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Like I said -- the people who are really hurting are not reading this thread, so offering condolences here is just an exercise in bonding with FReepers who are into judging the public display of grief for someone they never even met. Instead of playing baseball today, they are playing "wake" and keeping score. Okay.

I just wondered why it would be insensitive to play a scheduled baseball game where the fans are already seated and waiting when news of a player's death breaks, while it isn't insensitive to carry on a NASCAR race after tens of thousands of spectators have watched a driver crash and die on the track. Apparently the acceptable level of fan sensitivity to death is gaged by the convenience of scheduling.

They didn't cancel the game because of the fans, they did it because of the players, who travel and play with each other from Spring Training to September and beyond. The players felt unable to play- they had just learned of Kile's death a few minutes before game time. Baseball is a team sport, where death is rare, while NASCAR is primarily an individual sport, where death is possible at every race. Today is a very sad day for both baseball fans and players.

Why do you keep posting on a subject you clearly are unwilling to understand? If you find this thread not to your liking, DO NOT READ IT.

so offering condolences here is just an exercise in bonding with FReepers who are into judging the public display of grief for someone they never even met. Instead of playing baseball today, they are playing "wake" and keeping score.

Okay.Well, my last comments to you are these Val.....in your previous post you offered YOUR condolences...was that a bonding exercise for you??? maybe that's the reason you go to great lengths to announce your plight then..to bond??? So when you come on to chastize all for public displays of gratuitous emotion and bonding, then tell all that you are a widow, aren't you pulling a the heart strings yourself??

Why do you have to reveal that? It makes your complaints about bonding ring hollow

It has nothing to do with this man, but you trot it out,..... why??

I don't care why, just don't pretend to play at not being a hypocrite

Also, go back and read through a few posts above...some freepers actually HAVE met Darryl Kile. Are they tho the ONLY ones allowed to grieve?

Only a true fan of the sport would understand what happened today...in fact only a TRUE sportsman (not to sound sexist of course) would understand...and if you mattered enough, i'd further question your postings on other baseball related threads..but that is really unecessessary.

Let's see.

RESPECT -- for his widow and his family.

His teammates and the Cubs players were both very shocked and in no condition to play today.
As I said earlier, would you want to stand at the plate knowing the pitcher isn't going to have his full attention on where that ball is going to go?
Did you see these men crying and noticably in shock?
It takes a lot for that to occur.

And it would only need one idiot to say something stupid to set off a riot in the stands. (Just like something was said on here).

The Cardinals have already had one death in the "family" this week...and yes I mean FAMILY -- these guys spend 6+ months out of the year together.
This year's team was especially close and I hope they can keep it together.

Yes, they will probably play Sunday night after they have had a little time to have the shock wear off and then come back to STL and continue to play for the rest of the season knowing that an important part of not only their team but of their family is gone for good... it's not like a trade, injury, signing with another team or retirement.