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Ugh. I heard about someone falling and dying out in Arlington and assumed drinking, typical douchery, etc.

Then I read the story and feel horrible for his young son and family, and feel bad for Josh Hamilton as well. Well wishes to the family. Throwing balls into the stands is as old as baseball itself, so hopefully nothing changes at that park - although I'm sure Josh can't help but wonder "what if..."

Rest in peace.

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it's devastating

my heart breaks for that poor kid and the family

I'm an Angels fan

by ladybug on Jul 7, 2011 9:46 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I've been tearing up since I heard about it.

Me and some friends are collecting donations around our town. He lived about an hour from me.

Baseball is a funny game...

by Halosfan777 on Jul 7, 2011 9:48 PM PDT reply actions  

If you set up something (especially if via PayPal) let us know...

…I’d love to help.

It’s sad that his poor son will grow up and every time he should be watching and enjoying a baseball game like we all do, it will likely be a bittersweet experience.

by RedFog on Jul 7, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

yeah I will keep you guys updated.

I should find out all the details tomorrow.

Baseball is a funny game...

by Halosfan777 on Jul 7, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah me too

This is shocking to say the least

After all these years the one thing I still want to know is why Figgy wears that stupid band aid!

by ArchAngel_7 on Jul 7, 2011 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

Signed up there just to offer condolences.

If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?

by red floyd on Jul 7, 2011 9:55 PM PDT reply actions  

For those who are interested

We at Lone Star Ball are attempting to set up something with the Rangers to help the family. We’ll have links and such on our page when everything is settled if any of you are interested in donating.

I used to own Mickey Tettleton's couch.

by Pith on Jul 7, 2011 9:58 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I am banned from your site for posting up "LOL" during the ALCS...but thats besides the point

condolences to your fans too must be really tough right now no matter the rivalry between us this goes beyond it and i think i can speak for all of us here that we are deeply sorry and saddened by this

Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant

by KB_24 on Jul 7, 2011 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

It kills me that his poor son had to witness it

All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.

by Quad Fin Rider on Jul 7, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions  

i cant even deal with this story its so fucking tragic.

a son gets his father taken away.. forever.. at a baseball game.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Jul 7, 2011 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I feel absolutely sick

This is such a tragedy. A man trying to enjoy a game with his boy, trying to get him a ball…and this. Ugh.

My prayers are with his family, and with Josh Hamilton, who probably feels devastated as well.

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by Gorbachav5 on Jul 7, 2011 10:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Learning about this really took me out of the game tonight

Devastating for that poor little kid and his family. Going to the game with your dad is supposed to be a wonderful memory.

We Want Wilson

by ryanfea on Jul 7, 2011 10:12 PM PDT reply actions  

Rangers need to close that gap before the next game.

Obviously someone falling there is rare, but once is already too many times. Add some netting, some fencing, something to catch a falling fan to prevent another tragedy like this.

And the A’s announcers obviously need to publicly apologize if they haven’t already.

by AlanFalcon on Jul 7, 2011 10:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Exactly.

It sounds so reactionary, but MLB needs to add nets to prevent these sort of incidents. Aesthetically pleasing? Probably not. But they can bubble-wrap the entire stadium for all I care if it happens to save a life.

What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.

by clover_black on Jul 7, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

I missed it...

…and wondered did the A’s announcers say something insensitive (or worse?)

Then I checked and saw a Mark McGuire post:

The announcers surely wish they could have their initial chuckles back, but keep in mind they could not see the fact that he landed on his head.

by RedFog on Jul 7, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

A very sad night for that family and rangers fans

My heart goes out to them. No one should ever have to worry about dying at a baseball game.

by firebird81 on Jul 7, 2011 10:14 PM PDT reply actions  

so sad

feel bad for Hamilton after all he’s been through and Conor Jackson is a great kid who I watched in AZ.

by Rex Fregosi on Jul 7, 2011 10:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, I’m not going to sleep tonight….

How can something like this happen? Its just so wrong.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

"I'm just like you, but 10 times better"

by SportsChicken on Jul 7, 2011 10:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

This is one of those times I wish ESPN would just close off comments...

I’m all for freedom of speech but there is reason most of us long ago left their message boards for greener pastures.

by RedFog on Jul 7, 2011 10:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Devistating

Baseball stadiums are places are life, energy and excitement. What a terrible thing for the fans and the organization to deal with. But you got to just feel beyond terrible for the boy. I am sure the Rangers organization will do something for him and his family.

by UCIHalo on Jul 7, 2011 10:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Almost reminds me of NA...

:’(

Mike Trout- The Man, The Future, The Legend

by miketrout on Jul 7, 2011 10:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

very much so

and the outpouring of shared sorrow we received was humbling and helped our community’s healing.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 7, 2011 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I agree..

I felt a little more sorrow with NA because he was an Angel, but a person is a person and this is tragic.. Especially with the poor kid watching and having to remember all his life

Mike Trout- The Man, The Future, The Legend

by miketrout on Jul 7, 2011 10:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

I have that same pain in my gut

that I had one that fateful morning. I felt that when I heard about Brian Stow as well. At least this time is was a pure accident, no criminal villian in this case, not that it probabally matters to his family.

After all these years the one thing I still want to know is why Figgy wears that stupid band aid!

by ArchAngel_7 on Jul 7, 2011 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

This isn't supposed to happen.

I should hate the Rangers. Hate their fans. Hate their players. But this is a tragic moment that hits so close to home, and we all have to remember at the end of the day, we all are just baseball fans rooting for our team. So God bless you Shannon Stone. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Stone family, Ranger fans, and also Josh Hamilton. Good night.

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on Jul 7, 2011 10:28 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Sports are never about hate, they're about competition

And so while I might burn up about the White Sox in 05 or the Yankees in 09, at the end of the day it’s just a game, and their fans aren’t that different from anyone else – just people trying to live their lives and enjoy some baseball.

This is a terrible, terrible tragedy. Don’t reach too far for that ball, dads, don’t lean out too far over rails. You’re more important than a piece of horsehide is to your children.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Jul 8, 2011 7:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Damn man, thats horrible feel for his family.....condolences to them

whats even more pathetic is some peoples comments on youtube they have no heart whats so ever….and then the As commentators shouldnt laugh at that either

Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant

by KB_24 on Jul 7, 2011 10:31 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't think the A's announcers did anything wrong

Just watched the video..just a terrible accident. Obviously knowing the tragedy that occurred the announcers would take it back..but IMO they weren’t out of line.

by MikeV7297 on Jul 7, 2011 10:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

yea i see your point

Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant

by KB_24 on Jul 7, 2011 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

This is my thought as well

It’s insensitive in retrospect, but they had no way of knowing the outcome at the time. If there wound up being a net right below the level of the wall and the guy was fine, it would be all over SportsCenter as a blooper reel.

I still can’t get this terrible feeling out though…that poor kid.

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by Gorbachav5 on Jul 7, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

What most touches me is the man's concern for his son while mortally injured

Several of the A’s relievers were waiting to get through the tunnel to get to the bullpen, and they were stopped there while the man was wheeled through.

“They had him on a stretcher and they were carrying him out, and he was saying stuff,” said A’s reliever Brad Ziegler, who was in tears after the team was informed of the man’s death. "He was saying, ‘Please check on my son. I was here with my son,’ and people were saying, ’We’ll check on your son, we’ll make sure he’s OK.’

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/07/SPUU1K7LAV.DTL#ixzz1RUOm2rAJ

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by VPBOB on Jul 7, 2011 10:40 PM PDT reply actions  

And they announced recently (listnening to the radio in the background)...

…that he was a fireman.

Spends his time risking his life saving the property and lives of other people and then passes away at a baseball game.

Meanwhile Casey Anthony is soon to make millions via a book or movie deal.

Sometimes this world is one cruel bitch.

by RedFog on Jul 7, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dude it's just wrong to bring up Casey Anthony with this...

These are 2 completely different things.

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by maze88 on Jul 7, 2011 11:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

Oh my god, that's horrible.

My condolences to the man’s family, especially his poor son who had to watch. Also condolences to Rangers fans and the team, nothing this bad should ever happen at the ballpark.

by TheKingfish on Jul 7, 2011 10:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Very tragic.

Didn’t a fan fall from the upper deck in Arlington last year as well?

by Doctor Wu on Jul 7, 2011 11:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Yes. Exactly one year and one day ago

He was a firefighter as well. Miraculously survived a 30 foot drop with a fractured skull.

"Anyone that knows me, an' the game of baseball, know what Ron Washington is about."

by Atticus F on Jul 7, 2011 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

just found out now

As a father, this breaks my heart. I pray that, as difficult as it is to fathom, somehow some good can come from this evil.

Trust the Deception

by Rally Manatee on Jul 7, 2011 11:37 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

We are all fans of baseball

and when tragedies like this happen we can put aside our pride in our teams and feelings of animosity towards one another (no matter how unfounded) and come together to help heal wounds. My condolences to the family and friends, and all those affected by this tragedy.

by AngelsFan87 on Jul 7, 2011 11:50 PM PDT reply actions  

There are no words that can ease that young boy's pain, as well as that of his family and everyone involved.

     This boy lost his father tonight. Those of you who have lost your father’s in adulthood know your loss and pain were probably tempered by the many memories you had with him. This boy is probably far too young to understand or appreciate the times he has had with him. I pray he and his family have the support system in place to get them through this unspeakable tragedy.
     Those of you who never knew your fathers (myself included) might feel especially sensitive to what this young boy has witnessed, I know I do. I sometimes go to games and see fathers with their young children and wonder if my father and I would have done the same. It makes me smile to think we might have, yet it saddens me to know that we never had the chance to.
     All we can do is pray that someday, this young boy will grow up to appreciate the memories he had with his father, short though they were. Things like this aren’t supposed to happen. Things like this shouldn’t happen. Not at a baseball game, not anywhere.

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by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 12:03 AM PDT reply actions  

Yeah, I was wondering exactly how he views this (not what he is saying externally)...

…because this must reallllllly put a strain on his sobriety.

I’m guessing those in his support group are close to him right now to make sure he stays healthy – both mentally and physically.

by RedFog on Jul 8, 2011 1:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

Incredibly sad.

The first thing I think about is that I hope the guy had some amazing friends who will step up and take care of this kid, give him strong role models, and take the place of his dad the best they can (I realize it will never be the same…). I’m willing to bet that, being a firefighter, he had those kinds of friends in his life. Sad day in baseball. Sucks.

by dr-awkward on Jul 8, 2011 6:02 AM PDT reply actions  

This is why everyone shouldn't be douchebags.

I don’t know much about him but it sounds like he was a cool dad. Took his kid to ballgames, helped people when they were in trouble, etc. I wish I could have met him. I hope his family and friends remember him that way.

Enjoy yourself, love your family, love your friends, love people you don’t know, be happy.

Do it now.

Captain, there are doubt's...

"It’s a good opportunity to show we have the strength to respond" - Arsene Wenger, 2011

by Match Day 5 on Jul 8, 2011 7:09 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

All I can think about...

…is how perfect that moment must have been. Father and son at a baseball game in July. Home team star tosses that ball up there, and for a moment, how could the world be any more right to that child, that father? For that one second, how is this not one of the greatest days of that child’s young life? And how proud is that dad, to see that ball coming, just out of reach? And then the whole world turns upside down.

Like other fathers here, I find this is just a haunting story to read about. Difficult to think about, impossible NOT to think about.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Jul 8, 2011 7:37 AM PDT reply actions  

Such devastating news. My heart goes out to the mans family,

But especially his son. I too, lost my father at a very young age. And I know how difficult it can be, to lose a dad. The only thing I hope and pray for, is that at some point, this young boy, grows into a man, and can remember and cherish the good times with his father, however little the time spent together. I feel for you kiddo. Just typing this has got me thinking about my dad.

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by halofolife on Jul 8, 2011 7:53 AM PDT reply actions  

amen

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by autry's cowboys on Jul 8, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

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