I can't pretend that I ever knew the late Angel pitcher, Nick Adenhart personally, but as an Angel fan, his was a name that I had been hearing for years as a great prospect who would soon be pitching under the lights of the Halo at the Big A, Wednesday night he had his chance and performed as one would expect from a pitcher with as high an upside as Adenhart. Little did anyone know that it was to be the last start for the 22 year old, who had his life and career taken from him mere hours later when a criminal who decided that it was a good idea to drive drunk and ignore traffic laws took those things away from not only Adenhart, but 2 other passengers in the car.
Goodbye Nick. I'm sorry I never got to see you practice your craft. Never saw you put in a bid for the 2010 Cy Young award. Never saw you pitch in a big league All-Star game. Never saw you win the big one to take the Angels to the playoffs or World Series. That was taken from me. From you. From the Halo Nation. To chance on a cliche, you are in the dugout with a different group of angels now and we will miss you here.
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