Tragic accident claims life of rookie baseball player

There isnt anything more tragic then death, in any kind of situation. It is very horrible when incidents happen that are unsuspected, of any kind. In the world of sports, it cuts America in a very deep an melancholy way, to see one of their heroes or one of their childrens heroes perish at a young age for any reason. For our youth of America to create such great feats and
accomplishments, then lose their life at an early age, has a drastic effect on those around. More so the families then anyone else, but they seem to effect the hearts of Americans in a way that is broad ranged an undescribable. Death touches many hearts in a very harsh way.


Recently, there was a tragic death in the world of Major league baseball, Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart passed away at the age of 22 in result of an awful car accident in Fullerton, CA (being remotely familiar with the area, Fullerton is not very far outside the Anaheim area). Nick Adenhart had just finished a game and finished pitching 6 amazing shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics hours before he died in the car accident. He was the chosen number 3 starter for the Angels, after impressing the Angels over the spring training months. Now the number 34 that he wore on his jersey will be mourned. Not as an legend, or someone that is able to carry the teams name, but as an rookie, a newcomer, an incredibly new fresh face to the team, who now lost his life at such a young age. It really is unexplainable how life can throw curveballs like that, life goes on, many straight fastballs, you hit homers, you strike out, you get to walk it off. Then all of a sudden, out of no where, comes a curveball. Totally shocking, totally unsuspectful, but very surreal an totally unavoidable. Its one of lifes many wonders, an part of Gods plan is giving us a lot that we really dont understand. An we really cannot question because there is no way we can justify that in our minds, so we have to live on for these heroes, live our lives, and value them for that much more, ,knowing they could end at anytime. Maybe drive to work more careful tomorrow, maybe stop anything or any habits that could be risking your own life. Taking your kid out to a ballgame, taking your dog to the beach, doing what you can to enjoy life and always ALWAYS live it to its very fullest for you only get one life, and you only get to live it once straight from beginning to end.

Now he is only a memory, an empty pitchers mound and glove, a small makeshift memorial in Anaheim right outside of he LA Angels stadium consisting of flowers, hats, and handmade signs. However in our hearts, he will still be that stubbly faced, newcomer from Hagerstown, Maine, who pitched a shut out for 6 innings against the Oakland Athletics on his debut night of major league baseball, the hopeful for the Southern California baseball team, the young man that was only 22 years of age and had so much potential and life ahead of him. Many fans will miss him, they will still visualize him out on the mound, and they'll do what they can to honor what they have lost. Number 34 is now an empty jersey,

He is just one of many athletes that have lost their lives too early, Dale Earnhart SR, Reggie White, Cory Lidel, Steve Prefontaine, all names that have gone really far and ended up dying at too young of an age despite how hard they have worked, trained, an fought for their dream. May they rest in peace in the big field in the sky. An may you all live your lives to the fullest.