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Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« on: October 26, 2014, 08:12:37 pm »
In case anyone isn't reading the GZ...Cardinal outfielder Oscar Taveras killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic.  He was 22.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/10/26/cardinals-outfielder-oscar-taveras-dies-in-car-accident/17977685/
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2014, 08:43:24 pm »
Tragic.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2014, 08:55:36 pm »
Bummer. The Cardinal organization has had their share of tragedies.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2014, 09:29:59 pm »
That's terrible.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2014, 09:43:30 pm »
Sad news. Kid had a world of talent. Way too early.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2014, 07:20:56 am »
Devastating news.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2014, 07:51:58 am »
I was looking forward to watching him...even as a Card.  Really terrible.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2014, 04:49:37 pm »
Quote from: moriartp on October 27, 2014, 07:20:56 am
Devastating news.

Out of curiosity, why is this any more devastating than the hundreds of other people who died on that day?  I understand why there is more interest among baseball fans, but how does the presence or absence of baseball talent affect the degree of "devastation" associated with the death?
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2014, 05:20:05 pm »
Quote from: VirtualBob on October 28, 2014, 04:49:37 pm
Out of curiosity, why is this any more devastating than the hundreds of other people who died on that day?  I understand why there is more interest among baseball fans, but how does the presence or absence of baseball talent affect the degree of "devastation" associated with the death?

Out of curiosity, why do you think the hundreds of other deaths that day don't matter?
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2014, 05:21:37 pm »
Quote from: VirtualBob on October 28, 2014, 04:49:37 pm
Out of curiosity, why is this any more devastating than the hundreds of other people who died on that day?  I understand why there is more interest among baseball fans, but how does the presence or absence of baseball talent affect the degree of "devastation" associated with the death?

Read the article I posted above.  I think it accurately hits the feeling, at least for me.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2014, 06:14:59 am »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on October 26, 2014, 08:12:37 pm
In case anyone isn't reading the GZ...Cardinal outfielder Oscar Taveras killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic.  He was 22.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/10/26/cardinals-outfielder-oscar-taveras-dies-in-car-accident/17977685/

You can Youtube the DR media account. That car was crushed
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2014, 06:37:26 pm »
So I looked up the BAC limit in the DR.  Apparently it's zero, but there is a limit of 0.05 for "professionals"....this accroding to Wiki and supported by other pages I've found.  I can only imagine that the 5x BAC is referencing the 0.05...so we're talking 0.25 - that's pretty damn drunk.
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Re: Cardinals' Oscar Taveras
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2014, 09:52:25 pm »
Quote from: Uncle Charlie on November 12, 2014, 06:37:26 pm
So I looked up the BAC limit in the DR.  Apparently it's zero, but there is a limit of 0.05 for "professionals"....this accroding to Wiki and supported by other pages I've found.  I can only imagine that the 5x BAC is referencing the 0.05...so we're talking 0.25 - that's pretty damn drunk.

That's completely shitfaced.  And driving 100 mph in the rain. 
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