Having been to Amsterdam a couple of times in my life....I can attest that there are various people walking around in daylight and evening hours....totally doped up, and very capable of killing a guy for absolutely no reason. So running off to Europe and thinking you are safer than you were in Seattle....is the wrong way of thinking.
Condolences to his family.. this just seems so totally pointless.
According to Dutch media reports Major League outfielder Gregory Halman of the Seattle Mariners has been stabbed fatally at his home in Rotterdam, Netherlands on early Monday morning. He was only 24 years old. Apparently his brother Jason Halman was detained by the police. However the circumstances of Gregory’s death, which was confirmed by the family, are still under investigation.
Gregory Halman was born on August 26, 1987 in Haarlem, Netherlands. After making his debut in the Dutch Hoofdklasse at the age of 16 he was signed as a non-drafted amateur free agent in 2004 by the Seattle Mariners. He quickly moved up through the Mariners farm system and reached the big leagues in 2010. He appeared in 44 MLB games for Seattle since then.
According to Ditch papers his brother Jason has been “apprehended.”
http://nos.nl/artikel/315291-honkballer-halman-24-vermoord.html
“Zijn twee jaar jongere broer Jason is na het incident door de politie aangehouden.”
“......younger brother Jason has been apprehended after the incident by the police force.”
From Babelfish
Holy crap. Not a good couple of weeks for MLB players overseas.
Never heard of this poor bastard. RIP.
Condolences to Greg Halman’s family and friends.
Een dertienjarig meisje uit Soest en een veertienjarige Larense zijn zaterdagavond om tien voor half elf aangereden door een automobilist. De wagen die reed aan de Schrikslaan ging er vervolgens met gedoofde verlichting vandoor.
Just a family affair? Condolences to the family. It sounds like they have a lot on their plate right now.
I don’t mean to go all OWS, but it’s only news because this baseball player is part of the 1% that cannot be criticized for making money.
The story kind of brings to light the total hypocrisy of the OWS thing. Certain big earners are beloved while others, not so much.
Sad. RIP.
According to the Associated Press, as relayed by http://www.mlbtraderumors.com, his brother is being held as s suspect.
Sympathies to his family.
Rotterdam was also the hometown of former Yankees and Angels IF Robert Eenhoorn.
So sad and senseless. Condolences to his family, friends and teammates.
Here is what people need to understand. There are stringent gun laws over there. You’re not allowed to have a gun. So instead, lots of people carry knives.
I was explaining to a Dutch lady on the plane over there about our Second Amendment which she vehemently disagreed with, and then I pointed out that over there people carried weapons too, namely knives.
The look on her face was priceless. She had never thought of that. It shut her up.
I am more of a casual fan of the M’s. Had not heard of the man but may he rest in peace.
What a salutary reminder that every breath we take is from God, Who can call us out of this world at any moment no matter how young or strong.
RIP, young man.