@pgammoA third of the way through writing why Jose Fernandez is the best pitcher in the game in 2016, I got the news...God bless his grandmother...
@pgammo and everyone in his intrepid, great family
― Andy K, Sunday, 25 September 2016 13:45 (seven years ago) link
Awful. This is tough to process.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 25 September 2016 13:58 (seven years ago) link
Fernandez was killed Sunday morning after a boat crash in Miami Beach, the team announced.
The 24-year-old Fernandez was one of at least three people killed in the early morning collision. He announced on Instagram recently that he and his girlfriend were expecting a child, Local 10 reported.
Chief Petty Officer Nyxolyno Cangemi told The Associated Press that a Coast Guard patrol boat spotted an overturned boat at 3:30 a.m. on a jetty near Government Cut. The bodies were discovered a short time later.
Because the boat was on a jetty, the Coast Guard notified Miami-Dade police, which turned the investigation over to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Fernandez was on a 32-foot vessel that had a "severe impact" with a jetty, said Lorenzo Veloz of the Fish Commission. A news conference was planned for later Sunday morning.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/09/25/marlins-pitcher-jose-fernandez-2-others-killed-in-miami-boat-crash.html
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 25 September 2016 14:25 (seven years ago) link
Ugh. RIP. :(
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Sunday, 25 September 2016 14:35 (seven years ago) link
Can't think of anybody in any professional sport who was this dominant and died this young. Len Bias, the college basketball player, is the only name that comes to mind.
― clemenza, Sunday, 25 September 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
no no no no no no no
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 September 2016 14:49 (seven years ago) link
FUCK
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 September 2016 14:57 (seven years ago) link
This is terrible.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 25 September 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
So awful
― Immediate Follower (NA), Sunday, 25 September 2016 15:41 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtNd0wvWEAAITlf.jpg
― Andy K, Sunday, 25 September 2016 15:55 (seven years ago) link
I am unable to process this. RIP.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 25 September 2016 16:26 (seven years ago) link
press conference with the whole team on ESPNnews now
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 September 2016 16:29 (seven years ago) link
girlfriend announced pregnancy last week :/
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 25 September 2016 16:30 (seven years ago) link
i'm so happy that i watched his last start. and he was dominant -- according to fangraphs' version of game score, it was the best start of his career. 8 IP, 12 Ks, 3H, 0 BB
http://www.fangraphs.com/statsd.aspx?playerid=11530&position=P&type=0&gds=&gde=&season=all
― have you ever even read The Drudge Report? Have you gone on Stormfron (k3vin k.), Sunday, 25 September 2016 17:06 (seven years ago) link
http://images.ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tulojose.gif
― mookieproof, Sunday, 25 September 2016 17:15 (seven years ago) link
After Kershaw, I'm not sure there was a better pitcher in baseball. Who knows what kind of career he could have gone on to have.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 25 September 2016 17:28 (seven years ago) link
Very sad news. Rest in peace.
― Michael F Gill, Sunday, 25 September 2016 17:35 (seven years ago) link
horrible, horrible. rip.
― maura, Sunday, 25 September 2016 17:49 (seven years ago) link
Really devastating. Reminds me of nick adenhart of the angels not so long ago
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Sunday, 25 September 2016 19:36 (seven years ago) link
RIP -- terrible news.
― aaaaaaaauuuuuuuuu (melting robot) (WilliamC), Sunday, 25 September 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
this is just awful. what a talent, what a character. should have been one of the greats.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 25 September 2016 21:58 (seven years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/assets/images/8/6/4/184414864/cuts/DiazLittleLeague1280_0hzgnvt4_hsuzv7b2.jpg
Jose Fernandez, front row, third from the right in the yellow hat. (His good friend Aledmys Diaz also in the front row, wearing a red hat)
That infamous GIF above is so good because you can just tell how well liked and respected Fernandez was, even when he was trouncing people. He will be missed.
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Sunday, 25 September 2016 23:39 (seven years ago) link
this is so fucking unfair
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 September 2016 00:19 (seven years ago) link
i can't remember ever being this upset about a celebrity death
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/jose-fernandezs-final-pitch-is-as-perfect-as-it-is-painful-092516
― nomar, Monday, 26 September 2016 00:23 (seven years ago) link
i've been unable to process this all day, i just can't comprehend it
― qualx, Monday, 26 September 2016 01:19 (seven years ago) link
Casey McGehee and Fernandez were teammates in Miami in 2014 and half of 2015. The news hit him every bit as hard as it hit Iglesias. Fernandez formed a special bond with McGehee’s son Mack, who has cerebral palsy.“The toughest part for me is having to tell my son what happened,” McGehee said. “A lot of people, they don’t really know how to treat Mack. For some reason, Jose had a heart for him. You get to the field, and it wasn’t like ‘Hey, Jose, do you want to keep an eye on him?’ Jose would come and grab him, and they were together from the time they got on the field to the time my wife came to pick him up.“I think that really says a lot about what was truly in his heart, and what kind of guy he was.”
“The toughest part for me is having to tell my son what happened,” McGehee said. “A lot of people, they don’t really know how to treat Mack. For some reason, Jose had a heart for him. You get to the field, and it wasn’t like ‘Hey, Jose, do you want to keep an eye on him?’ Jose would come and grab him, and they were together from the time they got on the field to the time my wife came to pick him up.
“I think that really says a lot about what was truly in his heart, and what kind of guy he was.”
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/09/25/iglesias-tigers-grief-stricken-over-death-jose-fernandez/91080104/
― Andy K, Monday, 26 September 2016 02:28 (seven years ago) link
joe posnanski's obit of sorts http://sportsworld.nbcsports.com/jose-fernandez-remembrance/
jay jaffehttp://www.si.com/mlb/2016/09/25/jose-fernandez-miami-marlins-death
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 September 2016 04:34 (seven years ago) link
this is so very sad, RIP.
― Bee OK, Monday, 26 September 2016 05:05 (seven years ago) link
guess I'm going to be sobbing all day today toohttp://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/i-cant-wait-to-tell-my-son-about-jose-fernandez/
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 September 2016 15:25 (seven years ago) link
good one from j0rdhttp://deadspin.com/jose-fernandez-was-why-we-watch-sports-1787072922
― mookieproof, Monday, 26 September 2016 17:37 (seven years ago) link
this is the worst, really. he was imo on the cusp of becoming better than kershaw and reeling off some kind of ridiculous pedro level of dominance over the next 7-8 years.
― nomar, Monday, 26 September 2016 17:44 (seven years ago) link
yup. you ask what pitcher you would want on your team and after Kershaw it is (was) Fernandez without any hesitation, in my mind.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 September 2016 17:57 (seven years ago) link
great piece from jordan
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 September 2016 18:08 (seven years ago) link
@clarkspencerIn honor of Jose Fernandez, all Marlins players will wear his No. 16 tonight against the Mets.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 September 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
good one, J
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Monday, 26 September 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
that fireworks photo in the fangraphs piece is just perfect. it's beautiful.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 26 September 2016 19:50 (seven years ago) link
thanks guys
gonna be a tough one to watch tonight
― J0rdan S., Monday, 26 September 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
that fireworks photo on fangraphs is really wrenching
i can't stop thinking about dee gordon out by the mound by himself yesterday https://twitter.com/AFFerrer_/status/780077228285505536
― J0rdan S., Monday, 26 September 2016 20:47 (seven years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/images/3/5/6/188728356/070816_cinmia_jose_fernandez_LO_xh1eq1ih.gif
― nomar, Monday, 26 September 2016 20:51 (seven years ago) link
i didn't get around to this my piece but i always felt like... a certain urgency in watching jose. given his past TJ surgery and the sheer explosion of all his pitches i couldn't help but think about his elbow snapping again, even when he was in the midst of mowing some team down. watching him was like 98% exhilaration and 2% fear that it would all just be taken away again, maybe this time for good, but obviously his fucking death just does not feel real in any way shape or form.
i got to see him earlier this season vs the tigers from two rows behind home plate. he had one of those weird games where he was practically unhittable but when he did get touched the ball went a long way. he struck out 13 in 5.2 innings but also gave up 5 ER--i think it was the only time a loss went onto his record in a home start. needless to say, seeing him from that close, i literally have no idea how anyone ever got a hit off him, his breaking pitches seemed inconceivable
― J0rdan S., Monday, 26 September 2016 20:58 (seven years ago) link
As soon as Waltz's voice started trembling, man...
Juan Pierre in the crowd with his son.
― Andy K, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:06 (seven years ago) link
This game is going to make us tear up every other pitch, huh?
― Andy K, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:25 (seven years ago) link
p much, the effect of seeing his jerz on every player is like a weird bittersweet being john malkovich reality
― johnny crunch, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:41 (seven years ago) link
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/203512406/marlins-dee-gordon-honors-fernandez-homers/
i'm crying uncontrollably
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:46 (seven years ago) link
unbelievable
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:48 (seven years ago) link
yeah that was just unreal
― Spottie, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:49 (seven years ago) link
Wow.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:50 (seven years ago) link
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article104329251.html
― Andy K, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 12:03 (seven years ago) link
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/09/jose-fernandez-miami-marlins-baseballs-checkbook-bag-crash
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 12:42 (seven years ago) link