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for those of you who haven't heard, Nick Adenhart was killed yesterday morning (along with one other person) in a car accident in Fullerton, CA. he was a pitcher for the Anaheim Angels.

i honestly am so upset by this, although i never met the guy or even knew much about him.

the best way to describe it is this (from a comment i made in a community):

"there was this phone conversation i heard with the a's commentator guy, and he put exactly how i'm feeling so well. he said something along the lines of:

it's like, i didn't know him, but i spent two hours of my life staring at him and talking about him and thinking about him and watching him pitch an amazing six innings, that it's totally weird to think he's just never going to do that again."

he was a fantastic pitcher (pitched 6 straight shut-out innings against the A's Wednesday night before he died early Thursday morning) and a true talent.

my heart and thoughts go out to his family. i've been crying most of the day, and i can't imagine what they're going through.

link to an article about it

also, let me take this time to say that if you ever consider driving drunk/tipsy/intoxicated/under the influence of anything, don't. not only would you lose my respect and the respect of millions, you are putting yourself and everyone else on the road in danger. do you really want to end your own life that way, as well as possibly end another's life that way? just don't do it. call a cab, call your parents, call a friend. don't drive.

also taking a moment to remember my friend mandi who died after being hit by a drunk driver in may 2007. <3 you bbgirl.