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Post by thebogeyman on Sept 25, 2016 8:15:39 GMT -5
I haven't seen an article yet but just heard on SC that Jose Fernandez was killed in a boating accident. Tragic.
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Post by jmei on Sept 25, 2016 8:21:00 GMT -5
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Post by amfox1 on Sept 25, 2016 8:22:45 GMT -5
Confirmed, via multiple news sources. Stunning.
Ken Rosenthal @ken_Rosenthal 13m13 minutes ago Sickening news: Source confirms that #Marlins' Jose Fernandez was killed in boating accident. Statement coming from club shortly.
Thoughts and prayers for Fernandez's family.
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Post by James Dunne on Sept 25, 2016 8:30:50 GMT -5
Unbelievable. RIP.
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Post by Canseco on Sept 25, 2016 8:41:49 GMT -5
Horrifying.
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Post by artfuldodger on Sept 25, 2016 8:42:29 GMT -5
Living in South Florida, this is devastating news for the community. Thoughts and prayers to his family. My sympathies to the Marlins organization.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Sept 25, 2016 8:44:09 GMT -5
Devastating for all of baseball. Super talent, super personality.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Sept 25, 2016 8:51:39 GMT -5
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Post by fan72 on Sept 25, 2016 8:55:56 GMT -5
I don't post in here often. Feel the need. Horrible tragic news for someone so young and talented. RIP
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Post by umassgrad2005 on Sept 25, 2016 9:06:21 GMT -5
Shocking and very sad news. The reports that his mother died while traveling from Cuba at sea and now this. I feel for his sister!
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Post by mgoetze on Sept 25, 2016 9:20:03 GMT -5
Wow, that sucks.
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Post by humanbeingbean on Sept 25, 2016 9:20:06 GMT -5
A pure joy of a baseball talent and an even better man. R.I.P, Jose.
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Post by thursty on Sept 25, 2016 9:20:19 GMT -5
24. How fragile is this mortal coil
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 25, 2016 9:28:23 GMT -5
I broke down in tears, and I'm still crying.
I know, it shouldn't matter that he was so great. I know I didn't cry when Bobby Ojeda's two teammates died in the boating crash he survived. There's too much unexpected death in the world to cry every time it happens. So I think I'm crying for the game of baseball, and for the fans of Miami who pinned much of their hopes on his brilliance, and for fans everywhere who looked forward to seeing that brilliance for another dozen years.
When was the last time a player of his caliber was killed? Lyman Bostock was very good, but he was not elite. Ed Delahanty, maybe, and no one alive remembers that. But he was 35. There's never been anything like this. I'm not a big enough fan of the other major sports to make a comparison.
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Post by thursty on Sept 25, 2016 9:33:10 GMT -5
Roberto Clemente.
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Post by azblue on Sept 25, 2016 9:39:22 GMT -5
Tragic. Like Eric, I had a flashback to Bobby Ojeda's boating accident. Fernandez was scheduled to pitch this afternoon. He would still be with us if he had decided to get a good night's sleep instead of boating with his friends after midnight.
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Post by azblue on Sept 25, 2016 9:45:00 GMT -5
Oscar Taveras (2014) was another tragic loss for his family and the sport.
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Post by bigpupp on Sept 25, 2016 9:48:08 GMT -5
Tragic. Like Eric, I had a flashback to Bobby Ojeda's boating accident. Fernandez was scheduled to pitch this afternoon. He would still be with us if he had decided to get a good night's sleep instead of boating with his friends after midnight. His start was pushed back to Monday FWIW
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 25, 2016 9:48:34 GMT -5
Tragic. Like Eric, I had a flashback to Bobby Ojeda's boating accident. Fernandez was scheduled to pitch this afternoon. He would still be with us if he had decided to get a good night's sleep instead of boating with his friends after midnight. It's more tragic -- they had pushed back his start to Monday because Adam Conley was coming off the DL. So it's understandable that he stayed out late. He was getting an extra day's rest.
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Post by adiospaydro2005 on Sept 25, 2016 9:49:19 GMT -5
I heard the news on the way home from church. Such a tragic loss for his family, friends and MLB community. Thoughts and prayers for all those touched by this great man who touched so many in positive ways.
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Post by fan72 on Sept 25, 2016 9:49:19 GMT -5
Boston sports Len Bias and Reggie Lewis. Tragic.
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Post by jchang on Sept 25, 2016 9:49:29 GMT -5
a simple rule, young men should not be operating a power boat at night.
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Post by ericmvan on Sept 25, 2016 9:54:43 GMT -5
Yeah, of course. It didn't occur to me because he was at the very end of his career. So it's really not the same. He had just turned 38.
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Post by jmei on Sept 25, 2016 9:58:11 GMT -5
a simple rule, young men should not be operating a power boat at night. A simple rule, don't be that smug ***hole who criticizes a young man who just passed away, especially when you have just about no idea how the accident happened. That goes for everyone, by the way. Consider this an in memoriam thread, and let's keep it to positive vibes. Thanks.
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Post by Guidas on Sept 25, 2016 10:05:52 GMT -5
Just horrific. That we all have time and capacity to spend thinking and discussing sports shows how truly blessed we are and that every day is a gift. Far too often we take it for granted. God bless his wife, who I believe recently announced a pregnancy, and his family.
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