quote:This was the middle of the afternoon, when the players normally would be stretching, playing catch, taking batting practice.
There was no game on this day; the Angels were to have played the Oakland A's, but it was postponed.
There was no one else on the field.
Jim Adenhart, wearing a red Angels pullover, walked slowly to the pitcher's mound. He lingered for a few minutes. He crouched, appearing to cry.
He stood up and looked to the heavens. He fixed his gaze there for a few moments. He bid farewell to his son, from the very place that made him so happy.
Sadness