RIP Tyler Skaggs

[broncosmitty]

Jose Fernandez
Yordano Ventura
Tyler Skaggs

Hard to imagine 3 guys in their professional athletic prime all dying within a few years of each other and even harder when they were all at the same position of the same sport. Don't know if that's ever happened before in any sport.

Thoughts and prayers to the Skaggs family.

Two Indians pitchers died during ST in 93.


Third got scalped, but lived.

 

[WindyCityCoug]

Two Indians pitchers died during ST in 93.


Third got scalped, but lived.

and, in addition to Jose Fernandez, Y. Ventura, Kile, Skaggs and Adenhart deaths -

there have been a few others the past decade,

another Angel, Luis Valbeuna 3B died down in the DR in the winter.

Oscar Tavares, young OF for STL, car wreck with GF down in the DR (kinda like Ventura)

and, going back to 1989, Donnie Moore and his famous suicide.

 

[Gopherfan84]

My condolences to his family, friends, and the Angels organization during what has to be a very difficult time.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Life is fragile, we're all hanging by strings... RIP Tyler ...

 

[Mofo]

saying he was at the hotel; the paramedics and police were called, his mates were around likely,

sounds like Heart attack, or brain aneurysm, that type of thing,

It looks like it was related to drugs. At least according to this article:

Santa Monica Observer: Tyler Skaggs Dead Of Apparent Drug Overdose

Don't know if it was an accidental overdose or suicide yet.

 

[DJ Fieri]

RIP young man.

 

[Ojb81]

damn.....just awful to have to read about this. my heart goes out to his family, as well as the angels organization.

 

[PolarVortex]

Wow. I guess nobody remembers Josh Hancock. Not high enough on your depth charts? Buncha 'thoughts and prayers' frauds in here

 

[jwolt92]

Wow. I guess nobody remembers Josh Hancock. Not high enough on your depth charts? Buncha 'thoughts and prayers' frauds in here

Just like DK, died right before a Cubs game.

 

[WindyCityCoug]

It looks like it was related to drugs. At least according to this article:

Santa Monica Observer: Tyler Skaggs Dead Of Apparent Drug Overdose

Don't know if it was an accidental overdose or suicide yet.

shit, damn it,
IF True, not exactly the news we wanted to hear. that is sad,

and will be a dark cloud over his memory and life, like Jose Fernandez being all coked up speeding at 3am on his jet boat; wish these star athletes would learn from one another about these dangers.

 

[WindyCityCoug]

Wow. I guess nobody remembers Josh Hancock. Not high enough on your depth charts? Buncha 'thoughts and prayers' frauds in here

true, and Josh left a bar hammered and was driving 100mph at like .24 or something,
but I guess no different than Jose Fernandez speeding on his boat all coked up.,

 

[Fountain City Blues]

This is away game. Don't all the players arrive at the same time????

Not trying to eliminate accident but let's think here.

Players go out though.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Yikes, "drug OD." I've almost done that to myself a few times when I was younger...

RIP. That's not the way you want to go.

 

[WindyCityCoug]

It looks like it was related to drugs. At least according to this article:

Santa Monica Observer: Tyler Skaggs Dead Of Apparent Drug Overdose

Don't know if it was an accidental overdose or suicide yet.

Your linky is No Good, ...... maybe Santa Monica Observer article / link was jumping the gun, too quick possibly, as right now nothing on the LA Times or OC Register sites yet.

Since your Link was taken down by SM paper, maybe they are waiting a bit longer, make sure it is all accurate before jumping on the story.

I bet by morning we have more of the sordid details, hopefullly.

 

[Mofo]

Your linky is No Good, ...... maybe Santa Monica Observer article / link was jumping the gun, too quick possibly, as right now nothing on the LA Times or OC Register sites yet.

Since your Link was taken down by SM paper, maybe they are waiting a bit longer, make sure it is all accurate before jumping on the story.

I bet by morning we have more of the sordid details, hopefullly.

Wow, look it that- it was taken down. I should’ve posted the text. It was a lot of the same descriptions of shock and grief, but also provided an account of someone entering the hotel room that noticed a very large number of prescription pill bottles.

Yeah, odds are it will be known soon.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Yikes, "drug OD." I've almost done that to myself a few times when I was younger...

RIP. That's not the way you want to go.

Curious what drug

 

[Rock Strongo]

a decade after adenhart

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Curious what drug

Once upon a time, I was actually addicted to amphetamines. That’s as far as I am willing to go. I have since kicked it as an adult; I don’t think I can touch anything of that nature again for my own safety.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Once upon a time, I was actually addicted to amphetamines. That’s as far as I am willing to go. I have since kicked it as an adult; I don’t think I can touch anything of that nature again for my own safety.

Glad to hear you kicked them

Bad deal...I'm curious if he was addicted to opiods after his Tommy John

 

[_rolltideroll_]

Damn ... RIP