
by Bilko 420 on Mar 28, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spencer is going by what the family said...
"According to family members, Preston is 86, not 84 as originally reported"
Sounds like a case of one of those folks hailing from the Caribbean who do not have an accurate measure of when their birthday is...no birth certificates, so no true record of when the birth occurred. Don't mean to go "yetijuice" on you, but the same thing happens in the Philippines' countryside.
Shopping for a new signature, but ran out of money...
by Downing Rules on Mar 28, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor old man...
He's almost as old as Vin Scully.
by Bilko 420 on Mar 28, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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