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| Author: | MajorKong [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | RIP Oscar Taveras |
Quote: LigaDom.com @LigaDomcom: Confirmed by his family, Cardinals' Oscar Taveras has died in car accident he was driving from Sosua to Puerto Plata (DR) https://twitter.com/LigaDomcom?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FLigaDomcom%2Fstatus%2F526527594863529984&tw_i=526527594863529984&tw_p=tweetembed |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Wasn't that their stud prospect? |
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| Author: | lipidquadcab [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Good lord that's horrible... |
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Wow. That is terrible. |
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| Author: | MajorKong [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
badrogue17 wrote: Wasn't that their stud prospect? Baseball America had him ranked as the #3 prospect in baseball going into the season. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Oh my god that's awful. God damn it. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Chus is going to be devastated. |
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| Author: | IMU [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
This is sad. Wow. |
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| Author: | America [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Unreal. Can't remember a player of his standing dying in any sport since Nick Adenhart. Both at 22. Just sucks. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
America wrote: Unreal. Can't remember a player of his standing dying in any sport since Nick Adenhart. Both at 22. Just sucks. Darryl Kile. |
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| Author: | newper [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Dale Earnhardt Sr |
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| Author: | America [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Kyle was clearly a roids thing, which is still really sad. He also was a bit older than both Adenhart and Taveras. I'm not trying to break the level of these tragedies into tiers, it's just another reminder that they are people. |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Time to invest in teddy bear futures ... |
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| Author: | redskingreg [ Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Awful. Just gut-wrenching when I heard it. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
I feel awful but my second thought (after "That's terrible") was "fucking cardinals wont miss a beat" |
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| Author: | MajorKong [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
rogers park bryan wrote: I feel awful but my second thought (after "That's terrible") was "fucking cardinals wont miss a beat" If it were Kris Bryant the Cubs would come undone. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
America wrote: Unreal. Can't remember a player of his standing dying in any sport since Nick Adenhart. Both at 22. Just sucks. Drazen Petrovic |
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| Author: | pittmike [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
MajorKong wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: I feel awful but my second thought (after "That's terrible") was "fucking cardinals wont miss a beat" If it were Kris Bryant the Cubs would come undone. I thought similarly. In no way is this some thing negative to Cubs but something like this is what I mean by no plan is guaranteed. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
MajorKong wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: I feel awful but my second thought (after "That's terrible") was "fucking cardinals wont miss a beat" If it were Kris Bryant the Cubs would come undone. Definitely I think most organizations would be a little fucked |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Douchebag wrote: America wrote: Unreal. Can't remember a player of his standing dying in any sport since Nick Adenhart. Both at 22. Just sucks. Drazen Petrovic Len Bias is probably the best NBA comparison. |
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| Author: | Dr. Kenneth Noisewater [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
I saw the headlines on this a few times before I realized they weren't talking about Pittsburgh legend Frank Taveras. |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
If Mike Matheny wasn't such a shitty manager, this guy would be alive right now. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
KDdidit wrote: If Mike Matheny wasn't such a shitty manager, this guy would be alive right now. Cardinal blogs are abuzz with this kind of comment. It's terrible. So young, so much talent. He and his girlfriend had a young son, who now has no mother and father. This is your moment, etched forever in my mind now Oscar. We hardly knew ye. 
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Apologist wrote: KDdidit wrote: If Mike Matheny wasn't such a shitty manager, this guy would be alive right now. Cardinal blogs are abuzz with this kind of comment. It's terrible. So young, so much talent. He and his girlfriend had a young son, who now has no mother and father. This is your moment, etched forever in my mind now Oscar. We hardly knew ye. Beats this memory 
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| Author: | Apologist [ Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
KDdidit wrote: Beats this memory I enjoy that memory. IIRC he was called in from the back fields to pinch-run for one of the veterans, and they gave him a uniform that didn't exist. FOX was flabbergasted about who #91 was that they just went with MINOR LEAGUE GUY |
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| Author: | MajorKong [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Apologist wrote: KDdidit wrote: Beats this memory His talent was obvious. He made it to the majors despite having only one arm. |
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| Author: | badrogue17 [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
I'm sure he'll have the classiest funeral possible. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
 Sounds like he was speeding. Second person to hit that tree and die  Officials in the Dominican Republic do NOT believe alcohol was a factor in the crash that killed St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras and his girlfriend ... TMZ Sports has learned. We spoke with reps at the Metropolitan Police Department in the D.R. who tell us ... Taveras was driving "very, very fast" on a wet road when he lost control and slammed into a huge tree. Both Taveras and his GF were killed in the crash. Officials tell us an autopsy is currently being conducted on Oscar -- but we're told there was no immediate evidence at the crash scene to lead officials to believe he was drunk behind the wheel. Officials tell us the weather may have played a role -- because it had been raining around the time of the accident and the roads were slippery. We're told ... Taveras is not the first person to have lost control and slammed into that particular tree -- another person died in the same exact spot last year under similar weather conditions. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/27/oscar-tav ... z3HROE3C9c |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
I've been to Puerto Plata (button 48). Its a beautiful part of the country. People in the DR (at least in PP) drive like maniacs. There are seemingly no lanes, no rules on when or when not to turn, and there are hundreds of little scooters all over the place. I cannot imagine it would be a very safe place to drive with any sort of excessive speed. |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: RIP Oscar Taveras |
Reads a lot like Paul Walkers death. Fancy car and let's play Steve McQueen. Reckless and dumb=death Just like JFK Jr. |
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