Nick Adenhart died early this morning of injuries sustained in a 3 vehicle accident in Fullerton.
Last night I saw Nick pitch a beautiful start at Angels Stadium, not perfect, but he was miles ahead of his starts from last season. The way he was able to pitch himself out of the trouble spots he'd gotten into and leave men on base, he had become a big league pitcher. I remember at one point thinking that our rotation was going to be in okay shape this season if this was the kind of pitching we'd be seeing from the likes of Moseley, Adenhart, and Loux 'til the regular starters came back. Somewhere around the 4th inning I started wondering if I should make my first player jersey a #34.
7 Hits, 3 Walks, 5 Strikeouts, 6 Innings Pitches, No runs, all on 98 pitches. Last night Adenhart showed the fruits of the promise, talent, and determination that made him such a highly touted prospect out of high school. The kicker for me was that Nick was only 22 years old. When he came up last season I realized that he was the first Angel to be younger than I. For some reason that endeared him to me. Which made last night all the more promising, and this morning all the more devastating.
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