...those same players also doused Adenhart’s jersey with beer on the field and in the clubhouse, a...

...those same players also doused Adenhart’s jersey with beer on the field and in the clubhouse, a debatable choice given that the driver of the car that it the vehicle in which Adenhart and three friends were riding allegedly was drunk at the time of the accident.

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I don't find it offensive, though I'm sure many people will.

But I still find it…weird? I don’t know, I cannot come up with a good adjective. I understand it’s not like they went 100% out of their way to celebrate his memory in a directly connected way to which his death was facilitated, but… I don’t know, weird/funny/odd/interesting/something

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions

We were just talking about this in the offtop

and I’m not at all offended by it, I just think it was a poor choice of celebration mode. Moment of silence? Sure. Bring his family to the game and make them the center of attention? Absolutely. Pour the liquid responsible for the impairment of the guy that killed him on his picture and jersey? Strange.

Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.

by pdb on Sep 29, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions

I'm going with weird.

by Wilder. on Sep 29, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Probably just one of those things

where they were caught up in the moment and didn’t put two and two together.

by levnclf on Sep 29, 2009 11:15 AM PDT reply actions

That's what I imagine as well.

After all, athletes are dumb. Still though…

by Matthew on Sep 29, 2009 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm not offended

It was a gesture of celebration, a celebration the team has every right to have. I’m sure that had Adenhart been there, he would have participated in kind. It might have been slightly shortsighted, given the circumstances, but I can’t possibly imagine they meant any harm.

"Let this big fucker come in and walk the world here." - Dave Niehaus on JJ Putz

by section331 on Sep 29, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions

Did the Angels stop selling alcoholic beverages after his death?

Adenhart was killed by a drunk driver, not by someone who was sprayed with champagne.

by Janic on Sep 29, 2009 8:37 PM PDT reply actions

This is not the first time this has happened.

After the Yankees clinched, A-Rod threw salted peanuts at Cory Lidle’s jersey. No one said boo.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Sep 30, 2009 5:14 AM PDT reply actions 12 recs

That's OK - I didn't need that sip of coffee. Or my keyboard...

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 30, 2009 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions

I think, and I'm a bit embarassed to say this,

but yesterday on PTI Kornheiser kind of summed up how I felt in that they celebrated with the jersey just as they would have celebrated had he been there, so I have a hard time finding much of a problem with it. They were treating it as if he had actually been there with the team.

But I agree Matthew I can’t really find a good adjective to describe it, but I don’t know that the adjective would be negative if I did find it.

by Zwakamatsu on Sep 30, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions