MLB: Marlins All-Star Pitcher Fernandez passes away

[Cy$]

Really sad situation

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17632541/miami-marlins-ace-jose-fernandez-dies-boating-accident

This guy was going to be a Cy Young candidate for many years to come. Today's game vs. the Braves is cancelled.

 

[chuckd4735]

Yeah saw this a few minutes ago. Just horrible. His wife is expecting as well.

 

[CycloneErik]

That is shocking and sad.

 

[cmjh10]

Terrible news. Guy was a stud and was fun to watch.

 

[tm3308]

I thought it was a hoax initially. Absolutely shocking. I can't think of a more shocking death of an active player since Roberto Clemente was killed.

 

[chuckd4735]

 

[allday4cy]

absolutely brutal. loved watching him play

 

[cyclone101]

Very sad news. Great player, fun to watch.

 

[Clonefan94]

I thought it was a hoax initially. Absolutely shocking. I can't think of a more shocking death of an active player since Roberto Clemente was killed.

Not that it was more shocking, but Thurman Munson, comes to mind, but maybe that is only because I was too young, at the time, to grasp the Clemente news. Thurman's death came at the time where Sports were really starting to become a big deal for me.

 

[CyJack13]

This is crazy and terribly sad. Saw a rumor the Cubs were interested in him just last week and was trying to think if the Cubs had enough pieces to make a run at him, and now he's gone. That's hard to believe.

 

[theantiAIRBHG]

I could watch this gif forever.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Man that's a bummer. Dude loved baseball.

 

[BBHMagic]

Today's game vs. the Braves is cancelled.

That sucks. He had to be my favorite outside of my Braves. Him and Freddie Freeman had such a fun rivalry. They would talk smack to each other while on the field. Freddie often raked against him and Fernandez would just shake his head at him with Freddie smirking back.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Just awful, really liked this guy.

 

[cyIclSoneU]

I thought it was a hoax initially. Absolutely shocking. I can't think of a more shocking death of an active player since Roberto Clemente was killed.

Immediately reminded me of Oscar Taveras' death.

Very sad situation

 

[BikeSkiClone]

Man that's a bummer. Dude loved baseball.

Man I hope that someday I can find anything that makes me that ecstatic in life. Loved watching this guy play ball.

 

[erikbj]

I am not a boat guy, but what were they doing at 3am?

 

[erikbj]

Immediately reminded me of Oscar Taveras' death.

Very sad situation

That and Daryl Kile, which was the strangest death of them all.

 

[BoxsterCy]

I am not a boat guy, but what were they doing at 3am?

I doubt they were actually trying to kill themselves with idiotic reckless boating but that's exactly what they did. It's a bummer for baseball cause the dude was a talented and colorful asset to the game but I cannot muster up much personal sympathy for the folks on this boat. This isn't a random tragic accident that was outside of their personal control.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Likely couldn't see the group of rocks in the middle of the night.