Our Baseball Family

I was so heartened to see all these fans of the game from different teams recognizing and making an effort to visit our home here on Halos Heaven. Thanks to each and every one of you, and to those who posted on threads within their own home blogs, and a special thanks to you WiHaloFan for compiling this list.

we can dislike every other team and talk crap etc…but when it comes down to it we all feel the same heart break and throw everything out and come together as one and help each other out. Baseball is beautiful.

the number of Cardinal, Cub, and Giant fans that posted condolences.

And yes, special thanks to Mariner, A’s, and Ranger fans.

There are some awesome people out there that just happen to be fans of other teams.

Add a final special thanks to WiHaloFan for compiling this list.

I appreciate you guys having raw emotions for Nick, his family, and us

Thanks for the well wishes, all.

Cardinalwraith is one of our own! Hasn’t posted here in a while before now, though. ;-D

Great to see. Good sportsmanship and basic human compassion are alive and well.

That is truly an outpouring of support… and only from members of SBN. I haven’t commented on anything Adenhart-related since the accident, mostly because I was stunned by what happened. Halos Heaven is where I first saw the news along with messages from shocked fans (Angels and others alike). Since I haven’t said so yet (on HH), my deepest condolences to the Adenhart family (also the Stewarts and Pearsons). As for Nick, this world was robbed of a fine young man. Nick, you may be gone, but you will NEVER be forgotten. Have fun playing for a new team of Angels.

They were teammates together on Team USA in 2006

In Jewish tradition, it’s a mitzvah (commandment) to offer solace to the mourning.

To all of you, thank you so much.

it is so gratify to see all of you with this in this time of need

That’s a lot a work. Kudos.

And I joined him in thanking those Braves fans who showed love and compassion in our time of need. once again the spirit of humanity and brotherhood trumps any rivalry or team colors. I’m going to continue posts of thanks to our SB brethren and friends, huge acknowledgement to WiHalofan for compiling the list of well wishers and those offering condolence. Didn’t mean to steal your thunder Stirrups, figured you appreciate the nod of appreciation.

but I’m here from Gaslamp Ball. This was a really nice thing to happen in the wake of something awful. I’m not sure what it is about the death of a young athlete, but they always seem to bring fans together in a positive way.

I hope everyone who took the time to comment on Nick’s story takes the time to stop a friend or acquaintance from driving under the influence. A few dollars in cab fare or offering to take a friend home may save a life. Drinking and driving destroys families. Remember that always.

Part of our teams’ nature as divisional rivals is that we know our rivals’ teams almost as well as we know our own. When an unspeakable tragedy like this happens, it feels like heartache to everyone who has that familiarity. The whole fraternity of baseball suffers. Everybody feels the sadness of a life being cut short so quickly, and can barely estimate how bad it feels for his family, friends and teammates.

I feel heartsick for Anaheim and what you are all going through. You and the Adenhart family are in our hearts right now.

My condolences to the family and friends of Nick and the other two victims in this senseless tragedy. Perhaps this will bring more focus to the drunk driving prevention campaigns. My heart also goes out to Angels fans. I have two close friends who are Halos fans (yes, AL West division foes can be friends…ha ha). Also, I know how it feels to love a team and its players. They become an extension of our circle of friends and family, even if we’ve never spoken to them or even seen them in person.

I also talked briefly about Nick in my daily gamepost on the day the news broke. The link is here.

ive been in norcal without a comp so i missed all of this. Im still in disbelief, its like when you wake up from a bad nightmare expecting things to be okay only to realize that it was in fact reality and not a nightmare

This past offseason, I spent a lot of time playing the unique trading card game, Baseball Boss. I had a lot of fun and really got ready for the season. The team behind the game finally released the 2008 set as Spring Training began, and I had a lot of fun opening new packs of cards, and trading for Angel players. When ‘98 card sets were announced, I was excited that I would finally have a Tim Salmon card for my 2002 Angels Roster re-creation. I got a few packs of the Giants Legends card set, and found myself with a Barry Bonds, a Bobby Bonds, and a Willie McCovey card, and tried throwing them all on a team together to see how that roster would hold up. As trade rumors floated through the baseball world, I picked up Jake Peavy, Bobby Abreu, Paul Konerko, and Adam Dunn – then trying different combinations as I set my Angels team against others in the game. On April 1, Baseball Boss allowed teams to complete against the Simpson’s Nuclear Plant baseball team, with a player’s card from that team awarded with each victory. I literally jumped out of my seat when I saw that I won a Mike Scoscia card. The idea of Mike playing on his Angels team was very cool.

As the season began, I visited Baseball Boss less, absorbed in the real deal, and I had not returned since April 9th, as I was in no mood to play the game. But today, I decided to see how my cards were doing and was very happy to see that the Baseball Boss team, as shocked and saddened by the news of April 9th as much of the Baseball world, gave every person with an account, including those who made an account that day, a 2008 Nick Adenhart card. And even more, many people apparently created tribute lineups with Nick as the starting pitcher, to honor his memory.

I just wanted to share this.

this was a sad and unfortunate incident.

Being a kid who has yet to even reach that age, this is very shocking and devastating because it brings out just how fragile life is. During these tragic times my thoughts and prayers are with Baseball, The Angles, Adenhart’s family and friends, and the Family and friends of the other victims of the accident.

RIP #34 Nick Adenhart