NY Yankee Pitcher Dies

[1ADAM12]

I know the majority of you are Red Sox Fans but this is awful news to say the least.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15223650/?GT1=8618

[hawk]

Yes it is.

But my thought is that it pales in comparison to the lives of the ten innocent little girs shot in Pensylvania, five of whom are dead.

If we are going to mourn, then lets begin with them along with the other innocents who were killed in the last couple of weeks.

Personally i found those deaths much more tragic and troublesome.

Hawk

[Mavs00]

Thats a good point, Hawk.........

I'm not sure its all the healthy to rate one event as more or less tragic than the others and as much as I despise the Yanks, I can certainly empathize with those that have lost and are morning losses. Both in NYC and PA. I'm sure we all can.

Hell, with all the tragety in the world we could start a thread like this every hour.

[hawk]

Originally Posted by Mavs00

Thats a good point, Hawk.........

I'm not sure its all the healthy to rate one event as more or less tragic than the others and as much as I despise the Yanks, I can certainly empathize with those that have lost and are morning losses. Both in NYC and PA. I'm sure we all can.

Hell, with all the tragety in the world we could start a thread like this every hour.

You're certainly right on all counts.

I'm still agonizing over the PA thing. I was in tears when it broke and it continues to haunt me. I continue to ask WHY? there just is no rhyme or reason to it.

Perhaps in the whole scheme of things, it's the thing I can point to that makes me yearn for the wilderness, away from the madness.

Perhaps the passion I have for preservation of the wilderness and the quiet places is to somehow prevent the madness from spreading there.

Anyway, I've said enough, I just couldn't let the post go by without including the innocents.

[judgeh]

Agreed, Hawk.

Those young kids were never given a chance to grow up to experience some of the "madness" as you put it, of adulthood and they suffered terribly before they were summarily executed. Therein lie two huge differences from the unfortunate Lidle crash (and I am a devoted fan of the interlocking NY from the Bronx).

[1ADAM12]

Originally Posted by hawk

Yes it is.

But my thought is that it pales in comparison to the lives of the ten innocent little girs shot in Pensylvania, five of whom are dead.

If we are going to mourn, then lets begin with them along with the other innocents who were killed in the last couple of weeks.

Personally i found those deaths much more tragic and troublesome.

Hawk

AGREED!!!!! The whole Pennsylvania shooting haunts me terribly

[masshysteria]

I was driving down to Sheffield to watch Tom run in a X-C meet, when the news of the crash was aired on PYX-106. The announcer stated; "A plane has crashed into a NYC high rise, fighter jets have been scrambled to protect the major cities on the East Coast. There is no more information at this time..." Talk about putting people into a panic mode! Needless to say, some of the sports talk radio programs were comparing C.Lidle's pitching abilities with his flying abilities. What's the world come to?

Which leads to the other point in this thread, about those poor Amish people. Obviously, their faith can help sustain them in their time of sadness, but I can't imagine what those parents must be going through! And I would never want to find out!!