But ... he was a 33 year old man when he died today. I think he left a wife and several children. He's a player that all baseball fans know, he's a top 10% guy in the World at his profession. Everyone who knows baseball is reverent for the baseball fans of St. Louis. They're the best, end of story.
I'm sad when any young man, a husband and father dies. Our Freeper friends from Houston, Denver and St. Louis know of, or KNOW, this guy. He was a remarkable athelete, a family man, and there's nothing wrong with feeling bad about the end of his life. There's nothing wrong with feeling good about the priorities of the players, management and baseball fans of Chicago. You either know, or you don't know, that this gesture of tribute to the St. Louis baseball community shouldn't come from any other fans and players than those of Chicago and the Cubs. It's a poignant irony that the two iron maidens don't have the elegance to appreciate.
??????In an 11 year carreer, he only won 13 more games than he lost (W:128 , L:115 ). Am I missing something??