From today’s entry at the website created in support of beating victim Bryan Stow:
… He seems to be having more issues with his memory and it understandably frustrates him. The other day we asked him if he remembered why he had memory problems he said “because I’m dumb”. It broke our hearts and we just had to remind him that is not true and it’s not his fault! So then we go through what happened to him and that he has suffered a TBI. He usually is pretty quiet after that, trying to process it all. All we can do is hug him and tell him he has us and we will never leave his side. …
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Below is a video I found via Deadspin showing the return of Columbus, Ohio sports anchor Dom Tiberi after his 21-year-old daughter Maria died in a car accident. It’s every bit as heartbreaking as you imagine, but I also have great respect for Tiberi using his platform to remind drivers to be more careful.
kmac
Has this case gone to trial yet?
Casey Barker
The death penalty is not enough.
gobaers
I think you need a hyphen between ‘beating’ and ‘victim.’ We wouldn’t want to support the beating of Bryan Stow.
Jon Weisman
I think common sense covers that.
NoahUCLA
I am terrified of my daughters getting into cars with their friends or driving themselves when they get older. Luckily we haven’t given 8 and 5 year olds drivers licenses yet, so I’m okay for now.
WBBsAs
RIP for a PH: http://tinyurl.com/lws5n74
Jeffrey Thomas III
That video is tragic. I don’t have any children yet but that made me tear up. I hope his message can have a positive impact on the people that have seen it.
dukeofpadukah
“Sometimes I sit up in the darkness
And I watch my baby as she sleeps
Then I climb in bed and I hold her tight
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night
Thinking ’bout the wreck on the highway”
– Bruce Springsteen, Wreck on the Highway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspPrnVB8so
ASW1
Party down, party down
Drinkin’ til you can’t even see
Fill your car with your buddies
And wrap it around a tree
Make sure to tell yourself that this is cool
And make sure to tell yourself that you have no choice
And make sure to tell your friends that they drive you to it
And that you can quit anytime
That you want
You can quit
Anytime
That you want
You can quit
Anytime
That you want
You can quit
You can quit
You can quit
Drink
Drink
Drink
Drink
Don’t Think
Drive
Kill
-Henry Rollins / Black Flag
Jon Weisman
5:30 game Thursday, 3 p.m. game Friday
14hodges
Since I live in NC, I’ve been trying to see if there’s any way I can make it to Atlanta for Game 1. Game time is key. I hadn’t been able to find it. Thanks, Jon.
ASW1
Is anyone here rooting for either of James Loney’s Rays or Adrian Beltre’s Rangers to win this evenings game?
Both players had decent years :
Loney : 157 games, 33 doubles, 13 HR, 75 RBI, .300 BA, .781 OPS, 119 OPS+, 2.8 WAR
Beltre : 160 games, 31 doubles, 30 HR, 92 RBI, .316 BA, 880 OPS, 137 OPS+, 5.4 WAR
I don’t really have a clear-cut favorite, if I had to choose, guess I’d pick the Rangers.
Bumsrap
Loney and the Rays
RBI
Loney. Rays.
KT
whoever we can beat if they reach the WS
Bumsrap
Girardi’s contract concludes, Cubs job is open, Girardi loves Cubs, Girardi becomes Cubs Manager, Mattingly goes to Yankees?
ASW1
Wow – Beltre really limping on that double.
Linkmeister
Hi all. I put up an open thread to discuss today’s game over at Elysian Fields. I’ll probably blog all the postseason play except games the Dodgers play. Let Jon do the hard work on those. ;)
foul tip
Just how chintzy can the Marlins be?
http://mlb.si.com/2013/09/30/henderson-alvarez-no-hitter-marlins-tickets/?sct=hp_bf7_a3&eref=sihp
WBBsAs
Jeffrey Loria may be worse than McCourt.
Jon Weisman
NPUT