Crazy World Of Sports

This will be the saddest story in sports this year-and will go down down, at least for me, as one of the saddest stories in baseball that I can remember.

Nick Adenhart started wednesday night’s game for the Angels. After spending most of 2008 working on his stuff, this would be his first big start. He pitched 6 scoreless innings. His hard work and dedications to the game and the sport that he, like so many other kids, have paid off and he made it to the big leagues.

Shortly after that game, Adenhart, along with 3 friends, were in a small car. A drunk driver ran a red light and hit the car, killing 3 people instantly, and eventually taking Adenhart’s life as well. He was 22.

I don’t know what is the worst part of this story for me: The fact that his life was taken at the young age of 22 by a drunk driver who walked away without a scratch, or the fact that his life was full of hard work, dedication and fulfilling a dream to one day play in the bigs was taken away by someone who has no self control, no limits, and no reasoning for making a good decision. How is it that we live in a world where the dedicated perish, and those who truly don’t care live on.

If this story shows you anything, hopefully it is one of these 2 facts:

1. Life is short-There is a time and a place where you will be taken from this world. Live everyday life it is your chance to pitch in the big leagues. Seize the moment, and capture every memory possible.
2. Know your limits. Know when it is time to call it quits. If you cannot control that, make sure you have a way home that DOES NOT involve getting behind the wheel. You may take someones life-and is one night of partying worth a lifetime of pain?