Jose Fernandez R.I.P

[SPTO]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Just saw the video of the Marlins gathering around the mound after the game last night. I've never seen anything like that in professional sports. You can see... no, FEEL, that Jose Fernandez was more than just a teammate.

Transcendent moment.

It's a moment that was sports at its best as a transformative moment of grief and healing all at one moment. Seeing the Mets players hugging all the Marlins was great too. Last night was one of those things that sends chills up one's spine.

[Picci]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Kudos to the Arizona DBacks for leaving this on the message board for Miami arriving in DC to play this weekend.

https://twitter.com/BigHill525/status/781892669148631040/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Blzer]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Great message, but I just... I gotta ask.

Who wrote that, or whose idea was it to choose the gentleman who has the worst handwriting on the team?

[SPTO]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Great message, but I just... I gotta ask.

Who wrote that, or whose idea was it to choose the gentleman who has the worst handwriting on the team?

I've seen far worse.

[RJTurneR]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

It's a moment that was sports at its best as a transformative moment of grief and healing all at one moment. Seeing the Mets players hugging all the Marlins was great too. Last night was one of those things that sends chills up one's spine.

I hardly follow Baseball but seeing the players gathered round the mound all wearing No.16, and then the home run by Dee Gordon while pretty much balling his eyes out... It's a sad, tragic but amazing and joyful moment all at the same time. A real mix of emotions.

It's sad how it takes such a tragic incident to bring people together like that, & create amazing moments out of it as well.

[TripleCrown9]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Great message, but I just... I gotta ask.

Who wrote that, or whose idea was it to choose the gentleman who has the worst handwriting on the team?

I honestly think that's the least important aspect of the whole thing. You can read every single word.

[Blzer]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

I honestly think that's the least important aspect of the whole thing. You can read every single word.

Of course. Don't think for one second I am acting inconsiderately to the gesture.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

I thought of the handwriting also.

[The Kid 24]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Jose and friends were drinking before fatal crash...

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17893722/miami-marlins-pitcher-jose-fernandez-friends-reportedly-had-strong-odor-alcohol-deadly-boat-crash

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

I should have known better before buying his shirt.

S M F H.

[Steven78]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

I should have known better before buying his shirt.

S M F H.

What, you thought he rammed his boat into rocks completely sober?

[TheMatrix31]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

It happens. And they initially said no signs of drugs or alcohol.

But yeah, I should have been smarter.

[SPTO]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Yeah the whole alcohol thing doesn't surprise me. What does set my ears up is the fact that this comes out NOW because honestly, finding alcohol in the system or as in one report that came out "smelling of alcohol" is something that'd come out pretty much right away. One has to wonder if the authorities decided to withhold that piece of information until a later date. It'd have completely changed the context of how we mourned his loss in the days that followed.

[countryboy]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Alcohol or no alcohol, its still sad.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: Jose Fernandez R.I.P

Once it came out that he (and I'll say allegedly because we weren't there and it's not a fact) allegedly had gone on the boat after getting into a fight with his girlfriend and left a bar it became clear what the missing pieces were.